Views Dimmer on Personal Workplaces

Views of how employees are treated in their own workplaces remain negative in many areas, again following the same pattern of being flat or slightly improved over 2014 but still generally lower than in 2012. For example, just 21 percent believe that pay raises depend on how well employees perform their jobs, 28 percent believe that in their work units steps are taken to deal with employees who cannot or will not improve, 33 percent that differences in performance in their unit are recognized in a meaningful way, the same number that promotions are based on merit, 37 percent that creativity and innovation are rewarded, 40 percent that awards depend on performance, 46 percent that they have the resources to get their job done, 51 percent say that arbitrary actions, personal favoritism and coercion for partisan political purposes are not tolerated, 52 percent that their training needs are assessed, and 56 percent that they are encouraged to come up with new and better ways of doing things. Views on work-life programs were among the most positive, with 89 percent satisfied with alternative work schedules and 78 percent with telework—the latter of which is one of the notable gainers, up five points since 2012.