Table 2 The five most positive aspects of work according to employees from four different age groups
From: Perceptions of mental workload in Dutch university employees of different ages: a focus group study
<36Â years | 36-44Â years |
|---|---|
1. Autonomy (work) | 1. Colleagues |
2. To continue learning | 2. Interaction with students |
3. Colleagues | 3. Interesting work |
4. Autonomy (time) | 4. Autonomy (work) |
5. Interaction with students/ teaching | 5. To continue learning |
45-54 years | ≥55 years |
1. Colleagues | 1. The content of the work |
2. The content of the work | 2. Challenging work in an academic atmosphere/ be innovative or pioneering |
3. Interaction with students | 3. Teaching |
4. Intellectual environment / use creativity | 4. Colleagues |
5. Autonomy (work and time) | Â |