Managers believe employees are bored on the job
78 percent of supervisors suspect monotony and underchallenge in their own company. This is shown in a study by the recruiter Robert Half.
The majority of managers (78 percent) think that their own employees are bored at work. This is the conclusion reached by Robert Half, a recruitment agency specializing in specialists and managers, in its latest labor market survey. According to the study, only 22 percent of supervisors believe that their employees are never bored.
"Widespread problem"
"Bored employees seem to be a widespread problem in companies," says Robert Szvetecz, senior manager at Robert Half in Vienna. "It's a problem that no company or employee should have to put up with. With little effort, some of the causes of boredom could be eliminated, making jobs more attractive."
The executives surveyed see the main reasons for boredom in the lack of variety and the underwhelming nature of the work assigned (31 percent in each case). This is closely followed by too many or poorly organized meetings (30 percent). More than a quarter of managers (27 percent) see work that is inherently unappealing as a cause of monotony.
1872 executives surveyed
The labor market survey developed by Robert Half is conducted annually in twelve countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, France, Germany, New Zealand, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates. The survey was conducted in January 2017 by an international, independent opinion research institute among 1872 managers in continental Europe and the United Kingdom. (pte)
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