Absolutely. I don't want to go somewhere dirty, invested with horrible people i.e. drug users, extremely disrespectful people and so on. I would want to work somewhere clean, somewhere respectable...somewhere I won't feel like I stick out like a sore thumb, somewhere I would be comfortable, excited to come to work everyday and somewhere I am happy to say I'm at, to brag about. :) That's my idea of what makes a workplace unhealthy and healthy for me atleast.

Absolutely. If the climate in the workplace is unfriendly or chaotic, I couldn't work there. I would know instantly upon walking in the door. The other issue is chemical sensitivities. Too much perfume, after shave, cleansers, new carpet smells, etc would turn me right off. I'd be looking for another job right away.

In my opinion, yes, a healthy workplace is important. Actually, having worked as a temporary worker for 20 years, I seldom paid attention at my workplace, having the opportunity to leave whenever things weren't good.

But I know for a fact that if I worked in a unhealthy place, my "pleasure" wasn't the same, it was hard to wake up in the morning thinking I had to go to work; the Sunday evenings were hard to live, as I had to get back to work the very next day.

However, the quality of my work never changed - as I always try to do it as good as possible because I don't like people to not be satisfied of my services and also because I don't like to do the things twice.

I've worked for a company that was just taken over by another one and I remember employees beating each others, there were flying objects all around the office, it was really hard to work in such an atmosphere so, I asked my employer to leave the company otherwise I would have been injuried one day or another. Things went more calm few months after the takeover.

Many workers are depressed, we also notice a huge amount of suicides at work here in Europe - mainly because our managers started to manage like Americans (or would like to but most aren't able to and this makes them more agressive), however, many Europeans have a latin mind and aren't able to meet the requirements of their employers because of this. We also move less than Americans and many employers require from us to leave our home town or country to work in another one - which is something I would never accept as I want to live, work and die in the country where I was born.

In addition, women often have two lives: the one at work and the one after work, taking care of the home, the kids, their spouse, which implies a double working day in 24 hours.

All in all, I think Sweden is a good example of a great way to manage to work and have a private life.

But, I'm only aware of the situation in Western Europe of course, so, my comment might not meet your requirements :)

Yes, health workplace really matters because when you have a health workplace you can be more productive.

YES!

I believe it is MY RIGHT to work in a safe and healthy work environment and I would refuse a position if I felt that my health was going to be jeopardized.