According to a recent survey of close to 2,400 US employees conducted by Mercer, half of US employees are not happy in their jobs. Here are some other interesting stats from the survey:
- Thirty-two percent of US workers are currently considering leaving their organization, up from 23% in 2005.
- Twenty-one percent are not looking to leave but view their employers unfavorably and have low scores on key measures of engagement.
- Only 43% of US employees believe they are doing enough to financially prepare for retirement – down from 47% in 2005, and just 41% believe their employers are doing enough to help them prepare, up slightly from 38%.
- Sixty-eight percent of employees rate their overall benefits program as good or very good, down from 76% in 2005, while 59% say they are satisfied with their health care benefits, down from 66%.
- US workers show lower satisfaction with base pay (53% satisfied, down from 58% in 2005).
- Forty-two percent of employees believe promotions go to the most qualified employees in their organization, up from 29% in 2005, and 46% agree that their organization does an adequate job of matching pay to performance, up from 33%.
- The youngest workers are most likely to leave their companies – 40% of employees age 25–34 and 44% of employees 24 and younger.
Which half are you in at work? The happy half or the unhappy half?