The results of another one of those surveys revealing things we’d rather not know have been announced - this time from Coral Gables commercial real estate investment and management firm Blumberg Capital Partners. The national survey conducted last December gauged the impact of office building conditions on worker attitudes, productivity and motivation, and discovered that one in three workers surveyed has either accepted or left a job because of ìthe condition of the building and/or the amenities offered.
As for complaints, offices with extreme office temperatures due to poor heating, air-conditioning and ventilation systems, topped the list at 47 percent of those surveyed. Next came messy restrooms (31 percent); tacky dÈcor (28 percent); foul or unclean air, theft and crime, and leaky ceilings and windows tied at 21 percent; and rodents and insects (20 percent).
About a quarter of the respondents said the cleanliness of their buildings is either “marginal” or “appalling,” and one in three workers said they’re concerned about getting sick or injured from unhealthy or unsafe building conditions.
As for the kicker that should make bosses sit up and take notice - 80 percent of workers said the overall condition of their office building affects how they perceive their employers, and 69 percent confirmed that the condition of their office building affects their own individual productivity and motivation.
Now we’ll wait for the upside survey: results about those offices - and there must be some in South Florida - that offer a healthy and pleasing environment with such niceties as on-site concierge support, health clubs, conference facilities, energy-efficient utilities - and clean luxury restrooms!
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