In all categories, responses today showed an overall improvement compared to the responses in 2006. Let's take a stroll through each one.

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Electronic media usage

Site blocking is down from 65 percent to 30 percent, which Bamboo considers a sign of increased trust in workers. However, 45 percent of non-HR types surveyed believe their employer blocks some sites. So there's still a bit of a trust gap.

• Browsing history snooping: In 2006, 76 percent of managers said they monitoring employee website connections. Today, that's down to 29 percent.

• Emailing monitoring: Again, a huge drop, from 55 percent to 26 percent.

• Email policies: In 2006, 76 percent of managers reported their companies had clear email usage policies. Today, just 34 percent say they do.

Employee satisfaction

Meaningful recognition: About half of 2006 employee respondents felt they got it back then, and this year, 16 percent more feel well recognized for their work. Workers ages 40 to 50 had the largest increase, up 21 percent.

• Current job over a similar job with another company: Another healthy jump, from 48 percent in 2006 to 69 percent today.

• Satisfied with workload: This one rose 17 percent to 75 percent of  respondents.

• Employee growth opportunities: Up 14 percent, to 69 percent.

A couple slightly negative trends: While the vast majority of workers in 2006 and today said their job is a good fit for their skills and they know how their work contributes to company goals, both categories were down 5 percent.

Workplace environment

Two notable swings, one positive, and one negative (although not necessarily detrimental to workplace productivity):

• Creating a productive workplace: 71 percent of employees believe this is important today, compared to 33 percent a decade ago. That's a major shift.

• I get my best ideas at my desk at work: This one fell 23 percent, to 27 percent. But think about it — far fewer people are chained to their desks today. They may be getting their best ideas at a coffee shop, at a co-working space, at a home office. What this really proves is that the one person-one desk rubric is toast.

• 66 percent this year agree their current workplace design encourages creativity and innovation, compared to 50 percent in 2006.

Workplace stress

The biggie here: People are less stressed at work, and among those who are, more people are dealing with stress at work by exercising rather than by eating. Persistent employee stress is down to 10 percent from 40 percent.

Exercising was up 5 percent to 38 percent this year, while eating fell from 36 percent to 17 percent — a 19 percent drop. Note that in 2006, 36 percent said they ate when stressed, and 33 percent exercised.