Work Is More Than Paycheck, Benefits to Most Americans

Work Is More Than Paycheck, Benefits to Most Americans

SHRM

Work Is More Than Paycheck, Benefits to Most Americans

3/31/2009
By SHRM Online staff

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Workers might daydream about winning the big lottery and spending the rest of their lives on a tropical island or fishing in a mountain stream, but most Americans have a strong work ethic and derive satisfaction from what they do.

Nearly two-thirds of 742 full-time U.S. workers “live to work,” and 21 percent of them would continue working even if they won the lottery, according to findings from the latest of CIGNA’s “Health and Well-Being in America” survey series.

“These survey results point to the central role that work plays in people’s lives and how much it contributes to their sense of well-being,” said Beth Chiappetta in a press release. She is director of CIGNA’s return-to-work program operations.

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This posting was made my Jim Jacobs, President & CEO of Jacobs Executive Advisors. Jim also serves as Leader of Jacobs Advisors' Insurance Practice.