Eight Surprising Facts About Employee Happiness

Keeping Employees Happy is Serious Work

Staples Advantage Workplace Index

The inaugural Staples Advantage Workplace Index found that an overwhelming majority of

employees are happy. However, keeping employees happy is a job in itself.

Here’s what it revealed:

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53% of employees feel overworked or burnt out

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Despite feeling burnt out, 86% of employees are still happy at

work. Employers must recognize what factors contribute to workplace

happiness.

53% of employees feel overworked or burnt out

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Hours aren’t everything.

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Hours aren’t everything.

There is little difference between hours worked by

happy workers and unhappy workers.

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Want to keep your employees happy? Invest in them.

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Want to keep your employees happy? Invest in them.

Happy workers are more likely to say their employer provides

them with technologies and tools to help them do their jobs (i.e. laptops, cell phones, etc.).

44% of happy employees feel that they are unable to take a break.

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44% of happy workers feel that they are unable to take a break.

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Lack of breaks can be detrimental to employee productivity and morale.

Encouraging periodic breaks to recharge can improve

performance.

Telecommuting and flex-time play a crucial role in employee happiness.

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Telecommuting and flex-time play a crucial role in employee happiness.

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63% of the happiest employees say that they are able to telecommute, work

flex-time or both. This compared to only 22% of the

least happy workers.

Stop emailing them all the time!

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Stop emailing them all the time!

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50% of all employees feel they receive too many emails. 68% feel that it negatively impacts

productivity.

Time to go green!

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Time to go green!

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74% of happy employees say they work for an employer with

some sort of eco-friendly policies.

Workplace design and aesthetics matter.

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Workplace design and aesthetics matter.

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Happy workers describe their workplace as productive,

energetic and well-designed. Unhappy workers describe

their workplace asdemotivating, dull, plain

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