Dimensions of Work
Conditions
Work and wellbeing are frequently brought together on the dimension of working conditions. These include material, legal, contractual, social, and institutional conditions under which a work activity takes place. Working conditions influence other dimensions and how they are perceived by the working person significantly.
Power structures
Scope
Interactive Example
Move the slider to explore how working conditions can differ
Noise, time pressure, temporary contracts
Good conditions?
Many people have clear ideas about the conditions they ideally do or do not want to work under. To a certain degree, this is dependent on one’s personal situation. While some people crave a quieter environment, others feel isolated – sometimes, the ideal lies neither in ‘a lot’ nor ‘a little’ but in the balance of two states.
In Conversation
McMindfulness
Hane Maung explains why promoting 'mindfulness' at work may have negative consequences, too:
Hane Maung, Lancaster University
Understanding work quality
Dimensions of Work
Research shows that not just the surrounding conditions matter when evaluating whether people experience higher or lower quality of work. Here you can find information and illustrations on the diverse aspects that matter for work quality. We have further developed a tool based on this model which allows you to explore and reflect on your own work quality. This tool is suitable for both paid and unpaid activities – so you don’t have to be in employment to give it a try.
Conditions
Scope
Aesthetic
Character
Recognition
Reward
Power structures
