Knowing what workers seek in their work environment is powerful information for any business owner. What type of office environment should you strive to build? Is gossip running rampant? Some may even look at your bathrooms to see if your business is a suitable place to work! Here’s what we found so you can build a successful organization.

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WantatWork?
Americans
WhatDo

2. Here’swhatwefound.
ThefolkshereatSurePayroll
wantedtoknowsoweconducted
anunscienticsurvey.

3. Nearly70%ofAmerican
workersaresatisfied
withtheirworking
conditions?
Didyouknow...

4. CompanyCulture|70%
Commute|76%
Work/lifebalance|80%
Salary|92%
What’smost
importantwhen
consideringa
newjob?

5. 2outof5respondentssaid“Yes”
Doestheactualworkspacematter?

6. Cubicles
47%
Deskinan
OpenOffice
27%
Own
Office
23%
Workfrom
Home
2%
Thisiswherepeoplework:

7. Asmanyas3infour(75%)ofpeople
foundthephysicalconditionsoftheir
workplacetobewellmaintained.
givethumbs
up!
75%

8. •41%saidthey’reabletondprivacytomakeappointments,etc.
•34%saidtheirworkspaceisNOTprivate,buttherearedesignated
areasforprivacy.
•25%saidtheybasicallyresorttohidinginstairwellsjusttomakea
doctor’sappointment.
Howmanypeoplecantakecare
ofpersonalmatterswhileattheoffice?

9. Mostsayit’simportant
and45%saidtheir
workplaceisfriendly
andprofessional.
Whataboutcompanyculture?

10. •1in3saidtheircompanyculturewaslaidback
withatendencytogetinappropriate.
•12%respondedsayingtheirworkplaceis
“likeaprison.”

11. WorkplaceGossip,
however,isaproblem
forslightlymorethan
halfofworkers.
StressStressfromworkalso
affectsthepersonal
livesof42%of
respondents.

12. 5%said“mykids
aregrowingup
withoutme”and/or
“Ihavenolife.”

13. ofrespondentssaid
theircommuteis
reasonable.
74%
saidtheyspendwaytoo
muchtimeinthecaror
onatrainorbus.
16%
saidit’slong,but
reasonable.
10%
Whataboutthecommute?

14. 20%saidtheywanttoseethebathroom
beforetakingajob.
Whatabout,well… thebathroomsituation?

15. •2in5wereonsomeleveldissatisedwith
thebathroomconditionsatwork.
•50%saidtheirworkplacebathroomsare
clean,well-stockedandinworkingorder.

16. isthekeytohappiness.
“abilitytoloveandwork”
saidthe
SigmondFreud

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