Unhappy Days are Here Again
More than half the Australian working population is not happy in their job according to a survey of 1,146 people by LinkMe.com.au, Australia's leading career networking site.
Moreover 50.7% of workers never tell their boss that they are unhappy rather preferring to resign if a better position came along (32%), or likely just to resign because they are so unhappy (10%) or believe they are likely to be made redundant or terminated anyway (7.9%).
10% of respondents said they are usually only happy for the first six months in a role but when the honeymoon period wears off, the gloom and doom sets in.
Campbell Sallabank, CEO of LinkMe says it was interesting to note that 13.5% of employees really dislike their job but can't be bothered changing jobs.
"We spend so much time at work these days, it is just not worth wasting energy beating the blues each and every day. Nearly one fifth of the Australian working population said they go in, do their job and leave with no enthusiasm or energy for their work.
"And 48.5% said they were not challenged by their job at all. It is up to employers to ensure that their employees are motivated, up-skilled and inspired, however, it's up to employees to tell their boss they are unhappy.
"Even so, most bosses do not appear to take action with 63.3% of respondents saying their boss is aware that they do not enjoy their work and have taken no steps to address the issues concerned.
"Today job hunting is not what is was. It's a really simple armchair process. Candidates can register their resumes on sites like LinkMe and they can passively or actively search for a new position. They are made aware of new positions, new opportunities and use social networks to maximise all opportunities.
"Employers who are impacted by employee churn need to take a good hard look at their culture, their workload levels, the training they offer and make an effort to keep their staff happy."