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The survey involved various companies (car companies, banks, insurance, IT companies, faculties, pharmaceutical companies, hotels etc.) from the region of Southeast Europe.
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84% of them think work and pleasure should go together and can be mixed, within certain, well-defined limits. Since most people spend a lot of time at work, the general belief is that work would be unbearable if it did not involve a certain amount of pleasure. They believe a happy worker is a better worker, more efficient and loyal, and more successful in dealing with daily tasks and overcoming any problems or obstacles at work.
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A small percent (5%) thinks work and pleasure do not go together and that only extremely loyal co-workers with a strong character, who are very rare, manage to do so. The remaining 11% feels mixing work and pleasure is the result of sheer necessity brought on by the fact that the amount of time and effort needed to do one\u2019s work, results in having to mix professional and private life even though the two don\u2019t go together. They also point to employers who breach even the most basic norms of employment and by doing so take out every semblance of pleasure out of work.
\nBased on the survey results, we have made a list of the most frequent answers to questions about what it is that most boosts pleasure at work.
\nWe have divided these answers into categories according to their significance for workers, starting with those that have greatest significance.
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WORKPLACE ATMOSPHERE. Morning coffee with co-workers, a positive atmosphere, quiet music from the radio and working atmosphere, a pleasant working environment. A nice gesture from a co-worker, attention, humor, joking among co-workers. Good mutual cooperation and communication.
\nA DYNAMIC WORK ENVIRONMENT. New experiences, challenges, new projects, meeting new people, adopting new values.
\nRECOGNITION AND PRAISE. Awareness that others appreciate their work and effort, positive feedback and praise from partners / guests / satisfied clients.
\nPOSITIVE WORK RESULTS. Successful completion of a project, visible results of invested effort, successful meetings.
\nTEAM SPIRIT. Team work and team functionality, a management nurturing dialogue with the middle management and other workers.
\nTRAINING AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT. The chance for professional training and education, assuming responsibility and authority, room for independent action and possibility to implement knowledge in actual projects.
\nEVENTS. Celebrations with co-workers, trips / excursions, out-of-city / country gatherings, attendance at various events.
\nSECURITY. Job security, regular agreed salary, close-knit work team, working conditions and functionality.
\nCREATIVITY. Ambitious and innovative tasks, opportunity to express creativity.
\nCompany\u2019s positive gestures and organized activities best remembered by employees are celebrations, team building activities and trips.
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The celebrations listed are those around New Year, jubilees, Christmas, annual meetings, employees\u2019 birthdays, successful business year end, Company Day, Women\u2019s Day, employee childbirth events, retirement, etc.Trips include excursions, incentive trips, seminars, fairs, congresses, and conferences.![\"\"](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/istrazivanje_5.jpg\")
For instance, surveyed workers remember skiing trips in Austria, sailing on the Adriatic, a trip to the cave in Kras, water skiing in Pore\u010d, an international employee football tournament, socializing with co-workers in the country and abroad\u2026 Employees also appreciate choice gifts with a personal touch, and the organization of receptions and cocktails by the owner or President of the Group.
\nEmployees are very pleased when their work is appreciated, when they are treated with respect in their company and when this is clearly expressed.
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In the employees\u2019 current situation, among the things that would positively affect their level of satisfaction at work, if we disregard salary as a key issue for everyone, are a good working atmosphere among co-workers, working environment, business trips, weekends, incentive travel, attendance at business, promotional, and educational events and lectures. These are the criteria which definitely have the greatest effect employee satisfaction at work.
