Workplace morale has hit an all-time low, with record falls in job satisfaction and two out of five personnel saying they would leave their current employer if they could find a better job.

According to a survey among 2,000 staff undertaken by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), job satisfaction has dropped to its lowest ever level of +35 compared with +36 last quarter and a high of +46 in the summer of 2009.

The findings were backed up by a study of 4,000 people undertaken by career counselling organisation Chrysaliscourses.co.uk, which revealed that three out of five workers were unhappy in their current post, with 63% saying that they would like to get out as soon as possible.

Unhappy or unhelpful colleagues, having to work long hours and poor pay were the main causes of dissatisfaction, but 35% also said that they felt their hard work was 'completely unappreciated'.

A further three out of 10 also said that they felt 'completely unchallenged' by their jobs, while one in 10 said that they could not stand their colleagues. Unsurprisingly, a fifth indicated that they felt no loyalty to their organisation as a result.

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