The events sector is among the top 10 industries with the
unhappiest workers according to new research.
Science and pharmaceuticals have the happiest workers, with
a job happiness score of 91.93, according to a Reboot Online survey of 2,500
professionals from 29 different industries.
Event management and hospitality trailed in sixth from last
in the survey, with a score of just 30.93. The only sectors that scored lower
were social care, retail, call centre and customer service, sales, and energy
and utilities, which came in last with just 9.5.
Workers in the creative arts and design industry reported
the second highest percentage of happiness, scoring 83.81, followed by the
environment and agriculture sector with 80.96.
Drilling down further into the data for hospitality and
events management, the survey found:
- Just 32 per cent of workers think they have a positive
effect on others.
- Only 27 per cent feel they have good career
prospects.
- 29 per cent feel empowered by their job.
- 44 per cent said they have good work
relationships.
- Only 17 per cent believe their job benefits
their mental health.
- Just 19 per cent are happy with their pay.
- 32 per cent think their workplace has a positive
culture.
Shai Aharony, the CEO of Reboot Online, said: “It is really
important to build an employee-first workplace culture as it fosters a sense of
trust, positivity and opportunity for employees to take ownership of their
work, voice ideas and participate in shared values.
“Instead of continually overwhelming them with work, take
the time to understand the way they work and how they want to develop in their
role and then adjust for it. A constant culture of ‘self’ and ‘team’
improvement is and always will be encouraged.
“Reboot implements a four-day working week for every single
employee. It has been found that our four-day work week creates an
employee-first culture, increases productivity, and heightens happiness
levels.”
