Facts about Employee Negativity

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Fact #361: Half of all Americans today say they are satisfied with their jobs, down from nearly 60 percent in 1995. But among the 50 percent who say they are content, only 14 percent say they are "very satisfied."  (Source: The Conference Board, 2005)

Fact #362: Job satisfaction has declined across all income brackets in the last nine years. While 55 percent of workers earning more than $50,000 are satisfied with their jobs, only 14 percent claim they are very satisfied. (Source: The Conference Board, 2005)

Fact #363: The largest decline in overall job satisfaction, from 60.9% to 49.2%, occurred among workers 35-44. This is also the worker group next in line for management and leadership positions.  (Source: The Conference Board, 2005)

Fact #364: The second largest decline took place among workers aged 45-54, with the satisfaction level dropping from 57.3% to 47.7%. (Source: The Conference Board, 2005)

Fact #365: With less than 47% of householders claiming to be satisfied with their current job, workers in the Middle Atlantic and Mountain states are the least satisfied workers in the U.S.

(Source: The Conference Board, 2005)

Fact #366: The East South Central region has the most content workers. Close to 59% of residents in these states claim they are satisfied with their jobs. (Source: The Conference Board, 2005)

Fact #367: 40% of workers feel disconnected from their employers.  (Source: TNS)

Fact #368: Two out of every three workers do not identify with or feel motivated to drive their employer’s business goals and objectives.  (Source: TNS)

Fact #369:  25% of employees are just ‘showing up to collect a paycheck.’  (Source: TNS)

Fact #370:  Less than one-third of all supervisors and managers are perceived to be strong leaders.  (Source: TNS)

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  1. PPS November 6, 2005 at 5:20 pm -

    Fact #369: 25% of employees are just ‘showing up to collect a paycheck.’ (Source: TNS)
    Those are the whiners you sell books to. People who will blame the troops and refuse to employ veterans after being “patriotic,” that is 1) a) wiping their mouths with American flags and tossing them in the garbage or b)wiping their feet on them and running them through the washing machine and dryer on regular cycles, 2) supporting the Bush misadministration, etc.
    I live with bipolar now-dry drunks, the last thing I need like a I need a hole in my head is to be an adult employee of a pot-smoking fop who brings his/her problems to work with them while dismissing my concerns and telling me I am the one who needs to let go.
    I’ve got an attitude problem all right — YOURS!!!

  2. And One More Thing November 6, 2005 at 5:10 pm -

    It’s about employee realism. Keep the messages positive whiners. I suspect you earned your money the old-fashioned way like whiner Malcolm Steve Forbes who howls on a Propaganda Corp. cable television network instead of spending his time managing Forbes and making the publication as successful as Fortune — inherit it.

  3. Me again November 6, 2005 at 5:05 pm -

    Fact #363: The largest decline in overall job satisfaction, from 60.9% to 49.2%, occurred among workers 35-44. This is also the worker group next in line for management and leadership positions. (Source: The Conference Board, 2005)
    Several facts. Thie first I agree with. As for leadership, if you aren’t a manager by the age of 30 I doubt you can ever be, unless perhaps investment bankers loan you millions at 30% and you can turn a profit fast peddling some form of snake oil. *Maybe* if you accept 5.15 / hr. and stock options or shares you might get long-term funding, but then certainly Loud Generation, Boomer, Joneser, or Millenial employees are out of the question.
    Don’t forget that 35 is five years (or more) after Bill Gates became a billionaire, let alone CEO.
    Fact #370: Less than one-third of all supervisors and managers are perceived to be strong leaders. (Source: TNS)