Top 10 Things Employees Are Saying about Work

What do employees really think about when they're thinking about work? Perhaps it will come as no surprise that the topic employees most frequently commented on was pay. In fact, three of the top 10 items were related to compensation. And another top 10 topic--benefits--also dealt with money, as employees complained about the costs of health insurance.
Here is the list in its entirety:
1. Higher salaries--pay is the number one area in which employees seek change.
2. Internal pay equity, particularly having concerns with "pay compression" (the differential in pay between new and more tenured employees).
3. Benefits programs, particularly health/dental, retirement, and Paid Time Off/vacation days. Specifically, many employees feel that their health insurance costs too much, especially prescription drug programs.
4. "Over-management" (A common phrase seen in employee comments is "Too many chiefs, not enough Indians").
5. Pay increase guidelines should place greater emphasis on merit.
6. The Human Resource department needs to be more responsive to their questions and/or concerns.
7. Favoritism.
8. Improved communication and availability (both from their supervisors and upper management).
9. Workloads are too heavy and/or departments are understaffed.
10. Facility cleanliness.
The study was based on surveys conducted among 2.2 million employees representing various industries by HR Solutions over the past three years.