Sunday, May 20, 2007

French Whine

The French are the world's whiniest workers, according to a study that ranks the United States fourth. The Irish, are the least likely to moan, with the Thai next to last, says the FDS research group, which looked at 14,000 workers in 23 nations. "It is interesting to note that after France, Britain and Sweden, the world's biggest workplace whingers are Americans, despite their having by far the highest levels of income," said FDS chief Charlotte Cornish. "Compare them to Thai workers: while real levels of income are more than eight times higher in the States, more workers in the US feel their pay is a problem than in Thailand."

The whiniest:
1. French
2. British
3. Swedish
4. American
5. Australian

The least:
Dutch, Thai and Irish

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