A recent survey on the work harmony index of employees in China
reveals that approximately 70 percent of employees are unhappy
about their working environment and feel interpersonal
relationships are not friendly enough, according to Chinanews.cn on
May 15.
Around 70 percent of Chinese employees complain about their
working environment, feeling that interpersonal relationships are
not friendly enough and contending that the level of pressure in
their place of employment is too high.
These are the findings of a survey on the work harmony index of
employees conducted recently by the School of Public Administration
of Renmin University of China and Sina.com and involving
approximately 4,000 people being interviewed online, according to
Chinanews.cn on May 15.
According to the survey results, teachers (76 percent), nurses
(73.8 percent) and journalists (70.3 percent) are the top three
most "unharmonious" occupations.
And the top three unharmonious working environments were
identified as state-owned enterprises (71.5 percent), public
institutions (69.3 percent) and private enterprises (65.4
percent).
Dr. Li Chaoping, the survey organizer with the School of Public
Administration, said four factors were used to measure a harmonious
working environment – relationships between an individual and their
jobs; personal relations with managers, colleagues and customers;
relationships between employee and employer; and the employee's own
work experiences.
The survey found that 30 percent of the respondents described
the relationship between them and their jobs "unharmonious", with
63.4 percent believing that their work is boring, 49.2 percent
contending that they don't earn a reasonable salary, and 46.7
percent sharing the view that their employment is not secured.
The main problem on the human relationships front appears to be
that employees felt there was a lack of cooperation, trust and
recognition of their efforts by senior management.
In addition, 30 percent of the respondents were not satisfied
with their relationships with their employers. Some complained that
the company didn't pay enough attention to them and their employers
were unable to provide the required resources and support.
Issues such as personal development and job satisfaction were
also causes for concern.
According to Dr. Li, these problems were the natural result of
social development. Although modern science and technology benefit
people's daily lives, it has also quickened the pace of life and
work.
During the process to adapting themselves to this new
environment, many people could encounter difficulties and Dr. Li
identified this as possibly one of the main reasons behind the
"unharmonious" feelings.
He explained that because many small private enterprises still
had to face up to simply remaining in business, they all too often
ignored the training and development of employees.
He added that individuals could also become disenchanted if what
they were taught in school do not conform to what they were
required of in the workplace.
(China.org.cn by Wang Ke, May 16, 2006)