Two out of three Thai workers are happy at work

[webfact]

Two out of three Thai workers are happy at work

By The Thaiger

 

 

Most Thai workers say they have a happy work life but are hoping the new government will boost the minimum wage and provide better medical welfare benefits.

 

Just some of the results of a recent National Institute of Development Institution (NIDA) poll.

 

The poll was conducted around the country to gauge worker ‘happiness’ and ask what they expect from the government to improve their lives (numbers rounded to the nearest .1%).

 

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[mikebell]

Of course they are - they don't do anything.  Check out a random sample of Thaiwatsadu workers: 50% said they merely follow customers about in groups of ten; 40% said they hide in dark corners to avoid meeting customers; the other 10% was not available for comment - it was suspected they had other jobs elsewhere so were doubly happy.

[Sticky Wicket]

Ignorance is bliss

[Sticky Wicket]

Then they find out how much a Thai curry/massage/hair cut costs in the west and they suddenly want to find a Western bloke and open up a business overseas.

[taichiplanet]

2 out of 3 poll results are made up.

[Orton Rd]

Reminds me of the sort of propaganda the soviet Union used to pump out, happy farmers, train divers and smiling factory workers ????

[CGW]

49 minutes ago, Sticky Wicket said:

Ignorance is bliss

How do you know? 

[cornishcarlos]

20 minutes ago, taichiplanet said:

2 out of 3 poll results are made up.

 

And statistically, 6 out 7 dwarfs aren't happy !!!

 

Not sure about Thai dwarfs ? They are probably all happy 

[Sticky Wicket]

18 minutes ago, CGW said:

How do you know? 

Because I'm blissful 

[Lupatria]

As this is a "Nada" poll I bet the workers were ask for their opinion, while the boss was in the room.

[Borzandy]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Two out of three Thai workers are happy at work

as long as they can get drunk after work ..

[Oziex1]

There you go he did return happiness to the people, well most of them and they didn't even vote for him. 

[shady86]

Of course they are. Go to Home Pro and you see more staffs than customers!

[RotBenz8888]

Sleep in shifts, behind a desk or something. The one who's awake is on facebook.

[toenail]

-From my observation if a Thai doesn’t like his or her job, they just quit before having the security of another job. Eventually this suddenly unemployed person ( by choice) will float to another job doing the same thing. There is no incentive to work your butt off when the lazy guy doing nothing gets the same minimum wage. As Thai culture is different from Japan, China, or the West, their work ethic is also different. Some Thais employees may be working 10 hours a day but a Japanese or German could do the same work load in 6 hours. “Sanook” is part of Thailand’s culture but it seems it has been replaced with looking at their phones 24/7 while eating their tum-yum soup. 

[Vacuum]

3 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

And statistically, 6 out 7 dwarfs aren't happy !!!

The same goes for clowns, comedians etc.

[mok199]

When you aim in life is a 110 scoopy with a loud exhaust...

[Srikcir]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

Most Thai workers say they have a happy work life

The poll was conducted around the country to gauge worker ‘happiness’

• I'd like to see the actual demographics such as gender, age, industry, location, income-skill-education levels of the poll participants that would lend more credibility to the poll.
• The questionnaire was apparently designed by Mahidol University's Institute for Population and Social Research so I'd expect that such detailed demographic information was likely collected.

Curiously, a similar poll by NIDA in 2018 showed that almost half of the respondents admitted that the Prayut government’s “Return the Happiness to the People” policy has not made them happier as there have not been any changes for the better for their livelihood after four years and six months since the military take-over. https://www.thaipbsworld.com/poll-shows-almost-half-feel-they-are-not-better-off-after-4-years-under-junta/

 

 

[Jonah Tenner]

95% of all statistics on internet are made up on the spot.

[StayinThailand2much]

14 hours ago, Borzandy said:

as long as they can get drunk after work ..

...or at work! ????

[Thongkorn]

Dollair as they say in Thai, I Must have two out of the three then , Both My Son and Daughter in-law are unhappy at being paid 350 baht a day for a 12 hour shift , 6 days a week,