Retention may not be a big problem for you now, but it soon could be.
Reason: 55% of workers say they are not satisfied with their jobs, which could lead to them abandoning their employers once the economy rebounds, according to a report released last week by The Conference Board.
Only 45% of the workers surveyed in the report where happy in their current jobs, down from 61% in 1987, the first year the survey was conducted.
The group of workers with the highest level of dissatisfaction? Those currently under the age of 25 — only 35% said they are satisfied with their job.
But no age or income group was immune. Satisfaction levels are down across the board. And the drop spans all categories in the survey, too — from interest in work (down 19% from 1987) to job security (down 17%).
Workers also expressed lower levels of satisfaction among key drivers of employee engagement, such as job design, organizational health, managerial quality and extrinsic rewards.
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