Brits among world's worst whingers at work

If you love telling people how much you hate your job, you are in good company – Britons are among the worst workplace whingers.

On the subject of wages and working hours, British employees come second only to the French in terms of unhappiness.

In a complex formula, they were joined in second place by the Swedes, the poll of 14,000 workers in 23 countries showed.



One in three Britons said they did not get enough holidays, while one in five complained about the trials of commuting.

Forty per cent of Britons said they were unsatisfied with their pay, compared with 15 per cent in Ireland.

Charlotte Cornish, managing director of researcher FDS, said: 'After the French, British employees are the most likely to be dissatisfied with their work situation, despite their relative good fortune.

The least whinging workers were in Holland, the study found.