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April 28, 2008

What employees really want - clean toilets?


ShadoVVerk

A survey by Blumberg Capital Partners has come to this conclusion…
“The biggest complaint among the 500 office workers surveyed was extreme temperatures in the office followed closely by unclean restrooms, outdated furniture, persistent odors, leaky ceilings, crime and rodents or insect problems.
Among the amenities that are most desirable by [...]

March 11, 2008

Office conditions leave room for improvement


GottaGetaBlog!
This in from the L.A. Times: Filthy bathroom facilities and extreme office temperatures are most common gripes of unhappy workers:
“Forget salaries, expense accounts or keys to the executive washroom. Employee loyalty is won or lost over the cleanliness of the bathrooms and the amount of sticky goo on the carpet.”
Citing a recently-conducted survey of 500 [...]

February 29, 2008

Workers Wish for Birthdays Off!


Compensation Force
When asked for their top choice for an employer-sponsored holiday among several days typically included as “floaters”, birthdays were the #1 option selected by a wide margin in a national survey of 500 adult office workers commissioned by Blumberg Capital Partners. The holiday question was part of a broader survey examining the impact [...]

Extreme Temperatures are the Single Biggest Office Complaint, Followed by Messy Restrooms, Rodents and Insects, Tacky Decor and Foul Smells.


Extra Realty
Blumberg Capital Partners & Philip Blumberg release results of the Office Worker Survey.
Coral Gables, FL (PRWEB) January 30, 2008 — Blumberg Capital Partners, the U.S. investment firm and commercial real estate investment manager, founded by Philip Blumberg, recently released results of a national survey to gauge the impact of office building conditions on worker [...]

February 28, 2008

Hate your job? How clean is the bathroom?


The Journal Times - Worklife
The office building a company inhabits may play a large role in how happy employees are on the job, according to a new survey by Blumberg Capital Partners, a Coral Gables, Fla.-based company that develops and manages high-end commercial office buildings in Florida and Texas.
According to the survey, one in three [...]

February 25, 2008

Why Is My Office Stifling When It Should Be Cool, and Frigid When It Should Be Warm?


BNET.com Blog
If you find yourself griping about having to wear a coat in your office, you can comfort yourself with the fact that you’re far from alone. A recent survey by Blumberg Capital Partners asked workers how office conditions affected their productivity and their feelings about their employer, and nearly half (47%) of respondents cited [...]

Cleaning Up Keeps Employees Happy


Entrepreneur.com Blog
The secret to employee happiness may be simpler than you think. According to a recent survey, commissioned by Florida-based Blumberg Capital Partners, one in three workers said they had accepted a job–or quit one–because of the most basic working conditions. The top areas of concern for many of the 500 employees surveyed were the [...]

February 18, 2008

Many Say, “IF I Got President’s Day Off I’d Rather Get My Own Birthday Off Instead”


The Construction Informer
If you aren’t working today then you are probably playing ball with your dog. You are also in the minority since President’s Day seems to be a banks, schools and government employees day off. Most people who work in offices say they would rather have their own birthday off in place of any [...]

February 16, 2008

U.S. workers want holidays on birthdays


FP Posted
Ontario celebrates a new statutory holiday on Monday. The first edition of Ontario’s so-called “Family Day” could be a bit of a bust. An estimated 40% of Ontario’s workforce will still have to go to work for various reasons.
Ontario’s new day off coincides with President’s Day, a holiday in the United States. A recent [...]

January 30, 2008

Extreme Temperatures are the Single Biggest Office Complaint, Followed by Messy Restrooms, Rodents and Insects, Tacky Décor and Foul Smells.


Real Estate Blog
Coral Gables, FL (PRWEB) January 30, 2008 — Blumberg [...]

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