Do you plan on leaving your job? According to a new survey from The Conference Board, job satisfaction has hit its lowest level in 22 years, and 22% of employees plan on leaving their current job within the year.
According to the report, only 45 percent of the 5,000 respondents said they are satisfied with their jobs, down from 61 percent in 1987. Job satisfaction is down across all age groups and income levels, but the biggest declines are in the under-25 and the over-65 groups.
"Fewer Americans are satisfied with all aspects of their employment, and no age or income group is immune. 'Challenging and meaningful work is vitally important to engaging American workers,' adds John Gibbons. 'Widespread job dissatisfaction negatively affects employee behavior and retention, which can impact enterprise-level success.' "
So how do we engage these employees in this new era of social media? What is "challenging and meaningful" to them? Employees need an outlet to give feedback about their organization. Why? Because many employees feel powerless to improve their company. The company-employee relationship seldom involves communication about what is really going on. It is often one-sided communication - the company is talking to the employee but not listening to the employee's ideas and suggestions. People are rarely satisfied with any relationship, personal or professional, that doesn't allow for candid communication.
TrueInsider is working on some modern ways of engaging employees in this new age of social media. Contact us at info@trueinsider.com to find out more about what's next.
No comments:
Post a Comment