Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
14%
3 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
69/100
Daily Mail's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Economy/Business
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Do you hate your job?
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you → hate → job
Job satisfaction has plunged to record lows amid a dramatic fall in men's desire for full-time work.
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satisfaction → plunge → work
According to a major new survey, just under three quarters (74 per cent) of people polled reported being satisfied in their work.
uncertain
quarters → accord → work
That's down from 81 per cent in 2015 and the lowest figure recorded in any wave of the British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey since 1989.
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That → record → 1989
Some 4,656 people aged 16 and older were surveyed across the UK between the end of August and early October for the 2025 survey.
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people → survey → survey
The results have been analysed by the Resolution Foundation think tank.
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results → analyse → tank
And while the proportion of people in actual full-time employment has risen from 57 per cent to 60 per cent across the decade, the percentage of working-age adults who want to do so has dropped from 57 per cent in 2015 to 47 per cent in 2025.
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who → rise → 2025
The research, published by the UK's largest centre for independent social research – the National Centre for Social Research – found this sharp drop among working-age people's preferences 'has been entirely driven by men'.
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drop → publish → men
Job satisfaction has plunged to record lows amid a dramatic fall in men's desire for full-time work (Stock image)
Fewer than two thirds (62 per cent) of this group said they wanted to work full-time, down from 77 per cent in 2015.
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they → plunge → 2015
For women it was broadly unchanged across the decade at 38 per cent most recently compared with 37 per cent previously.
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it → compare → cent
The report found the drop was 'especially marked among men aged 30 to 49', with a fall of 19 percentage points from 86 per cent to 67 per cent.
But the overall decline was not driven by fathers as there were also falls among men without children under 16 and single men, according to the research.
uncertain
decline → find → research
Hannah Slaughter, principal economist at the Resolution Foundation, said further research is needed as to the reasons for the drop.
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research → say → drop
She cited the possible impacts of the pandemic on shifting priorities around work-life balance, increasing numbers of people with health issues and caring responsibilities for family members.
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She → cite → members
Ms Slaughter said that while working fewer hours 'can be a positive thing in some cases, depending on why that's happening', it can also 'push down on both the earnings of those people directly, but also the size of the economy and living standards overall'.
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it → say → economy
She added: 'I think there's probably a lot going on.
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I → add → ?
I would certainly want to know more about what exactly was driving it before jumping to "work shy", given there's lots of other things going on.'
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what → want → things
Overall smaller proportions of workers last year compared with 2015 said they had an interesting job (63 per cent down from 74 per cent).
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they → compare → cent
They reported opportunities for advancement (26 per cent down from 35 per cent) and said they were willing to work harder than required to help their employer succeed (55 per cent down from 69 per cent).
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cent → report → cent
The research found 16 per cent of workers reported being fully remote and 34 per cent a mix of both work and home, known as hybrid.
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cent → find → hybrid
Flexibility is seen as more important than a decade ago, with six in 10 (61 per cent) workers feeling it was important they could decide their own working hours in a job, up from 46 per cent in 2015.
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they → see → 2015
Although less than a third (31 per cent) said they can do this in their current job.
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they → say → job
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