This may seem high, but 47% of Canadians say they have found the perfect job, if we are to believe the study conducted by the Bank of Montreal published at the end of September. Younger workers share this sentiment.
Close to half of Canadians say they have a dream job and 65% indicate they look forward to going to work each day. These are positive indices in the employment sector, to which this other data is added: 70% of Canadians consulted in this BMO survey feel valued in their work. These are all signs of motivation and commitment by employees to their company. Human resources professionals know it: working on these two variables contributes greatly to improving productivity and customer satisfaction as well as reducing staff turnover.
Men more satisfied than women
Certain disparities appear nonetheless in the study. We learn in particular that men more readily say they have found the dream job (51%) than women (43%). Wages also have an impact but of moderate importance. So 58% of people with an annual household income of less than $50,000 say they look forward to going to work each day, compared to 69% for those with an annual household income of more than $50,000. Finally, while many studies have pointed up the difficulties encountered by young people on the labour market, 46% of Canadian workers less than 35 years old say the have the job of their dreams.
Workers surveyed in Quebec seem to have found the job that suits them the most (59%). This is followed by Alberta (50%), Saskatchewan and Manitoba (47%), the Atlantic Provinces (45%), British-Columbia (44%) and Ontario (40%).
Ready for anything to stay on the job?
Finally, despite the levels of satisfaction, 64% of workers surveyed would be willing to quit their job the next day if they won the lottery. The proportion is not so high for small business owners. 39% of them say they would sell their company if they won the jackpot.