Workers who found new jobs after being laid off during the recession report feeling
more overqualified than workers who kept their jobs.
Furthermore, nearly a third of all employed workers experienced a job loss
since the recession began in December 2007, according to a new survey released
by the Pew Research Center.
According to the survey results, more than half (54 percent) of workers who lost their jobs
and found new work during the recession say they are overqualified for their
current position. A little more than a third (39 percent) of workers who were not
laid off during the recession stated they felt overqualified.
In addition, the survey found that only about a third (39 percent) of the workers
who had to find new jobs reported that they got a sense of identity from their
current work -- compared to more than half (53 percent) of the workers who never
lost their job.
Bigger questions remain unanswered, such as how satisfied people are with their
work, how loyal workers are to their employers, and whether people plan to do
anything to change their opinions about being overqualified (and perhaps bored
and unfulfilled) once the job market begins to improve more significantly.
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