If you've got one of those stone-faced bosses who grumbles about the weight of responsibility, chances are she or he is really grinning on the inside.

Recent data from the Pew Research Center basically says bosses have it good, much better than their direct reports, and they're overall quite a bit happier with their lot in life than are the worker bees.

Pew got input from 1,301 working men and women, 16 percent of whom self-identified as bosses.

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Dan Cook

Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.

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