Archive for May, 2008

Employee Satisfaction Survey

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Our introduction to Employee Satisfaction Survey will include the basics, which will be followed by a more in depth look at this topic.

Have you ever worked for an employer that was easy to work for and seemed to value your opinion as opposed to one that was temperamental? I have had the experience of working for both. The ones that have been temperamental do not seem to care in any way about the employees. They simply want the work done and do not care for the input of the workers or the happiness of the workers. They want policy followed and if you do not like the job you can leave. This type of organization does nothing to promote morale and does not value longevity. The companies that value employees and welcome their input tend to have better performance from the workers.

When I worked for one of these great companies the employer did many things to let you know that as a worker you were an important part of the organization. They would send out an employee satisfaction survey annually to find out what they were doing well and what areas needed improvement. They would also send out customer satisfaction surveys. If a costumer names a particular employee as being particularly helpful that employee would get a certificate of recognition as well as a gift certificate for a nice restaurant. The employees were happy and worked hard to get their jobs done. There was very little absenteeism.

From here on out, we will give you tips on what can make this subject a little more helpful to you.

In contrast the company that did not show any care towards employees only did an employee satisfaction survey as part of the exit interview when you left employment. Obviously they did not care to know what you would like to see changed to maintain you as an employee because your opinion was not asked while you were there. An employee satisfaction survey covers the basics regarding the working conditions. The questions range from lighting and safety in the parking lot, space in the parking lot, availability of supervisors time, accessibility to supplies, cleanliness of work space and clarity of expectations. The surveys can be design to ask what ever questions are important to the company. The companies that value longevity, job satisfaction and opinions of employees save money in training of new employees because there is not a huge turn over. What they pay in higher salaries do to long term employees they save in benefits that are paid out for employees that do not turn up for work. The better employees are treated the harder they are willing to work for a company. A simple employee satisfaction survey can make a huge difference in the attitudes of workers towards the company.

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Tags: customer satisfaction surveys, employee satisfaction survey, working conditions

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Your First Employee Review

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

This article about Employee Review seeks to give you a solid knowledge base regarding the subject matter at hand, no matter what your previous experience on the topic are.

One of the worst parts of any new job is when you get your first employee review. Even if you think you are doing a very good job, there is a level of uncertainty that you may have. This is a good thing, actually, as it means you care about your job and your job performance. You should look to your review as a good tool to help you work better and a good time to talk to your superiors about what you can do to improve and what may be standing in your way of doing a better job than you are already doing.

I once worked with a woman who told me that a perfect employee review was like the kiss of death. I didn’t understand why she said this, but after she explained I finally understood. No one is perfect, and if you get a perfect employee review there are two problems. For one, that means no one is really paying attention to what you are doing, and they are not giving your suggestions for improvement. Also, a perfect review gives you no breathing room. If you go from a perfect one to one that suggests you have some work to do, it might appear you are slipping in your duties. Neither of these will do your career much good.

In the introduction, we saw how this subject can be beneficial to anyone. We will continue by explaining the basics of this topic.

As a new employee at a new job, your first employee review should be something you don’t take too much to heart. You need to study what they have said, and you must work to improvement, but you should not take it too bad if it isn’t what you had hoped. When you first start out you have a lot to learn no matter how much education you have had. Think of your first employee review as a list of skills that you need to work on, and think of it as life experience. We’ve all been there and survived and you will too.

If you think your employee review is too harsh, you should talk to your superiors about what is going on. Don’t walk in and say that you know you are doing a better job, and certainly don’t go in with an attitude problem. Take your employee review in and ask them for help. Say that you are bothered that you did so badly, and you would like some guidance about what you can do to improve your job performance. They will see that you are easy to work with and that you care about your job, and those are two of the best qualities you can have.

Seeing is believing, but sometimes we can not all experience every subject in life. This article about Employee Review hopes to make up for that by providing you with a valuable resource of information.

Tags: good job, knowledge base, life experience, new job

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