The Conference Board reports that 53 percent of Americans are currently unhappy at work.52 percent reported finding love at work, compared to only 48 percent. Women find love a little more frequently than men, however. A study by Glassdoor suggests that men and women are almost equal when it comes to finding love in the workplace. The shocking part isn’t the weight gain as much as the fact over a quarter of these employees had access to employer-sponsored wellness benefits, but 63 percent of those employees didn’t take advantage of them. Career Builder released a study that revealed two out of every five employees suggest they’ve gained weight at their current job.According to a study by Glassdoor, the fear of falling behind is the number one reason people aren’t using their vacation time. And, nearly 10 percent take no vacation days at all. American workers forfeited nearly 50 percent of their paid vacation in 2017.As two guys steeped in research about the power and impact of employee appreciation, this isn’t a shocker to us, but it is to many of the companies we consult. Global studies reveal that 79 percent of people who quit their jobs cite ‘lack of appreciation’ as their reason for leaving.However, distrust of leadership should be worrisome to all of us who have jobs. We live in a world where cultural trust is at an all time low, but also, in certain areas, at ground-breaking Never before would we ask a stranger to drive our kids around town until Uber and Lyft arrived. A Harvard Business Review survey reveals 58 percent or people say they trust strangers more than their own boss.
Although this is just a fun fact, it may reveal something bigger-that there’s a connection to the lyrics and sentiment of the song that tells us how many employees just want to get away from work. Loverboy’s Working for the Weekend is still ranked #100 on VH1′s 100 Greatest Songs of the 80′s.Only 12 percent of employees actually leave an organization for more money. As much as any boss would love this statistic to be true (because it basically pardons any manager from wrong-doing) it’s simply not true. Leigh Branham, author of The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave revealed that 89 percent of bosses believe employees quit because they want more money.
We have a bunch of leaders who aren’t trained on how to lead. This statistic obviously unveils a harsh reality. Most managers in the workforce were promoted because they were good at what they did, and not necessarily good at making the people around them better.