The grim news came from more than 1,500 workers and managers surveyed by Kepner-Tregoe, a Princeton, N.J., management consulting firm. Survey results startled Kepner-Tregoe president T. Quinn Spitzer so much that he hired renowned pollsters Yankelovich Partners to verify the project. The vitriolic response was amazing. That doesn't bode well for employers in today's increasingly competitive marketplace.
Apathetic workers are less productive.
Fifty-one per cent of managers agreed. Workers still feel their input is not valued. A similar number of managers say such reviews are not necessary. Eighty per cent of their managers disagree. Wage freezes, commission caps and benefit cutbacks whittle away at compensation packages.