💵 Our findings are a nail in the coffin for the thesis that those from lower social origins trading lower earnings for doing more interesting or fulfilling work… Although we do find they select into higher non-pay job quality / lower pay occupations, they do the lowest quality jobs within them...

📢New paper!📢

"Social Class Origin and Job quality in Higher Managerial and Professional Occupations" out in @sociologyjnl.bsky.social

Those from lower social origins suffer lower
❌ top job attainment
❌ pay

In this new research, we show they also suffer lower
❌ non-pay job quality

🚨SOCIAL MOBILITY EVENT🚨

With stagnant growth in middle class jobs and a degree no longer a guarantee, who employers select to get in is more important than ever.

Some ARE ACTUALLY TRYING to recruit beyond their usual middle class origin privately educated base though.

Come along to find out more!