Adecco Boss Day Survey Finds Majority of Workers Thankful Not To Be Walking in
Their Boss' Shoes
MELVILLE, N.Y., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Adecco Group North America's latest
American Workplace Insights Survey finds most American workers happy not to be
in charge this Boss Day which takes place on Friday, October 16th. In fact,
the majority of workers (61%) would not take their boss' job if offered,
recognizing the increasingly challenging job American bosses are facing today
due to heightened on-the-job pressures resulting from both economic and
business turmoil.
As an additional sign of worker appreciation, an impressive majority (65%)
would not change anything about their relationship with their bosses showing
that strides have certainly been made in improving the manager-employee
relationship. However, that doesn't mean that things are picture perfect. In
fact, 53% of workers who have a boss sometimes question their boss' honesty
and a quarter of employees even go so far as to say that they do not trust
that their boss has been honest about their job security.
The survey also focused on identifying any change in employee perception of
bosses since the recession began. Here are some key findings:
-- Satisfaction still depends on boss/employee relationship: Almost all
workers (89%) still think their relationship with their boss is more
important or as important to their job satisfaction.
-- Accessibility unchanged: 87% of workers think their boss is just as
accessible or more accessible as they were pre-recession.
-- Respect has only marginally increased: Only 14% of workers have more
respect for what their boss does everyday since the recession began.
-- Performance reviews are still in place: 87% of workers think their
boss
has the same amount of or more focus on the performance review process
as they did pre-recession.
"Good or bad economy, how employees feel about their work-life is very much
dependent on their relationship with their boss," said Bernadette Kenny, chief
career officer, Adecco Group North America. "What we're hearing from the
thousands of American workers we partner with everyday is that the world of
work is more challenging than ever before and constantly changing.
Increasingly difficult jobs require impactful managers who lead by example and
create the best possible environment for their staff."
Adecco Group North America offers the following tips for bosses looking to
strengthen their relationship with their workers:
-- Encourage open dialogue: Start or continue an open forum with
employees
where they can bring issues to the table and have an honest discussion
about their concerns.
-- Exhibit loyalty: Acts of loyalty may occur every day but many go
unnoticed by employees. Learn to delicately communicate how loyal you
are to key employees and how earning their trust is important. Earn
employee trust by openly communicating both good and bad news and
making
every attempt not to surprise any employee.
-- Improve morale: Company morale goes hand-in-hand with motivation.
Motivate staff through contests, rewards and recognition of top work.
Also conduct team-building exercises with staff to build stronger
working relationships around the office.
-- Communicate opportunities: Motivation also comes when an employee
recognizes there are opportunities beyond their day-to-day job within
a
certain company. Be sure to communicate how the company can continue
to
help employees grow through special assignments, projects or learning
opportunities.
If you're an American worker looking to show your appreciation for a great
boss, take a minute to visit www.americasbestboss.com and send your managers a
free video thank you for all they do everyday.
About the Adecco Group:
The Adecco Group, based in Zurich, Switzerland, is the world's leading
provider of HR solutions. With over 29,000 FTE employees and more than 5,800
offices, in over 60 countries and territories around the world, Adecco Group
offers a wide variety of services, connecting more than 500,000 colleagues
with over 100,000 clients every day. The services offered fall into the broad
categories of temporary staffing, permanent placement, outsourcing, consulting
and outplacement. The Adecco Group is a Fortune Global 500 company.
Adecco S.A. is registered in Switzerland (ISIN: CH0012138605) with listings on
the SIX Swiss Exchange (ADEN) and on Euronext in France ADE).
ADECCO GROUP NORTH AMERICA:
Every day we provide our clients with the talent they need, and help solve the
business challenges they face today - and will encounter tomorrow. Our clients
rely on us for a wide range of workforce solutions including:
-- Contingent staffing and direct hire recruitment for large enterprise
organizations across all skill sets
-- Workforce solutions and consulting including Managed Services Programs
(MSP) & Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)
-- Career transition and leadership consulting
-- Specialty staffing, project solutions and consulting services
Additional information is available through our websites at
www.adeccogroupna.com and www.adeccousa.com.
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About the survey:
Harris Interactive® fielded the Boss Day study on behalf of Adecco from
October 6 - 8, 2009 via its QuickQuerySM online omnibus service, interviewing
a nationwide sample of 2,081 U.S. adults aged 18 years and older, of whom
1,147 are employed full time and/or part time. This online survey is not based
on a probability sample and therefore no estimate of theoretical sampling
error can be calculated. For complete survey methodology, including weighting
variables, please contact Anthony Guerrieri.
SOURCE Adecco Group North America
Anthony Guerrieri, Director, Public Relations of Adecco Group North America,
+1-917-434-4296, anthony.guerrieri@adeccona.com
