Overall worker satisfaction rated at 65; organizations can benefit from employee engagement, study shows

A recent American Answers Employee Study shows many employees are not exceedingly satisfied or dissatisfied.

Therefore, organizations can benefit from doing things that will increase employee engagement, according to the study.

The study was conducted this fall, and the work experience of 4,115 American employees was measured by Ann Arbor, Mich.-based ForeSee.

Here are some of the findings from the study:

1. Eight-six percent of American employees like their bosses.

2. Overall worker satisfaction was rated at 65, on a 0-100 scale

3. Twenty-eight percent of employees are not engaged, 45 percent of employees are in the middle and 27 percent of employees are highly engaged

4. The top three drivers of employee engagement are: leadership, job, supervisor.

5. "People who work at the headquarters of a company feel the most emotionally connected to the organization, while people who work from home are more satisfied."

6. Employee satisfaction is not only based on compensation or the individual's relationship with a supervisor, according to the study. "The big new idea here is that employees hold their leadership accountable for much more than they used to. Employees want to be in the know regarding how their company is doing, what direction it is headed and that long-term decisions are being made that consider their best interests," the study reads.

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