2. Job satisfaction down among federal employees By Raya Widenoja Most civil servants have grown less satisfied with their jobs during the past year, particularly since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to a new report by the Brookings Institution.
The number of federal employees who said they were very satisfied with their jobs fell 6 percent over the past year, from 49 percent in 2001 to 43 percent in 2002, according to the report, The Troubled State of the Federal Public Service. Federal employees also reported a general decline in morale among their peers: 58 percent of employees rated morale among their co-workers as very or somewhat high in 2001, compared with 53 percent in 2002. The report is based on two surveys completed before and after Sept. 11one conducted between February and June 2001 and the other between March and May 2002. Full story: http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0602/062602r2.htm
