No matter your job, whether you enjoy it has a lot to do with who you're working with.
TINYPulse, an employee engagement consulting firm, reports that colleagues are the number one thing workers say they like about their job.
It based that finding in its annual "Employee Engagement & Organizational Culture Report" on various surveys of employees from around the globe, which combined for a total of 400,000 responses.
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The report estimated that 51 percent of employees cited colleagues as their favorite thing about their job, with 35 percent citing the nature of the work they do.
Those were followed by freedom and autonomy (15 percent) and learning and being challenged (14 percent).
Down in the single digits were strong managers and leaders (9 percent), the product they offer (9 percent) and a positive work environment (8 percent).
In dead last place were "cool perks and benefits" (4 percent) and "everything" (4 percent).
Granted, that's what they love about their job, not necessarily what they need from their job. Presumably what you need is to put food on the table and pay the bills.
Yet, the study did not report on how many employees said compensation was their favorite part of the job.
It did say, however, that less than 25 percent of employees said they would leave their job for a 10 percent pay raise elsewhere.
Although not many workers identified work environment and work culture as their top priorities, the study found that those factors that correlated very strongly with employee happiness.
Team-building efforts were also linked to more satisfied workers, but not quite as convincingly.
"No, we're not saying compensation and benefits don't matter," the report stated. "They do. But these stats show that interpersonal and environmental factors play a huge role in affecting employee happiness and engagement. Don't be shortsighted. An investment in culture is an investment in engagement."
It also found that most workers around the globe do not appear to feel particularly special in their jobs.
Less than a third said they feel strongly valued by their employer and nearly 70 percent said they do not believe they're completely fulfilling their job role.
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