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When good offices go bad
Posted by
Douglas Eisenhart
at 1:20 PM
Here's a retention issue I bet you don't think about too much: your office building.
Yup, according to a new piece in HR Executive Online: One-third of office employees worry their buildings are unhealthy or unsafe, and 20 percent say conditions in their offices are hurting productivity and motivation, a new survey has found.
And all this is a reflection on the employer. More than three-quarters of those surveyed say the condition of their office buildings affect how they see their companies. And, 17 percent say they've left a job because they disliked their building's conditions or amenities. Some of the specific issues?Nearly one-third of those surveyed complained of unclean or under-stocked rest rooms. Among other gripes cited by office workers were outdated furniture and decor (28 percent), unexplained odors or foul/unclean air (21 percent), rodents/insects (20 percent), theft/crime (21 percent) and leaky ceilings and windows (21 percent). Building owners and tenants, time to clean up your act?
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