Pros
Job comfort means job security, and that can lead to less anxiety. Without the constant worry and stress of losing your job or trying to over-perform to keep your job, you live and work your day-to-day with relative ease. You can voice your opinion without fear of repercussions. You can put away for your retirement or send Jane to private school. In an era when a good many people are unemployed, any sense of job comfort can instill a deep sense of gratitude, fortune and luck.
Cons
Job comfort can lead you to become – and let’s not sugar coat this – bored. You begin to feel you’re not living up to your full potential, and without new challenges you lose confidence in yourself. Here's how Lund University researcher Roland Paulsen explains it in a recent article in The Atlantic: “Involuntary slacking may first be conceived of as real bliss: ‘Hey, I don’t have to work!’ ... But as the years pass by, most of us will crave some type of meaningful activity.”
