
Good Work Stories
People from different professions share their personal experience of work to help us understand how we can make work better for everyone

The annual CIPD Good Work Index report provides rich research data on working lives and job quality in the UK. But who are the people behind the numbers and what are their experiences of work really like? How can we use their stories to fill the gaps in our understanding and to shine a light on what things make work ‘good’?
The CIPD spoke with people in different professions and different roles, to hear in their own words the highs and lows of their working life and the different ways that job quality plays out in their experience. Their stories give us an insight into real people in real jobs, to help us learn what employers need to do to champion better work and working lives.
We’d like to thank everyone who took the time to share their stories so openly and candidly with us – we’ve changed their names to protect their anonymity.


Driver

EDI Manager

Farmer

Housing Manager

HR Administrator

Paramedic

Pharmacist

Teacher
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