What makes people enjoy work?

Having spent a number of years working in traditional and pure play retailers, one of the things that has struck me is the talent working in both organisations. People are generally hard working, committed and able.

However, above all this I have noted that those working in eCommerce are generally more enthused by the work that they are doing. They seem to enjoy their work, want to be part of creating something new and often are the ones testing the boundaries of what can be done.

I'm now trying to establish why this is. Is it because they are younger (not from what I've seen), harder working (again, no proof) or brighter (not seen evidence of this either). I'm keen to find out why, because these people are a pleasure to work with. Those that know Ridge Solutions and the person behind it, know that we love going to work, solving problems, creating new solutions, and from this creating better organisations, more profit, or increased revenue.

As we enjoy working so much, we could enjoy it even more if we were working with people who also really enjoyed it. So, time to think on, why are these people enjoying work and how do we help others to feel this way about work as well.

Comments welcome please.