Yahoo Finance World’s most boring jobs revealed
Aussies have revealed what they believe are the most exciting and boring jobs.
The world’s most boring jobs have been revealed, with some people split over a number of positions that - depending on how you see it - are either the most boring or the most exciting.
A global survey of 2,380 respondents by Freelancer.com measured peoples attitudes towards work across different age groups and regions.
More than a third (39 per cent) of respondents admitted data entry was the most boring task they performed in their day-to-day work.
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These jobs typically include reporting, lead generation research, customer relationship management and database-updating tasks. Coming in equal second were writing and customer service tasks (22 per cent), where one in five respondents revealed these were the most boring jobs for them.
Why are these jobs so boring?
The leading causes of boredom among most workers were tasks that were too repetitive (38 per cent), with almost two in five respondents claiming this was the main contributor.
Too many small tasks (30 per cent) and too much admin work (27 per cent) were also recognised as contributors to boredom while working.
“Our global survey offers valuable insights for businesses looking to improve their work environments and increase productivity. By delegating monotonous tasks like data entry to on-demand freelancers, companies can free up their in-house employees to focus on more engaging work that they enjoy doing,” Freelancer.com communications manager Marko Zitko said.
“By eliminating the burden of repetitive tasks and administrative work, workplaces can create a more dynamic and enjoyable workplace for everyone involved.”
What are the most fun jobs?
Whether it’s editing an image on Photoshop or an office party invite on Canva, there’s now no doubt design projects were the most fun and exciting tasks people around the world do at work. According to the survey, almost half of respondents (49 per cent) ranked design tasks as their favourite. This was followed by writing tasks (40 per cent) and IT-related tasks (31 per cent).
Different generations more similar than you might think
Across the board, Gen Z, Millennials and Gen X all shared similar job preferences – they hated data-entry jobs, loved design and writing jobs, and became bored at work when tasks were too repetitive.
The only difference across these three generations was that Gen Z ranked data entry as their third preference, while Millennials enjoyed IT tasks, and Gen X found customer service tasks to be a fun and exciting part of their day.
The most different age group were Baby Boomers, who found IT, design and marketing tasks as the most boring, while ranking writing tasks as the most fun job. Baby Boomers also believed boredom was caused by too much administrative work.
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