Chinese scientists dissatisfied with jobs but optimistic about future, survey says

Chinese scientists are less satisfied with their jobs than researchers in any other major country, according to a survey that also found they are more optimistic about their careers than their counterparts in the United States and Britain.Only 51 per cent of the 157 respondents from China said they were satisfied with their jobs, according to the survey published this month in the British scientific journal Nature, down 24 per cent from 2018.The survey drew 3,882 respondents from 133 countries, across a variety of disciplines, academia and industry. Because respondents chose to take part, the results cannot be taken as representative of all Chinese scientists working across disciplines, regions and types of institutions.