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Malemployment is very subjective. I can't see how you could effectively measure it and it mean that much. I think a job happiness index would be better. You co
by devmonk 16y ago
Malemployment is very subjective. I can't see how you could effectively measure it and it mean that much.
I think a job happiness index would be better. You could just ask, "From 1-10 how happy are you with your current job (1=couldn't be more unhappy, 10=couldn't be happier)," would be enough. If this score dipped, morale is lower overall, and productivity will suffer.
- stellar678 16y agoI think they covered the basics of it - malemployment is employment that's not paying the expected ROI on someone's education level.
- devmonk 16y agoYes, but just being accredited by an institution as having been educated in a subject doesn't mean that you are qualified for a job. I'm not saying that it isn't a valid indicator, just that it seems subjective and fuzzy. If some "over-educated" employees still happy and perhaps have substantially greater output than their "less-educated" counterparts, then there could be a significant enough ROI on their education to justify it. However, you can't differentiate those from the "over-educated" workers that are unhappy that would be more productive in other roles. This is why I think a work happiness index would be a better indicator of how well those that are employed are fairing.