In this digital-first, hybrid era of working, with teams more dispersed than ever before, employee engagement has never been more important. To get a better understanding of how employees feel about engagement in their workplace, we surveyed 192 respondents in September 2022. We asked them about work-life balance, productivity, recognition and more.
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15% of people do not feel engaged at work 😔
Of those disengaged people…
🤑 Almost 70% are unhappy with their pay
📈 60% are unhappy with their progression prospects
⚖️ And 46% said they don’t have a good work-life balance
(Coincidentally, 46% also said they are actively seeking new employment 🔎)
When it comes to people who are engaged at work… 😃
🧰 85% said they have the tools they need to do their job
🤑 Almost 60% said they are happy with their pay
📈 Over 70% said they’re happy with their progression prospects
⚖️ And almost 80% said they have a good work-life balance
How engagement impacts the workplace…💪
📈 Almost 90% of people feel that being more engaged at work increases productivity
😃 Over 90% of people feel that being more engaged at work increases customer satisfaction
💸 Over 85% of people feel that being more engaged at work increases profitability
⛑ Over 85% of people feel that being more engaged at work increases workplace safety
🤒 82% of people feel that being more engaged at work decreases absenteeism
🔁 85% of people feel that being more engaged at work reduces employee turnover
Recognition in the workplace… 🏆👏 💬
Only 30% of people say they frequently receive recognition at work. Almost 20% of people said they never, or almost never, receive any recognition. 👎
When asked “How do you currently receive recognition at work?” mixed answers were given, with the majority of people selecting “verbal praise”:
When asked “How would you prefer to receive recognition at work?” the answers changed, with almost 80% of people selecting “monetary rewards”:
What is important to employees? 🤔
When asked what is most important to them at work…
- over 65% of people said salary & benefits are most important. 💵
- Almost 20% said learning & development is most important. 🎓
- And the remaining 15% said the most important thing was that the company culture aligned with their own values. 🌎
Relationships with colleagues are important for engagement too. When asked how they would like to improve relationships with co-workers, most people (60%) selected team lunches. 🍕 Other responses were:
- Team building activities (40%) 🎳
- After-work drinks (38%) 🍻
- A retreat (29%) 🏝
- Virtual gatherings (16%) 🖥
Note: respondents were able to select more than one option.
Work-life balance 🤯
An incredible 96% of respondents said that work-life balance is important to them. And yet, 84% of people said they have experienced burnout in the workplace. 🥵
There are several different barriers to work-life balance:
- Almost 60% of people said their excessive workload is their biggest barrier to work-life balance. 📚
- 46% of people said that their own perfectionism was preventing them from achieving a better work-life balance 🤓
- 35% blamed their company culture. 🙅♂️
When asked how work-life balance could be improved, most people (51%) selected flexible working hours.
