ASR Staff Engagement Nov. 5 Survey

This week’s ASR Staff Engagement survey is now available. Visit the November 5, 2020 ASR Engagement Survey/Quiz to submit your feedback.

The responses to the last survey show that staff is well informed. Staff recognized that remote work enables organizations to embrace diversity and inclusion by hiring people from different socioeconomic, geographic, and cultural backgrounds and with different perspectives. Additionally, staff also recognized that the major barrier organizations face with remote work is simple resistance to change. Lastly, while some staff have found ways to take breaks, others are still searching for ideas. The results from the last survey are available below.

October 22, 2020 survey results

Remote work creates a barrier for companies to embrace diversity and inclusion.

• 88% False
• 12% True

Number 4 in the “The Benefits of Working From Home: Why The Pandemic Isn’t the Only Reason to Work Remotely” shows that this is in fact false!

What do you think is the most cited barrier to remote working?

• 53% Changing an organization's long standing non-flex work culture
• 3% Privacy concerns
• 3% Data Security concerns
• 12% Lack of understanding of benefits to remote work
• 3% Technology requirements
• 26% Fear about impact to overall organization's culture/community

Check out “How People and Companies feel about working remotely” to learn about some of the different benefits and barriers to working from home.

What do you use to remind yourself to take a break, move, drink water, stretch, rest your eyes, etc.?

• 17% Calendar - I use it to schedule breaks
• 6% Phone - I use it to set an alarm
• 3% Buddy Breaks - schedule time with coworker
• 29% Fitbit or other fitness monitor
• 45% Other - haven't found something that really works yet...

If you haven’t found an effective way to take a break, or are searching for some alternative methods, check out “9 Creative Ways to make yourself take breaks at work.”