Nearly 70 percent of employees were unhappy with their jobs as their working environment suffered amid the economic downturn, a survey released yesterday showed.
The survey, conducted by the Chinese-language Cheers magazine between July 16 and Aug. 15, found that 68.3 percent of respondents said they did not trust their employers, three times more than the 22.4 percent who expressed more trust in their companies.
Lion Lu (盧智芳), managing editor of the magazine, said the working environment had deteriorated amid the slump and that workers should seek to enhance their performance to keep their job.
“Workers should develop a sense of crisis and prepare alternative career plans to survive amid a worsening work environment,” he said.
About 23 percent of respondents said their employers had succumbed to the financial stress and abandoned their management philosophy, while 17 percent said their companies lacked competitiveness.
Asked if they would like to leave their jobs, 56.4 percent of the 10,477 people polled answered yes. However, only 27 percent said they would take action, while 29 percent said they would stay in light of a tough job market, the poll showed.
About 9 percent said their companies were not transparent enough, while 6.5 percent said their companies were not honest.
Asked to choose what they wanted most at work, nearly 48 percent of respondents ticked off a pay raise and promotion, while 43 percent chose professional training, the survey said.
Commenting on their future plans, 36.5 percent said they hoped to buy a house in the next five years, 27.5 percent hoped to have more than NT$10 million (US$304,000) in savings, and 19 percent said they would like to start their own business, the survey found.
Asked about their work philosophy, 40 percent chose life quality over a fat pay check, while 23 percent said they aimed to pursue a top-class life and work.
Huang Huei-chu (黃慧珠), head of human resources at Sinyi Realty Co (信義房屋), said that judging from the poll results, people have come to value stability more in the wake of the financial crisis.
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