Most staff happy with careers

Despite moaning about their jobs, the majority of UK workers wouldn’t swap it for anything else, a survey by online job portal TipTopJob.com claims.

The organisation surveyed five different industry sectors – engineers, sales, IT, construction and accountancy – and gave respondents the choice of choosing between their own trade and those of film star, footballer, overseas charity worker, doctor and film critic. Every sector chose their own industry as their ideal job.

“The survey results are comforting and dispel the myth that workers are unhappy within their jobs,” says Corinne Dauncey from TipTopJob.com.

“Despite reality television making glamorous jobs more attainable in the eyes of school leavers it is reassuring to discover that there are plenty of UK workers out there who are happy in their jobs which may not pay as much money as a film star but offer stability, regular income and good career prospects,” she added.

The survey found that accountants were most satisfied with their lot, with salespeople the group that came closest to picking another vocation.