Workers who still have their jobs are happier but working harder: CNBC survey – By Jen Geller (CNBC) / May 18 2020
Key Points
- In the latest Q2 CNBC|SurveyMonkey Workplace Happiness Survey, released Monday, 38% of Americans say they are happier with their job now than they were before the Covid-19 outbreak.
- The survey findings indicate a correlation between being able to work remotely and a higher employee sentiment.
- 19% of all workers say they would prefer to work from home forever, but the survey finds more than half of workers say it’s become harder to do their jobs, especially for those in managerial roles.
Since Covid-19 shelter-in-place orders came into effect in the U.S. in mid-March, the workforce has undergone a complete transformation. Remote work has turned kitchen tables into workspaces, Zoom meetings have replaced conference rooms, mandatory virtual coffee breaks are keeping employees connected, and there’s now a new definition of and increased appreciation for essential workers.
Surprisingly, however, while the pandemic has abruptly upended nearly everything about the traditional workplace, job satisfaction and happiness measures have ticked up, according to the latest Q2 CNBC|SurveyMonkey Workplace Happiness Survey.
The survey polled a national sample of 9,059 workers in the United States and was conducted May 4–10, 2020 — nearly two months after the large-scale move to remote work and 30 million people filed for unemployment.
After holding steady at a score of 71 all last year, the Workplace Happiness Index now measures a 73 out of 100, with slight increases in positive sentiment on all component measures, which include compensation, opportunities for advancement, feeling valued by colleagues and meaningfulness of the work.
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