70% of Employees Are Bullied at Workplace: Employee Engagement Survey by GoodFirms
The relationship between the employee and its employer is one of the most important yet at times, also the most overlooked elements in workplace dynamics. More often than not, this relationship is what keeps an employee loyal to an organization. Other entities also constitute this dynamic and contribute to their overall health and continuity.
To have a deeper understanding of this association, GoodFirms conducted a survey and encountered the fact that 7 out of 10 (69.53%) of employees consider friendly boss/colleagues a very important workplace value.
The employee engagement survey tried to delve into gaining insights into aspects such as workplace values, perks, satisfaction and more and revealed that 56.68% employees are satisfied with their current job, while 61.52% are well aware of what their role expects of them, another 52.36% are motivated at their workplace.
These are good numbers; however, the other half of the whole is what management or human resources should be concerned about since there is a scope for much more improvement in these regards. Heeding to the needs and wants of this considerable proportion can eventually help to retain employees. Factoring the possibility that the most productive workforce can be a part of the demographic that does not feel gratified, raises concerns, and requires specific remedial actions.
Proper monetary compensation (92.96%) and growth opportunities (91.92%) were the usual suspects for the most regarded workplace values amongst employees. But it was a friendly boss/colleague (90.00%) that rounded up the top three with a prodigious amount.
Employees Are Willing to Trade-Off a Part of Their Monetary Compensation Development Opportunities
Nearly 2 in every 3 employees (66.93%) are willing to shelve off a tenth of their compensation if this helps in aligning either development goals or personal growth. A colossal 92.39% of employees are ready to take a job for a lesser salary if the new role presents an opportunity to develop their core skills.
A majority (61.02%) are also prepared to relinquish 10 cents off the dollar to choose a job profile that aligns them with their interests. Nearly a half (48.29%) of the participants considered working for an innovative company to be of importance. Similarly, 33.60% believed valuing creativity at a workplace to be a desired virtue taking this total to a towering 81.89%.
Bullying and Lack of Respect Amongst Conducts That Should Be Absolutely Prevented
Bullying is an act which should not be tolerated in any walk of life, including places of work. Even with policies against harassment and an escalation process, 1 out of every 5 employees (19.92%) is not vocal about bullying at work, and nearly 1 in every 10 (9.77%) have left jobs owing to this form of torment. Gratuitous criticism or public humiliation has also risen as a type of bullying that a significant number of employees (38.67%) are dealing with.
At 39.11%, lack of respect or recognition emerged as a reason due to which people have to quit their jobs. Every 2nd out of 5 employees feeling disrespected and unrecognized poses a solemn threat and might lead to a brain drain which is detrimental to the organization not only operatively but also when it comes to its prestige.
Invalid criticism and lack of respect have formed a commonality and witnessed in 2 out of every 5 participants. The two can be interrelated as both involve some or the other sort of humiliation with a public audience. With every other employee experiencing such shaming publicly might raise a question in an employee’s minds that whether the current environment is healthy for their psychological balance, let alone to continue working.
It might seem this study raises more concerns than giving answers. However, it goes on to prove in simple words that employees first and foremost are emotional beings and must be treated respecting that. A place where a person spends a significant part of their conscious life must be harmonious in a professional as well as a personal way of doing things.
This survey paves the way to embody positive changes, whether in large companies with an existing HR department or new start-ups that might be looking for HR outsourcing services.
After all, people should never have to leave their hearts at home when they go to work.
GoodFirms surveyed more than 750+ full-time employees from small and medium business globally.
Read the full survey report:
https://www.goodfirms.co/resources/employee-engagement-statistics
For questions about the survey, contact at nathan@goodfirms.co
