Workplace trends for a new era
Uncover exclusive findings about the employee experience—from work-life balance to employee confessions and remote vs. in-office trade-offs—plus how data empowers today’s workers.
Wellbeing in the workplace
New research shows that employees are committed to their jobs, but the lines between work and personal time are increasingly blurred—and that cuts both ways.
True confessions from employees
A quarter of Gen Z and Millennial workers have taken a “quiet holiday” in the last 12 months, compared with 13% of Gen X workers. On average, 43% of all employees—led by younger generations—take unreported time off during the workday.
Less stressed working from home; more productive in office
In-person workers report feeling more stress than remote or hybrid workers, however 48% of all workers say they are more productive when working in office.
Working hard and playing less?
Managing the boundaries between work and personal life is a struggle—over a quarter of workers (27%) are asked to work while on holiday, and more than a third have difficulty disconnecting from work while on holiday.
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Show me the data
Our research uncovers that data has a big impact on all aspects of work—from good decision making, to proposing an idea with confidence, and having trust in teammates and leaders.
Data carries more weight than job titles
When making important decisions, 70% of employees would trust a person with data more than someone with a higher job title. That number jumps to 78% for C-level executives.
Confident workers bring data to the table
Almost eight in 10 workers (77%) are very comfortable making decisions when they have data to back it up, however, 36% say the leaders at their company make decisions primarily based on intuition.
Data issues can drive poor decisions
Two-thirds (65%) of workers have made a poor decision at work due to some issue with data, which is higher for C-level executives than for individual contributors.
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“Today’s workplace is diverse and dynamic, shaped by age, identity, education, workspaces, and ever-evolving ways of working. Our goal is to illuminate the true nature of modern work, break through outdated myths and generalizations to deepen our collective understanding of the employee experience.”
Wendy Smith, Senior Manager, Research Science, SurveyMonkey
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Methodology
SurveyMonkey “Workplace trends” study was conducted August 5-14, 2024 among a sample of 3,397 full time workers in the UK
SurveyMonkey “Data at work” poll was conducted on July 19-30, 2024 among a national sample of 3,003 full time workers in the UK
For both studies, respondents were selected from a non-probability online panel. The modeled error estimate for these surveys is plus or minus 1.0 percentage point. Data were weighted for age, sex, education, and region using data from the UK Office for National Statistics.