Motivation also declined
German workers increasingly dissatisfied
05/19/2023 12:34 p.m
According to a recent study, fewer and fewer people are completely satisfied with their work. While two years ago it was 49 percent, it is now only 31 percent. According to experts, two reasons in particular are responsible for this.
The satisfaction of employees in Germany has fallen massively: In a survey, only 31 percent described themselves as completely satisfied. Two years ago it was 49 percent, according to a “job study” by the consulting firm EY. At the same time, the proportion of those who are “rather dissatisfied” or “dissatisfied” with their professional situation rose from 10 to currently 17 percent.
Managers are the most satisfied: At 55 percent, more than half of the top managers are happy with their work. Trainees follow closely behind with 54 percent. According to the survey, on the other hand, employees in managerial positions are significantly less satisfied at 34 percent. Only 32 percent of semi-skilled workers said they were satisfied; 29 percent for skilled workers and 18 percent for unskilled workers.
The motivation of employees has also decreased in the past two years: 71 percent said they were motivated – in 2021 it was 78 percent. The proportion of “highly motivated” employees shrank from 28 percent to 17 percent – according to EY, by far the lowest value since the company has been conducting the study.
Double burden and lack of exchange
At the same time, every fourth person stated that the pressure in everyday working life had increased significantly in the past five years – an increase of five percentage points. Two out of three respondents, or 66 percent, also find that their workload has increased. A representative survey of 1555 employees was carried out for the data collected every two years.
Jan-Rainer Hinz from EY explained that the consequences of the corona pandemic and the effects on their private and professional lives are apparently still in the bones of employees in Germany. Companies should have dealt with this unprecedented situation in different ways for themselves and their employees and found their own ways to keep the shop running.
All in all, it worked well for the most part. For many people, however, the double burden of working from home with childcare at the same time or the no longer available opportunity for direct exchange with colleagues has led to a noticeable drop in motivation.