Abstract

MORAES, Luana Pinto  and  ARAUJO, José Newton Garcia de. The meaning of work in the life of a hypermarket traders of Belo Horizonte. Gerais, Rev. Interinst. Psicol. [online]. 2022, vol.15, n.1, pp. 1-22. ISSN 1983-8220.  http://dx.doi.org/10.36298/gerais202215e17560.

This study aimed at investigating the relationships between work and health among retail employees, one of the sectors responsible for most hirings on the job market. We tried to understand the psychological and social impacts of the activities performed by the lowest-qualified workers of this sector. The bibliographical research showed that studies about the subject are scarce in the field of occupational psychology. The empirical qualitative investigation was carried out in a hypermarket located in the municipality of Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais, by using a series of semi-structured interviews and field observation. We interviewed 22 operational-level employees of both genders. The results clearly indicated job dissatisfaction, even among individuals apparently identified with their activities. , they have only a few possibilities left to obtain personal achievement, given the gap between working conditions and personal aspirations, which generates negative impacts on all other life aspects and leads to suffering and illnesses.

Keywords : Work psychology; Hypermarket; Meaning of Work; Mental health and work.

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