And more than anecdotal evidence suggests that, though American jobs have gotten safer, people’s experience of them is at an all-time low. We’re less likely to get killed or maimed at work than ever before, true. But we’re also at record lows for job satisfaction, job security, free time, and feeling in control of our lives. For just one example, a recent study by the Harvard Business Review and the Energy Project surveyed twenty thousand workers across twenty-five industries and found that American workers have never felt unhappier or less secure at work, with only 37 percent satisfied with
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