Happy at work?

Employee survey open to all until 21 Sep 21

Satisfied in your job? Happy working flexibly? How can you be happier?

Should we re-think flexible working?

Help me find out more.

I am a social researcher dedicated to understanding job satisfaction, flexible work and productivity - see my page at www.alinapetrescu.com and my e-mail is: APetrescu@uclan.ac.uk

Anyone in the world who's had a job at some time since Jan 2020 can take part in this survey.

This research aims to shape a better, happier future of work for us all.

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To check that you give your consent to take part, please read below and tick accordingly:

This is a 10-min survey designed by me to understand how flexible working can help us all.
Answers are via quick clicks, cursor-drags, drop-down menu or typing.
It is all full anonymised. There is no personal data collected in this survey.
Participation is voluntary - you can opt out without any consequences.
I shall keep information on my records indefinitely as strictly confidential.
I'll write anonymized reports which you can retrieve from me for free.
If needed, the ethics e-mail for confidential complaints is OfficerForEthics@uclan.ac.uk

I confirm that I have read the above information and I AGREE TO TAKE PART in this research: (Required.)

Yes

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I heard of this survey (Required.)

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My job can be done (Required.)

only at my workplace

partly elsewhere

fully elsewhere

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During the pandemic I worked mainly: (Required.)

at my workplace

remotely (not in the workplace or at home)

at home

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This week I'm working mainly: (Required.)

at my workplace

remotely

at home

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How satisfied are you now with (Required.)

	extremely	very	so and so	not much	not at all
flexible working options you may use	flexible working options you may use extremely	flexible working options you may use very	flexible working options you may use so and so	flexible working options you may use not much	flexible working options you may use not at all
home-working	home-working extremely	home-working very	home-working so and so	home-working not much	home-working not at all
your pay	your pay extremely	your pay very	your pay so and so	your pay not much	your pay not at all
the job itself	the job itself extremely	the job itself very	the job itself so and so	the job itself not much	the job itself not at all
work relations / your management	work relations / your management extremely	work relations / your management very	work relations / your management so and so	work relations / your management not much	work relations / your management not at all
your wellbeing	your wellbeing extremely	your wellbeing very	your wellbeing so and so	your wellbeing not much	your wellbeing not at all

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Let's look at flexible working - tick all that apply to your job (Required.)

permanent

fixed-term

zero-hours

temp / casual

full-time

part-time

shiftwork

job share

compressed hours e.g. 4 1/2 day or 9 day fortnight

flexi-time

term-time only

annualised hours

can choose to work from home partly

can choose to work only from home

your role is flexible (what you do can change)

contingent pay - inked to merit, seniority performance

have job security

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and you

use computers as part of your daily work

have received training in the past year

work in teams

have pay related to performance

have a high degree of job autonomy (can decide how I work, the pace, what to do)

use just-in-time management

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List the best flexible working option(s) you currently use

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What flexibility option(s) you want MORE of?

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but LESS of?

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Who decides how flexibly you work (Required.)

mainly you

you and your employer

mainly your employer

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And your IDEAL job flexibility option(s) are?

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If your ideal flexible job is not there yet, what flexible option(s) can compensate you, what's second best?

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Do you think that overall during the pandemic you were (Required.)

more productive

more engaged

had higher well-being

liked flexible working

dealt well with home-schooling/ other care

less stressed

adapted to 'new' working ways

same as normal

less productive

less engaged

had lower well-being

disliked flexible working

found it hard to deal with home-schooling/ other care

more stressed

found it hard to work in 'new' ways

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If you could keep working flexibly like during the pandemic, what options would you keep ? (Required.)

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What should change to make you more satisfied in your job? (Required.)

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* I heard of this survey (Required.)

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* My job can be done (Required.)

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* During the pandemic I worked mainly: (Required.)

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* This week I'm working mainly: (Required.)

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* How satisfied are you now with (Required.)

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* Let's look at flexible working - tick all that apply to your job (Required.)

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* and you

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* List the best flexible working option(s) you currently use

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* What flexibility option(s) you want MORE of?

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* but LESS of?

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* Who decides how flexibly you work (Required.)

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* And your IDEAL job flexibility option(s) are?

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* If your ideal flexible job is not there yet, what flexible option(s) can compensate you, what's second best?

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* Do you think that overall during the pandemic you were (Required.)

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* If you could keep working flexibly like during the pandemic, what options would you keep ? (Required.)

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* What should change to make you more satisfied in your job? (Required.)

I heard of this survey (Required.)

My job can be done (Required.)

During the pandemic I worked mainly: (Required.)

This week I'm working mainly: (Required.)

How satisfied are you now with (Required.)

Let's look at flexible working - tick all that apply to your job (Required.)

and you

List the best flexible working option(s) you currently use

What flexibility option(s) you want MORE of?

but LESS of?

Who decides how flexibly you work (Required.)

And your IDEAL job flexibility option(s) are?

If your ideal flexible job is not there yet, what flexible option(s) can compensate you, what's second best?

Do you think that overall during the pandemic you were (Required.)

If you could keep working flexibly like during the pandemic, what options would you keep ? (Required.)

What should change to make you more satisfied in your job? (Required.)