Survey confirms what we know: Job satisfaction = more salary

October 03, 2012 12:49

It's official! Happiness at work depends on your earning a better salary than your colleagues, according to a new study.

Researchers found that it is not just your own salary that affects your happiness, but also that of your colleagues!

For you to be happy at your workplace, your earning should not be inferior to those of your peers, that is, of the colleagues you compare yourself to, the study found.

The research by Professor Eduardo Perez Asenjo of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid - Oficina de Informacion Cientifica, showed that relative earnings affect our happiness and our job performance.

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