News Archive for March, 2008

March 22, 2008

Detail of Office Survey - Significant Regional Differences


Blumberg Capital Partners
Detail of Office Survey - Significant Regional Differences
Regional Percent of Total Sample:
Northeast: 17%
South 35%
Midwest: 29%
West: 19%
For a map of which states are in which regions (Northeast, South, Midwest, West), click here: http://www.census.gov/geo/www/us_regdiv.pdf
Largest Representation by State - [...]

March 21, 2008

Detail of Verbatim Comments from Office-Worker Survey


Blumberg Capital Partners
Detail of Verbatim Comments from Office-Worker Survey
Question: If you could change something about your office building, what would it be?
Needs Improvement: Layout and Décor
"I wouldn’t change anything, I feel safe, comfortable, and it’s well kept."
"Too many steps to climb to get [...]

March 13, 2008

WORKING - Perk Place


Washington Post
What do you consider ideal workplace amenities? An on-site fitness center? A concierge service? How about a grocery delivery service to skip checkout lines?
Those may be great, but many workers focus on their appetites and their automobiles.
A subsidized cafeteria and covered parking were the most desired amenities among those who responded to a Blumberg [...]

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 [...]

March 3, 2008

Forget the perks. How are the bathrooms?


Chicago Tribune
Filthy facilities and extreme office temperatures are 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.
One in three workers surveyed said they had accepted a job or quit [...]