Hur mår chefer på sin arbetsplats? : En kvalitativ studie som undersöker chefers välbefinnande

Sammanfattning: Being a manager means taking responsibility with many daily decisions. The work requirements are usually high, which can lead to an unsustainable situation as you work significantly more than you should. Previous research made on the subject shows more and more managers feeling worse, partly due to the high workload. What has also been shown is that managers give the illusion of feeling good, even though they do not, as the work in reality is perceived as both demanding and hectic. The study aims to examine managers' perceived well-being and under what circumstances this is affected, and whether there is any difference between men and women. To investigate this, a qualitative method has been applied, where ten semi-structured interviews were conducted with five men and five women who are all managers and have some type of personnel responsibility. The collected empirical evidence showed that all the managers surveyed were well, even though nine out of ten worked more than full time. Most also showed an awareness of how workload can have a negative impact if you do not have the right conditions. Circumstances that may affect well-being are, for example, resources, motivation and relationships. Overall, the women were more positive in their answers, while the men were instead somewhat more thoughtful and open to raising problems that could exist. The study can be summarized that all managers who were interviewed experienced a good well-being at their workplace.