When compared with private sector workers, federal employees
are more likely to like their work, believe that they have
opportunities to improve their skills, that they receive
adequate support from their supervisors in balancing work
and family obligations, and that they have enough information
to do their jobs well, according to and analysis by Sirota
Survey Intelligence, specialists in attitude research.
“However, federal employees are also less satisfied with the
recognition they receive from their employers than
private-sector workers, and they are less satisfied with
their immediate supervisors, and less likely to feel
encouraged to come up with new and better ways of doing
things, than private-sector employees,” according to
Sirota’s analysis.
In most cases the difference between the two groups was
several percentage points.
The company was involved in analyzing data for the recent
Best Places to Work in the Federal Government report
published by the Partnership for Public Service. It
compared that data with information in its databases on
private sector employee attitudes.
