Worker satisfaction with benefits and opportunity for advancement drops

Tuesday, 06 September 2011 16:00

News - Employee Wellness

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A recent Gallup poll revealed that the number of workers who are dissatisfied with their employee health benefits and opportunities to move up in a company has risen by 11 percent and 7 percent, respectively, from 2008 to 2011.

This brings the total percentage of dissatisfaction in these job aspects to 19 percent each. Moreover, workplace stress remains the top reasons that employees are unhappy at work, with 28 percent of surveyed staffers reporting job anxiety, a 6 percent increase from 2008.

While interesting, the findings aren't exactly novel. A New York Times article from 2005 reported that job satisfaction requires more than fair pay.

"The reason is simple: worker satisfaction, as ordinarily measured, depends at least as much on social aspects of work, and having a sense of meaning and interest in work, as it does on material rewards," wrote Alan Krueger, professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University.

This suggests that organizations that make a point of showing employees that they care about their well-being may boast a happier, more productive staff and reduced workplace stress.