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© 2016 Accountemps. A Robert Half Company. An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veterans.
The State of the Manager-Employee Relationship
Based on a survey of 1,000 U.S. workers.
© 2016 Accountemps. A Robert Half Company. An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veterans.
Are you generally happy with your current boss?
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Workers’ Responses:*
Total 18 – 34 years old
35 – 54 years old
55+ years old
Yes 64% 61% 58% 71%
Somewhat 29% 34% 30% 23%
No 8% 5% 12% 5%
*Responses do not total 100 percent due to rounding.
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Total 18 – 34 years old
35 – 54 years old
55+ years old
Yes, my boss is very aware of the challenges I face. 50% 54% 43% 55%
Somewhat, my boss is in the loop on challenges I face but not as involved with day-to-day details.
34% 32% 39% 31%
No, my boss has little understanding of my day-to-day reality.
16% 15% 18% 14%
Does your boss understand the demands of your job?
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Workers’ Responses:*
*Responses do not total 100 percent due to rounding.
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Does your boss recognize your potential?
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Workers’ Responses:*
Total 18 – 34 years old
35 – 54 years old
55+ years old
Yes 57% 49% 53% 67%
Somewhat 35% 43% 39% 25%
No 8% 8% 7% 8%
*Responses do not total 100 percent due to rounding.
© 2016 Accountemps. A Robert Half Company. An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veterans.
Which best describes your relationship with your boss?
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Workers’ Responses:
Perfectly professional. We work well together and have a mutual respect in the office, but that's where it ends.
61%
Close. We have a great working relationship in the office, and I also consider him/her a friend.
23%
Distant. We have little day-to-day interaction. 13%
Non-existent. I don't feel connected to my boss, and it gets in the way of my career growth.
3%
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What do you wish your boss was better at?
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Workers’ Responses:*
Communicating 37%
Recognizing my accomplishments 31%
Helping me progress in my career 25%
Listening 25%
Standing up for me in difficult situations 24%
Promoting work-life balance 22%
Other 17%
*Multiple responses allowed.
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Have you ever left a job you were otherwise happy at because of a strained or dysfunctional relationship with your boss?
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Workers’ Responses:
Total 18 – 34 years old
35 – 54 years old
55+ years old
Yes 34% 33% 39% 29%
No 66% 67% 61% 71%
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Total 18 – 34 years old
35 – 54 years old
55+ years old
Happy 17% 24% 20% 7%
It wouldn’t matter to me 34% 39% 34% 30%
Disappointed and would consider leaving
the company as well12% 10% 11% 13%
Disappointed but would stay with the company 37% 26% 34% 50%
If your current boss left the company, how you would feel?
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Workers’ Responses:*
*Responses do not total 100 percent due to rounding.
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Would you want your current boss’s job?
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Workers’ Responses:
Total 18 – 34 years old
35 – 54 years old
55+ years old
Yes 33% 56% 34% 13%
No 67% 44% 66% 87%
© 2016 Accountemps. A Robert Half Company. An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veterans.
What is the primary reason you wouldn’t want your boss’s job?
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Workers’ Responses:*
I don’t want the added responsibility and stress (hours and workload)
45%
I don’t want to manage people 27%
I like my current job duties too much 21%
Other 7%
*Asked of respondents who answered the previous question, “No, I don’t want my boss’s job.”
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