Employers and Employees Report Low Morale and Motivation

Employers and Employees Report Low Morale and Motivation

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Employers and Employees Report Low Morale and Motivation

Nov. 18, 2009 — Nearly one-quarter of employers rate their employee morale as low, 40% of workers say they have had difficulty staying motivated at work in the last year and 24% say they do not feel loyal to their employer, according to a CareerBuilder survey of employers and workers.

“Low morale levels are an unfortunate side effect of this recession,” said Jason Ferrara, vice president of corporate marketing for CareerBuilder. “As a result, employers are taking measures to help address negative workplace sentiment and motivate their employees. Whether it’s through stepping up communication, offering more employee recognition programs or providing flexible work opportunities, organizations are doing what they can to proactively manage low morale.”

According to survey results, two in five workers said their stress level at work is high and 47% said their workload has increased in the last six months; one in five said they are dissatisfied with their work-life balance. The survey also found that 38% of workers said there was departmental favoritism at work and 28% said they don’t think their department is important to senior leadership.

Survey MethodologyThis survey was conducted online within the U.S. by Harris Interactive on behalf of CareerBuilder.com among 2,924 hiring managers and human resource professionals (employed full-time; not self-employed; non-government; with at least significant involvement in hiring decisions); and among 4,285 U.S. workers (employed full-time; not self-employed; non-government); ages 18 and over between Aug. 20 and Sept. 9, 2009 (percentages for some questions are based on a subset, based on their responses to certain questions). With a pure probability sample of 2,924 and 4,285 one could say with a 95% probability that the overall results have a sampling error of +/- 1.81 percentage points and +/-1.5 percentage points, respectively. Sampling error for data from sub-samples is higher and varies.


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http://dreamlearndobecome.blogspot.com This posting was made my Jim Jacobs, President & CEO of Jacobs Executive Advisors. Jim also serves as Leader of Jacobs Advisors' Insurance Practice.