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Focuses on the economic and employment conditions in Saudi Arabia. Statistics indicating the majority of private-sector workers in Saudi Arabia are foreign; Impact of oil revenues in creating a society that lost their desire to work; Population growth in Saudi Arabia since the oil boom began three decades ago; Comparison of per capita income in Saudi Arabia and the United States, noting Saudi Arabia's has dropped relative to the U.S.; Comments from Ahmed Hakim, a flight attendant on Saudi Arabian Airlines, regarding the changing attitudes about work; Unemployment statistics for Saudi men aged 24-35, noting jobs will play a factor in future economic development in the country.

Examines and predicts work-life trends for the year 2004. Results of a survey conducted by Accenture, indicating the number of managers surveyed that will be looking for a new job when the market improves; Changes enacted by companies during the economic downturn that impacted on the personal lives of employees; Percentage increase in traffic at Vault Inc.'s Web site, Vault.com, a career-information site focusing on corporate culture; Statistics related to the number of homes that will have computer networks, increasing the areas in the home where individuals can perform work; Plans of the American Psychological Association to hold a national competition for "psychologically healthy workplaces."