{"id":6007,"date":"2016-09-07T21:27:57","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T04:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/?p=6007"},"modified":"2016-09-07T21:27:57","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T04:27:57","slug":"work-human-spirit-goes-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/career-advice\/on-the-job\/work-human-spirit-goes-die\/","title":{"rendered":"Work Where the Human Spirit Goes to Die"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"work\"What\u2019s your work environment like? Inspiring? Frustrating? Dull? Engaging? Is the only metric that matters \u201cemployee productivity?\u201d<\/p>\n

Studies have shown workplaces are often dismal places to be for us humans.<\/p>\n

24\/7 Wall Street identified 2016\u2019s worst companies to work for<\/strong><\/a> by analyzing employee ratings on Glassdoor.com. The worst three? Forever 21, Family Dollar, and Express Scripts each with an overall score of 2.5 on a five-point scale.<\/p>\n

If both inspiration and productivity are important, senior leaders must measure, monitor and reward workplace interactions and the treatment of employees, not just results. And the trend seems to be improving.<\/p>\n

A 2016 SHRM engagement study<\/strong><\/a> found that 88% of employees are satisfied overall with their job, the highest it\u2019s been in a decade. That\u2019s encouraging, yet there remains work to be done.<\/p>\n

A 2014 <\/strong><\/a>New York Times<\/em><\/strong><\/a> article<\/strong><\/a> titled, “Why You Hate Work,” featured insights from three studies by The Energy Project.<\/p>\n

Their studies found that employees are much more satisfied and productive when four of their core needs are met:<\/p>\n