Scotland tops UK job dissatisfaction searches, Distance Learning Centre finds
The study analysed Google Keyword Planner data for 12 phrases, including “I hate my job”, “I hate my job and want to quit” and “I don’t like my job anymore”.
Scotland recorded the UK’s highest population-adjusted level of Google searches linked to job dissatisfaction, according to research by Distance Learning Centre.
The study analysed Google Keyword Planner data for 12 phrases, including “I hate my job”, “I hate my job and want to quit” and “I don’t like my job anymore”.
Scotland recorded 2,350 monthly searches, equal to 42.9 searches per 100,000 residents.
Wales ranked second with 24.4 searches per 100,000, followed by the West Midlands with 22.1.
The North East recorded 15 searches per 100,000, while the South West recorded 14.8.
The East of England had 11.6 searches per 100,000, followed by the South East with 11, the East Midlands with 10.6, the North West with 9.2, and Yorkshire and the Humber with 8.9.
Northern Ireland recorded 5.9 searches per 100,000, while London had the lowest rate at 5.5.
Andrew Whitehead, executive director at Distance Learning Centre, said: “Scotland is the clear standout in the data, with considerably more population-adjusted searches around hating or wanting to leave a job than any other part of the UK in the study.
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