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Want at Work? AmericansWhat Do

Here’s what we found.

The folks here at SurePayroll wanted to know so we conducted an unscientic survey.

Nearly 70% of American workers are satisfied with their working conditions?

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Company Culture | 70%

Commute | 76%

Work/life balance | 80%

Salary | 92%What’s most important when considering a new job?

2 out of 5 respondents said “Yes”Does the actual workspace matter?

Cubicles

47%

Desk in an Open Office

27%

OwnOffice

23%

Work from Home

2%

This is where people work:

As many as 3 in four (75%) of people found the physical conditions of their workplace to be well maintained.

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75%

• 41% said they’re able to nd privacy to make appointments, etc.• 34% said their workspace is NOT private, but there are designated areas for privacy.

• 25% said they basically resort to hiding in stairwells just to make a doctor’s appointment.

How many people can take care of personal matters while at the office?

Most say it’s important and 45% said their workplace is friendly and professional.

What about company culture?

• 1 in 3 said their company culture was laid back with a tendency to get inappropriate.

• 12% responded saying their workplace is “like a prison.”

Workplace Gossip, however, is a problem for slightly more than half of workers.

StressStress from work also affects the personal lives of 42% of respondents.

5% said “my kids are growing up without me” and/or “I have no life.”

of respondents said their commute is reasonable.

74%

said they spend way too much time in the car or on a train or bus.

16%

said it’s long, but reasonable.

10%

What about the commute?

20% said they want to see the bathroom before taking a job.

What about, well … the bathroom situation?

• 2 in 5 were on some level dissatised with the bathroom conditions at work.

• 50% said their workplace bathrooms are clean, well-stocked and in working order.

is the key to happiness.“ability to love and work”

said theSigmond Freud

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