Workers Experiencing a Summer Slump
Nicer weather, vacation-fever, and kids being out of school led the list of reasons for the perceived summer productivity dip.
However, looking at overall productivity trends year-round, 30% of employers say workers are more productive today than before the recession began; 12% feel workers are less productive than before the recession.
According to a press release, employers who saw a rise in worker productivity during the recession primarily attribute the increase to the fear of losing a job and the effects of downsized staffs on individual workloads. In addition, 73% are seeing the increase sustain today and 14% state productivity has increased even more.
Seventy-seven percent of workers say they are sometimes or always burned out in their jobs and 43% say their stress levels on the job have increased over the last six months. Nearly half (46%) of employees reported an increase in their workloads in the last six months, while only 8% said their workloads decreased.
The national survey was conducted May 19 to June 8, 2011, and included more than 2,600 hiring managers and human resource professionals and nearly 5,300 employees.You Might Also Like:

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