Posted by Mike Smith :: March 14, 2008 @ 2:41 pm

We all know people who are married to their jobs, but a recent survey looked the employee/job relationship as if it were an actual relationship.

Results from this interesting survey were recently announced by Taleo Corporation, an on-demand talent management solution provider. The survey asked participants to describe their relationship with their job as if it were a physical person.

The possible responses were:

• I like my job so much I’d marry it

• I like my job enough I’d date it seriously

• It’s OK; I’d date it casually

• I don’t like it; it won’t last long

• I hate it; I want to break up with it immediately

Survey respondents answered as follows: 9% would marry their job, 34% would date it seriously, 43% would date it casually, 9% think the relationship won’t last long, and 5% want to break up immediately.

Other respondent demographics were also reported. For example, employees over 55 were much more likely to love or like their job (53%) compared to those aged 18-34 (37%). Those younger workers were much more likely to not like or hate their job (19% versus 7% for those 55+). Age was only one factor that seemed to trend feelings more favorably. Earning more money or being married (to an actual person) had a similar effect.

If you find yourself falling out of love with your job, make sure to get your financial house in order before taking any drastic action. There are many ways you can start putting your money to work, and you might want to consider some of these strategies in any case.

Whether or not they love their jobs, we know that people love the rates they get at Lending Club. With rates starting as low as 7.88% for borrowers and an average annual performance of 12.19% for lenders, it’s easy to see why that’s the case.