Imagine a world where you arrive at work and everything runs smoothly until it’s time to mosey on back home. Picture this, an entire workforce in perfect harmony…
Right, that’s enough of that, everybody back to reality! Despite your best efforts to ever so Britishly, keep calm and carry on; workplaces are often filled with numerous nuisances lurking around the corner, seemingly hell-bent on throwing you off your groove.
Fortunately, here at ELF Productivity, we don’t have any of these problems, every day is like a walk in the park; a very PRODUCTIVE, SUCCESSFUL and ultimately FULFILLING walk in the park I might add! However, for many organisations, this sadly isn’t the case. In fact, hundreds of UK companies were recently surveyed to uncover the most irritating things about work from an employee’s perspective.
I bet the suspense is killing you; well here they are, the top seven insufferable irritants of the workplace for UK employees:
The Commute – What better way to start than with our old friend the daily commute? You have to admit, it takes a special kind of irritant to put you in a bad mood both before you actually arrive at work and also during the much-anticipated journey home. Whether you’re at the mercy of traffic, train times or the weather, the daily commute has been the nemesis of many an employee throughout the ages.
Mickey Takers – In second place, those rascals constantly getting away with late starts and regularly pulling ‘sickies’. The quelling of employee absenteeism is a must for all organisations as profitability, productivity and workforce morale all bear the brunt of high absenteeism rates. After all, who’ll be expected to pick up the slack?
The ‘I’m So Busy’ Brigade – You know the ones; people who are so rushed off their feet that they literally only have time to tell you how busy they are! The real problem here is that they like to inform you around fifty times per day, EVERY DAY! There’s an old saying, don’t be busy, BE PRODUCTIVE!
Office Climate Change – It would appear that numerous workplaces throughout the UK are subjected to aggressive climate change, with temperatures fluctuating anywhere between the surface of the Sun and the Antarctic!
Too Few Holidays – A healthy work-life balance is key to developing and retaining a happy and motivated workforce. If employees are disillusioned with their holiday quota, they could soon seek pastures new!
Last Minute Phone Calls or Tasks – Just a few minutes to go until home time, you’re almost there. All of a sudden, the phone rings or someone walks in and says ‘before you go, could you just…’. NIGHTMARE!
The Theft of One’s Favourite Mug – Truly a cardinal sin, nothing more needs to be said here!
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