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 [...]
- When It Comes to How They Feel About Their Offices, Workers Blow Hot and Cold
Reuters.com (cached)
Extreme temperatures are the single biggest office complaint, followed by
messy restrooms, rodents and insects, tacky decor and foul smells. More than a
third find their offices ‘bland’ -
CORAL GABLES, Fla., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ — Blumberg Capital Partners, the
U.S. investment firm and commercial real estate investment manager, today
released results of a national [...]
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 26, 2008 - Working conditions top satisfaction survey
Winston Salem Journal
Many accepted or left job based on such things as temperature, carpet
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 recently said they had accepted a job [...]
- Workers’ top peeves: Extreme temperatures, office filth
Palm Beach Post
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 recently said they had accepted a job — or quit one — because of the most basic working [...]
- Basic work conditions sway choices about where to work
The Wichita Eagle
BY MOLLY SELVIN
Los Angeles Times
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 recently said they had accepted a job — or quit one — because of [...]
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 [...]
- Office conditions leave room for improvement
Los Angeles Times
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 recently said they had accepted a job — or quit one — because of the most basic working [...]
