Thursday, February 11, 2010

percentage

ok, i'm all for statistics and graphs in magazines. i mean, they make them a hell of a lot easier to read, not to mention they make the page look much nicer. who doesn't like looking at graphs? they make you feel more educated, sophisticated and worldly.

but after picking up the march 2010 edition of esquire - the world's most upmarket men's magazine, i've lost a little bit of faith in editors and writers alike. i know i'm being petty here, but come on.

in the article 'the state of man 2010', readers were posed the question 'are you satisfied by your job?' the results were:

a new boss will improve my worklife - 13%
i'm fulfilled in my work - 64%
i'm stuck in a career rut - 23%
better pay would make me more fulfilled at work - 54%
i'm working to live - 68%

now, i'm no rocket scientist, but i'm pretty sure those figures don't add up to 100%. in my calculations, they total 224%.

unless i missed the worldwide memo on new mathematics, i'm pretty sure i've got reason to be a little confused.

and another thing! this survey was shown through a line graph. it was definitely not to scale, and it showed that 23% was less than 13%.

esquire magazine, i'm totes upset with you.

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