Dubai/Doha: A majority of the people working in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region feel they are not well compensated for their jobs, a survey reveals.
According to the ‘Work Satisfaction in the MENA’ poll conducted by Bayt.com, 61 percent employees in the region say that they are not well compensated in their current job.
Thirty-two percent of those surveyed said that the thing they want to change the most about their job is their salary, whereas 23 percent said that they would like to change their role and responsibilities. Twenty percent of the respondents felt that they would like to change their training and development path.
Data for the poll was collected online from September 13 to October 29, with 13,655 respondents covering more than 12 countries in the MENA region.
In terms of possibilities for promotion, a quarter (23 percent) said that there are ‘plenty’ of opportunities in their company, but a majority – 38 percent – said that there are none.
“These seem to be mostly incentive-based, which suggests companies looking to reduce churn should consider more training and motivation schemes for their staff,” said Suhail Masri, VP of Sales, Bayt.com.
An overwhelming 90 percent of employees in MENA claim to be loyal to their company.
When asked if they feel challenged in their current position, 83 percent stated ‘yes’, with a further three quarters claiming that their job stresses them either ‘occasionally’ (39 percent) or ‘most of the time’ (35 percent).
Most feel that they are growing and learning in their job (although 35 percent would like to grow more).
Management style continues to play a significant role in employee levels of satisfaction, with the majority (45 percent) of the respondents stating that they are supervised ‘just right’; that their management’s expectations of them are mostly realistic (according to 60 percent), and that the communication channels in their company are open (70 percent - though 36 percent of these state that they are not open enough).
Only 28 percent of polled professionals believe that their management is unprofessional.
A further 13 percent claim that their co-workers are unprofessional, though 95 percent state that they do in fact get along with their co-workers.
Overall, the majority (58 percent) of people in the MENA region are satisfied with their current employment, with 27 percent of these being ‘very satisfied’.
Seven out of 10 (71 percent) like the company that they work for, while eight out of 10 (80 percent) are proud of their employer’s brand and 94 percent say that their job is meaningful to them.
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