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\n", "content_text": "The survey involved various companies (car companies, banks, insurance, IT companies, faculties, pharmaceutical companies, hotels etc.) from the region of Southeast Europe.\n\n84% of them think work and pleasure should go together and can be mixed, within certain, well-defined limits. Since most people spend a lot of time at work, the general belief is that work would be unbearable if it did not involve a certain amount of pleasure. They believe a happy worker is a better worker, more efficient and loyal, and more successful in dealing with daily tasks and overcoming any problems or obstacles at work.\n\n\nA small percent (5%) thinks work and pleasure do not go together and that only extremely loyal co-workers with a strong character, who are very rare, manage to do so. The remaining 11% feels mixing work and pleasure is the result of sheer necessity brought on by the fact that the amount of time and effort needed to do one\u2019s work, results in having to mix professional and private life even though the two don\u2019t go together. They also point to employers who breach even the most basic norms of employment and by doing so take out every semblance of pleasure out of work.\nBased on the survey results, we have made a list of the most frequent answers to questions about what it is that most boosts pleasure at work.\nWe have divided these answers into categories according to their significance for workers, starting with those that have greatest significance.\n\nWORKPLACE ATMOSPHERE. Morning coffee with co-workers, a positive atmosphere, quiet music from the radio and working atmosphere, a pleasant working environment. A nice gesture from a co-worker, attention, humor, joking among co-workers. Good mutual cooperation and communication.\nA DYNAMIC WORK ENVIRONMENT. New experiences, challenges, new projects, meeting new people, adopting new values.\nRECOGNITION AND PRAISE. Awareness that others appreciate their work and effort, positive feedback and praise from partners / guests / satisfied clients.\nPOSITIVE WORK RESULTS. Successful completion of a project, visible results of invested effort, successful meetings.\nTEAM SPIRIT. Team work and team functionality, a management nurturing dialogue with the middle management and other workers.\nTRAINING AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT. The chance for professional training and education, assuming responsibility and authority, room for independent action and possibility to implement knowledge in actual projects.\nEVENTS. Celebrations with co-workers, trips / excursions, out-of-city / country gatherings, attendance at various events.\nSECURITY. Job security, regular agreed salary, close-knit work team, working conditions and functionality.\nCREATIVITY. Ambitious and innovative tasks, opportunity to express creativity.\nCompany\u2019s positive gestures and organized activities best remembered by employees are celebrations, team building activities and trips.\n \n \nThe celebrations listed are those around New Year, jubilees, Christmas, annual meetings, employees\u2019 birthdays, successful business year end, Company Day, Women\u2019s Day, employee childbirth events, retirement, etc.Trips include excursions, incentive trips, seminars, fairs, congresses, and conferences.\nFor instance, surveyed workers remember skiing trips in Austria, sailing on the Adriatic, a trip to the cave in Kras, water skiing in Pore\u010d, an international employee football tournament, socializing with co-workers in the country and abroad\u2026 Employees also appreciate choice gifts with a personal touch, and the organization of receptions and cocktails by the owner or President of the Group.\nEmployees are very pleased when their work is appreciated, when they are treated with respect in their company and when this is clearly expressed.\n \n \nSome other interesting positive gestures that employees tend to remember are:\n\nPublic recognition / praise for successfully completed projects\nUnderstanding (when needed, during difficult periods)\nWhen the employer orders food or drink in times of excessive workload / overtime\nFinancial reward\nFree use of company content for all employees\nVacation bonus\nBusiness trip gift\nNew Year\u2019s packages\nFinancial aid upon death of family member\nClosing event dinners with reminiscence of stellar and less stellar moments\nSliding working hours\nPossibility of using the company car for private purposes\n\nIn the employees\u2019 current situation, among the things that would positively affect their level of satisfaction at work, if we disregard salary as a key issue for everyone, are a good working atmosphere among co-workers, working environment, business trips, weekends, incentive travel, attendance at business, promotional, and educational events and lectures. These are the criteria which definitely have the greatest effect employee satisfaction at work.\nSome of the additional items added to the list of things that cause increased employee pleasure are:\n \n\n\nBetter work organization, communication, and distribution of duties\nUnderstanding and support from the management\nAn open-minded approach to new and modern ideas / support and development of creativeness and innovation\nPraise of good performance\nPossibility of career advancement\nEqual treatment for all employees\nSupport and encouragement toward improved performance\nAdherence to what has been agreed\nPleasant and neat working area\nGreater visibility of results\nClearly defined working hours\nChildcare facilities at work\nLower stress levels\n\nM.M\nThe post WHAT MOST AFFECTS ON SATISFACTION AT WORK? appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.", "date_published": "2013-12-10T11:42:53+01:00", "date_modified": "2015-04-07T12:26:21+02:00", "author": { "name": "Miona Milic", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/author/miona/", "avatar": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG-20240224-WA0003-e1728981138373.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/istrazivanje_3.jpg", "tags": [ "pick", "Recognition", "SATISFACTION AT WORK", "team work", "training", "WORKPLACE ATMOSPHERE", "Statistics" ] } ] }