It is widely believed that work attitudes influence attitudes toward life overall. We investigated a multivariate model of work attitudes and overall life attitudes using survey data from two nationally representative (U.S.) data sets, one cross-sectional and one longitudinal. Including a comprehensive set of control variables, we found only weak support for the "attitudes spillover" perspective, suggesting that employees often compartmentalize or "segregate" their work and nonwork lives. We consider theoretical and practical implications of these findings.