Milieu Insight presented the outcomes of its Happiness at Work survey of over 6,800 working professionals in Southeast Asia as part of world celebrations marking International Happiness at Work Week (September 20-26, 2021). (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam).
Happiness within the Southeast Asian workplace is uneven, with 35 percent of working professionals saying they’re happier than a yr ago, 26 percent saying they’re less satisfied, and the remaining 39 percent saying it has not modified. In Thailand, respondents were dissatisfied with their jobs more often than a yr ago (44%).
Meanwhile, respondents in Indonesia (44%) and the Philippines (42%) were happier today than they were a yr ago. The majority of Singaporeans (41%) imagine their happiness level has not modified in comparison with last yr.
Below is the general rating.
For “I’m happier than I used to be a yr ago”
*1.) Indonesia (44%)
*2.) Philippines (42%)
*3.) Vietnam (41%)
*4.) Malaysia (32%)
*5.) Singapore (31%)
*6.) Thailand (15%)
For “I feel the identical as last yr”
*1.) Malaysia (43%)
*2.) Indonesia (41%)
*3.) Singapore (41%)
*4.) Thailand (41%)
*5.) Vietnam (36%)
*6.) Philippines (35%)
For “I’m less completely happy than I used to be a yr ago”
*1.) Thailand (44%)
*2.) Singapore (28%)
*3.) Malaysia (25%)
*4.) Vietnam (23%)
*5.) Philippines (23%)
*6.) Indonesia (15%)
The data are representative of all working adults aged 16 and over and have a margin of error on the 95% confidence level of +/- 2%. Data was collected in September 2021.
According to the Happiness at Work survey, the next aspects contribute to the general happiness and unhappiness of employees in Southeast Asia.
What are these facets if someone asks you? They ranked remuneration and relationships with co-workers as the primary priority – 42% each. Their current work situation, similar to a versatile work schedule, was also rated highly, with 35 percent of respondents selecting this feature.
It is value noting that the present work organization was the most important reason for dissatisfaction. The latter emphasizes that not all corporations have managed to adapt work organization to the post-pandemic environment and that some employees are less open to working from home.
And the opposite aspects are:
- Remuneration
- Relationships with co-workers or other employees
- Current work arrangement
- Development opportunities available
- Benefits for the corporate
- The importance of labor
- Workload or the quantity of labor performed
- Relationships with clients or customers
- The level of recognition received from the corporate
- Company culture
However, what made employees most dissatisfied with their work lives (25%) was their current work arrangements, which is just not surprising given the worldwide adoption of make money working from home (WFH) cultures during the last yr and a half.
This element may be considered divisive, provided that 35 percent of respondents said they were satisfied with the best way work was currently organized.
Employers who want to actually understand their employees’ preferences for the longer term of labor arrangements would do well to listen to first-hand, especially when opinions on WFH culture are divided, depending on who you are currently asking.
Source: AdoboMagazine.com, Tripzilla.com, Sea.Mashable.com
