Latest findings show most people are happy with the structure of 5 days on, 2 days off. 52% said this would be their preference.
Part-time hours were least the favoured motivator (6%) along with the 4 days on, 3 days off (8%).
Almost 1/4 of people were keen for a flexible start and finish times and 12% were aiming to work from home more.
Today, companies and organisations are moving towards choosing to offer more flexible hours/days etc in order to attract talented staff, motivate and engage their staff.
Any other preferences on how your working week would look like? Tell us here .......
In our latest survey results we discovered that 43% of individuals WOULD work harder when their boss is in. Although, more respondents said that they didn't and that they work just as hard when the boss is in to when the boss is not, 43% is still a very large proportion of people who need constant supervision and guidance.
So, why do people need this constant control and direction? Are there just too many distractions with the open access to the World Wide Web that when the boss is not around it allows employees to do their shopping or catch up with friends on social media? Are colleagues developing better friendships at work that they just chat, have a joke and mess around at the expense of getting their daily tasks completed?
Whatever it is, you need some motivation to focus on your day to day activities without requiring the boss to be a around! If this is you, maybe you need to consider having some benchmarks and guidelines between you and your colleagues on how long you are going to "chat" for before then turning your focus on your daily chores. Maybe give yourself 10 minutes in the morning to have a natter. And if you are serial Facebooker or shopper and click back and forth from your task in hand, maybe stop yourself from shopping through working hours and only so this in your break or lunch break.
Do not forget, you are being employed to do a job so you want to make sure you are performing to the best of your ability. You do not want to get the sack and have to move on without a reference. Our advice is to try your best all of the time :)
It is National Stress Awareness Day today, Wednesday 4th November.
How do you deal with stress?
It is such a big factor in everybody's lives today that it is good to experiment with different ways to deal with and overcome it.
Do you take yourself off for a cigarette? Have a bath? Meet friends outside of work? Take a day off?
Whatever it is, share with us here. You may be able to give other people who are struggling some ideas on how to cope with the stress of everyday working life.
