Job satisfaction in the US is generally below 50 percent and has been for a number of years. Now a new survey released by Taleo finds that close to 80 percent are dissatisfied with job performance reviews as well.
According to Reuters this week, “Four out of five U.S. workers are dissatisfied with their job performance reviews and would like to see them better reflect their work.” They also found that “A third of those workers would like to see the reviews tied to compensation, and a fifth said they would like the reviews to be more fair, said the survey conducted for Taleo Corp., a provider of talent management solutions.”
The nationwide telephone survey was conducted among 881 employee in mid-March of this year. Reuters.com, Taleo survey
Last August a Gallup poll found that among 557 working adults surveryed only about 48 percent of workers were satisfied with their jobs. Gallup poll
Compare this to a report from The Conference Board in 2005 which found that “Americans are growing increasingly unhappy with their jobs . . . The decline in job satisfaction is widespread among workers of all ages and across all income brackets.”
They found in a survey of 5,000 workers that “half of all Americans today say they are satisfied with their jobs, down from nearly 60 percent in 1995.” The Conference Board
What does all this mean for workers and their family life? Stress!
Stress is a predictor of illness and tense family and personal relationships. This article from Mayo Clinic is a good look at the problems of work stress, how it impacts family, and what you can do to restory harmony. Mayo Clinic Work Life Balance
Copyright 2009 Rita Watson