Abstract
Telephone interviews conducted in 1984 with 1,509 members of the Silicon Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif) work force reveal no reliable differences between high-technology & traditional industry in terms of composite job satisfaction. Although degrees of satisfaction were virtually the same for both sectors, relatively large differences divided social classes within the workplace. Findings may challenge the theory that work in the postindustrial, high-technology society of the future will be more satisfying. Results suggest that the well-documented relationship among class, occupation, & job satisfaction will persist. 1 Table, 58 References. Adapted from the source document.