eight surprising facts about employee happiness
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Eight Surprising Facts About Employee Happiness
Keeping Employees Happy is Serious Work
Staples Advantage Workplace Index
The inaugural Staples Advantage Workplace Index found that an overwhelming majority of
employees are happy. However, keeping employees happy is a job in itself.
Here’s what it revealed:
Share Eight Surprising Facts About Worker Happiness
Staples Advantage Workplace Index
53% of employees feel overworked or burnt out
Staples Advantage Workplace Index
Despite feeling burnt out, 86% of employees are still happy at
work. Employers must recognize what factors contribute to workplace
happiness.
53% of employees feel overworked or burnt out
Staples Advantage Workplace Index
Hours aren’t everything.
Staples Advantage Workplace Index
Hours aren’t everything.
There is little difference between hours worked by
happy workers and unhappy workers.
Staples Advantage Workplace Index
Want to keep your employees happy? Invest in them.
Staples Advantage Workplace Index
Want to keep your employees happy? Invest in them.
Happy workers are more likely to say their employer provides
them with technologies and tools to help them do their jobs (i.e. laptops, cell phones, etc.).
44% of happy employees feel that they are unable to take a break.
Staples Advantage Workplace Index
44% of happy workers feel that they are unable to take a break.
Staples Advantage Workplace Index
Lack of breaks can be detrimental to employee productivity and morale.
Encouraging periodic breaks to recharge can improve
performance.
Telecommuting and flex-time play a crucial role in employee happiness.
Staples Advantage Workplace Index
Telecommuting and flex-time play a crucial role in employee happiness.
Staples Advantage Workplace Index
63% of the happiest employees say that they are able to telecommute, work
flex-time or both. This compared to only 22% of the
least happy workers.
Stop emailing them all the time!
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Stop emailing them all the time!
Staples Advantage Workplace Index
50% of all employees feel they receive too many emails. 68% feel that it negatively impacts
productivity.
Time to go green!
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Time to go green!
Staples Advantage Workplace Index
74% of happy employees say they work for an employer with
some sort of eco-friendly policies.
Workplace design and aesthetics matter.
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Workplace design and aesthetics matter.
Staples Advantage Workplace Index
Happy workers describe their workplace as productive,
energetic and well-designed. Unhappy workers describe
their workplace asdemotivating, dull, plain
Staples Advantage Workplace Index
For more information, visit:
http://go.staplesadvantage.com/workplaceindex
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