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April 5, 2013 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Do Employees Take Pride in Being Bad at Their Jobs?
Yes, According to Study

Do Employees Take Pride in Being Bad At Their Jobs?

It stands to reason that employees who are high performers – those employees who take pride in their work, meet deadlines and are team players – would be your happiest employees.  Not according to a study conducted by Leadership IQ.   The study looked at performance appraisals and employee engagement surveys of 207 companies and found:

  • 42% of the companies surveyed found that their worst performing employees felt more motivated and engaged
  • Under-performers felt that their company was a great place to work

This is not to say that high performers weren’t satisfied with their jobs.  Fifty eight percent of high performing employees experienced job satisfaction as found in the study.

What’s interesting about this particular study is that it uncovered some eye-opening employee satisfaction outcomes that will surprise you relating to employee performance and job satisfaction. Of particular interest is the dynamics that can be created within an organization where under-performers are satisfied and feeling fully engaged in their jobs vs the impact that this has on the company’s top performers.

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You can read more details about the study via the article, “Bad At Their Jobs and Loving It” on the Wall Street Journal.com website.

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Dianne Shaddock

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Get more tips on interviewing, hiring, managing and engaging your employees. Dianne Shaddock is the President of Easy Small Business HR, Employee Hiring and Managing Tips and the author of the eGuides, "How To Supervise:  What Your Boss Never Told You Before You Took the Job", A Step-By-Step Guide For New and Seasoned Managers and "How To Find and Hire the Best Employees".
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