German workers ranked pay, security, and recognition above workplace relations and safety

Evidence

The answers to the direct questionwhich out of eight enumerated factors workers regarded as generally the most important ones for themproduced a ranking in which pay, job security and recognition of one’s work were clearly in the lead, with good relations with one’s immediate boss and safety at work coming a long way behind. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 2067

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: Postwar German workers expected their factory to provide social belonging, not just wages — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 2082

Broader Connections