54% of American workers feel they have no one to turn to with a workplace issue, according to new research.
The survey asked 2,000 employed Americans about their thoughts toward human resources departments and who they would go to if they had an issue in the workplace.
Thirty-two percent of those surveyed without an HR department or representative said they don’t know who they would go to with questions or concerns — or wouldn’t go to anyone at all.
Conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Bambee, the study also found that 50 percent of respondents without HR would turn to their immediate boss or manager should they have an issue or concern in the workplace.
This could present an uncomfortable situation for workers – as six in 10 respondents said they would feel too intimidated to go to their boss or manager with an issue they were having.
On the topic of bosses, despite eight in 10 workers reporting that their bosses or managers do have good communication skills – 64 percent said there is, in fact, room for improvement.
Nearly half of respondents also said their boss or manager is ineffective in how they communicate with their employees.
Source: NY Post
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