An employee questionnaire on their general experience at their place of work
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Institution
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Introduction.
This questionnaire was designed to find our employee experiences at work; to determine whether they are satisfied and well included in their places of work. 529 employees took the questionnaire; they were of different kinds of jobs and ages.
Given the chance to take a similar job in a different institution, would you do it?
Is working for this institution giving you any satisfaction? How much?
Can you recommend the services we offer in this company to another person and why?
More often than not, I have a feeling of achievement in this job.
This job gives me a chance to test myself and see what more I can achieve.
It is up to me to pick what criterion I can use to do my job and my plan is very flexible for me.
I am given the opportunity to work from home when I choose to.
The environment at work is good and has contributed greatly to the work results.
Measurement of achievements; The following questions weigh employees’ daily achievements according to them.
Driver question: more often than not, I get the feeling that I have accomplished my goals.
Sub- driver question: This job gives me a chance to test myself and see what more I can achieve.
Measurement of autonomy: this tests whether the employee is free to do their job in the way they see fit for them.
Driver question: I have an option of choosing how I want to do my job.
Sub- driver question of flexibility: the fact that my work plan is flexible is satisfactory.
Sub- driver question (working from home). I can choose to work from home whenever I want without interference.
Measurement of work environment; it seeks to find out if employees are satisfied with their work environment.
Driver question: the environment I am working in has a positive impact to the result of my job
Sub driver question: the institution caters for informal conversations and activities at work like picking and making phone calls.
Measurement of opinion; this questionnaire looks at whether employees are free to give their ideas without fear of being rebuked or ridiculed.
Driver question: people in this institution regard what I say with respect.
Sub deriver question: the people I work with listen to other people’s opinions.
Measurement of aims; without a way to understand our own performance, anxiety around how other perceive us erodes our capability for self- expression (Brown & Leigh, 2017). This question seeks to find out whether employees understand their jobs.
Driver question: I understand that the institution expects results from me as a person.
Sub driver question: I know that how I do my job also influences my colleagues and the institution in general.
Measurement of personal growth; this one aims at quantifying how much employees have grown as people and in the job like promotions. The Two Factor Theory (Herzberg) features growth.
Driver question: I have a feeling of professional growth.
Sub driver question: I feel like there is a chance for me to grow in this institution. Moreover, my employer is always encouraging and advising me.
Measurement of support by management; it looks at the kind of relationship the managements has with employees.
Driver question: the manager is always supportive of my job and helps me whenever necessary.
Sub driver question: my manager is outspoken and communicates with me without any fear, favor or biasness.
Measurement of work meaningfulness; this question aims at understanding whether employees get a sense of meaning from their jobs without which, the results would be poor (Sarah,2017).
Driver question: my job has a lot of meaning to me as a person, I regard it very highly.
Sub driver question: I am given the chance to maximize on my strong points and stretch my abilities to the full extent.
Measurement of organizational fit; organizational fit first came to prominence in the 1980s as a part of Person Environment Fit Theory (French, Caplan and Harrison, 2018).
Driver question: the goals of this institution go hand in hand with my values and principles as a person
Sub driver question: the institution is concerned with my psychological and physical well- being, my lifestyle is their concern.
REFERENCES.
Michael Dean, Engagement Question, Peakon, 2020.
Andrews, M.C.,Baker, T., & Hunt,t.g. Values and Person Organization Fit, 2011.
Sarah A. Bunton, Predictors of Workplace Satisfaction, Academic Medicine,2017.
