New research coming out of the University of Toronto is taking a closer look at the issue of work ethic – not only how individual employees think about their own work ethic, but the work ethic of their colleagues as well.
Since 2005, professor of sociology Scott Schieman has collected data from over 30,000 workers in the U.S. and Canada; his latest research questioned workers about how they feel about the work ethic of other workers, to compare it to their self-perceptions.
Schieman’s survey asked 5,000 American employees and 2,500 Canadians about how much effort they put into their jobs, beyond what is required of them.
