Fri, 2 May 2014
Monster.co.uk says more than half of employees (58%) don’t get thanked enough at work, leaving most of them (54%) feeling underappreciated and many (41%) demotivated. However, the company’s survey suggests that more money could compensate.

Many bosses (41%) acknowledge that there are not enough thanks in their workplace and that most (75%) recognise that failing to say thank you has a negative impact on employee motivation.
 
The survey of 2,000 consumers and 500 employers uncovered a clear disconnect between what bosses believe they are doing and how employees perceive it, as most managers are aware that ‘thank you’ is an important phrase and are thankful for their staff (89%).
 
It also calculates how much people value being thanked in monetary terms. On average, employees would want to be paid an extra £134 a month – or £1,608 a year – for never being thanked at work to compensate for the lack of appreciation.

Employees say they are most thankful for their colleagues and working relationships (34%), followed closely by a good work/life balance (25%), followed by salary in a distant third (18%).

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