Second, job attitudes are important insofar
as jobs are important entities. Even in times of
economic duress, the vast majority of the adult
population age 25–75 is employed in some capacity
(most adults have a job). Although the
time people spend working obviously varies
greatly by the person, the average person spends
more time working than in any other waking
activity. But the meaning of work to individuals
goes far beyond time allocation. As Hulin
(2002) noted, people’s identities often hinge
on their work, as evidenced by how the typical
person responds to the question, “What
do you do?” or “What are you?” Job attitudes
are also closely related to more global measures
of life satisfaction