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09-Jul-08 14:15 [Pay and Reward]
Some professionals want different careers for children Many employees who work in professional services are dissatisfied with their jobs and as a result do not wish to see their children follow them into the same career, new research has suggested.
The study by recruitment agency Hudson of 1,000 UK workers found that more than 25 per cent of respondents feel that their children could earn more money if they did not choose the same career, according to Scottish newspaper the Herald.
Male lawyers are the most dissatisfied, with 32.3 per cent of those in the profession claiming to be dissatisfied with their jobs.
Hudson UK chief executive Andy Rogerson states that a high proportion of professionals not wishing for their children to follow them into the workplace indicates a workforce that is unhappy and lacking confidence.
He added: "These findings are very disturbing, especially with the current economic conditions."
Some 28 per cent of Human Resource professionals who responded to the survey stated that they would not advise their offspring to take up a career in the industry, according to a Personnel Today report.
In 2005, Personnel Today reported that HR staff were the unhappiest of any profession in the UK citing the inherent stress of the occupation as a reason for low morale.
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