One of the most popular hits on the charts in the past year has been the “Happy” song by Pharrell Williams. The lyrics include the following line: “Because I’m happy. Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth. Because I’m happy. Clap along if you know what happiness is to you.”
Most assembly professionals must be humming the catchy tune, because they are happy with their jobs today. Almost one-half (49 percent) of respondents to ASSEMBLY Magazine’s 2014 State of the Profession study claim they are “highly satisfied,” which is 4 percentage points higher than 2013. Only 8 percent claim they are “not satisfied.”