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Friday Figures: Expectation Overload?
More good news about our jobs in this week's Friday Figures. Not only are we feeling unable to balance our work and personal lives, but recent data shows that many of us don't even have the resources at work to get our jobs done. Hmmm, I wonder if there is some connection?
Our data shows us that only 56% of workers say their team has the adequate resources to get their jobs done. It's clear that employers are placing greater demands on their employees these days, but it's also quite clear that they're not adding enough staff or resources to keep up with those demands.
If you look at the government's job numbers from the past few years, you don't see the same rapid growth in new jobs that we saw in past economic recoveries. So, that means you and I are left to pick up the pieces and deal with the extra work.
What do we do? For starters, we've got to put our foot down and set expectations with our managers. We can't just continue to take on a lot of additional work without voicing our concern, extending deadlines, etc. If we don't speak up, then all we'll face is an even greater overload of work and less time tending to our personal lives.
On that note, enjoy your time off this weekend...
Posted by Kip Havel on July 20, 2007 at 5:41 PM
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I agree. It's always the employees who suffer. Expectations should be based on the resources and the difficulty of the task.
Posted by Nancy on July 23, 2007 12:52 AM