SOME SUPRISES REVEALED BY TWO - YEAR U.S. EMPLOYE ATTITUDE STUDY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00357R000900120002-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 20, 2006
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: May 17, 1976
• Content Type: NSPR

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Some Surprises Revealed b Two-Year U.S. Emplo)'e Y Attitude Study
By, John Cramer
Washington Star Staff Writer
What may have been the most comprehensive s
r
u
-
veys in recent years of federal employe attitudes to-
ward their jobs were conducted in 1974 for the Civil
Service Commission - but with the results only re-
cently made public.
The surveys covered 8000
k
wor
ers in five agencies
,., "How do you feel about the performance evaluation,
le a snd some of responses were tvprising, to say the procedure?" Thirty-eight percent thought it should be
retained; 38 percent thought it should be changed; and'
Typical questiaiys - some expressed in statement 23 percent thought it should be eliminated.
form -'and',ical answers, with some minority "How would ou rate our
views deleted: Y your pay, considering your
duties and responsibilities?" Thirty percent rated it
"The better my performance
the better will be m
,
y
good;
op
32 percent "so-so' and 38 percent
portunity for an award (incentive award, outstand-E g~ to very
or
very
ort nine
of
a emplo ?' ---' -
I' --
.-,- -now would you rate your pay considering what you
yes disagreed; only 32 percent agreed.
1isc ueuer my performance, the better will bet,
portunity for promotion to a higher-level job " A-
greeing. .. ,, ,
"How would you rate your bureau's fairness in se- awards (outstanding ratings,etc.)" Only 20 percent
letting employes for promotion to higher level jobs?" thought it very good-good; 56 percent thought it poor-
Seventeen percent rated it very good-good; 56 percent very poor.
rated it poor-very poor. "How do you like your job - the kind of work you
"I am satisfied with my advancement to better jobs. do?" Twenty-eight percent called their jobs "very
since starting to work in this bureau." Thirty-three good"; 34 percent "good; 26 percent avera
e; onl
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g
y
percent said they were; 57 percent said they weren't. percent poor-very poor.
"I would very much like to move into a supervisory "My job gives me a feeling of worthwhile accom?
ppoosition (if you already are a supervisor, think of a plishment." Fifty-two percent answered in the affirm-
higher management job)." Forty-eight percent want ative; only 26 percent in the negative.
ed to move; 31 percent didn't. "My job is graded at the proper level." Thirty-one
"I would like very much to move into a higher-level' , percent agreed; 55 percent disagreed.
'I agree with the last promotion appraisal f re-~ "ALL IN ALL, how much trust and confidence. do
they d. ' Forty percent said they did; 23 percent sai t r* you have for your immediate supervisor?" Twenty-
try?" Thirty-nine percent rated it good or very good; ? incentive and awardsjprog amnon employe perform ; tle"; and 15 percent "very little or;none ercenf "a lit-
30 percent so-so and 31 percent rated it poor-very ante?" Twenty-five percent thought it raised "My immediate supervisor is competent technically
poor' ppeerformance "a great deal"; 26 percent thought it ;,{knows the job)." Fifty-five percent agreed; 21 per-
"I am satisfied with my opportunity to earn more :helped "a little"
40
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;
percent t
oug
t it had no impact
cent disagreed
.
. "
I AGREE WITH the last perform money on my present job." Forty percent agreed; 41 "Over-all what do
performance ratin
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ect of the
mmediate supervi itt i 'h
,sors compeennuman
eived from my supervisor." Roughly
49 percent said percent disagreed. incentive and award program on employe morale?" relations' (dealing with people)." FiftYfive percent
hey did agree; only 22 percent didn't Twenty-eight "
orale HOW WOULD YU pug m a ,agreed 25 percent did
You get criticized much more quickly for rate your
.O opportunity to move great deal`"; 26een thoht percent helpeda little,'sagre ee.ere. "
poor per- into a better job in r It is difficult to gfired Is Fifty-three percent
rmance
you get Praised far pop perf~',~ '
than it ~u. ;158 teen percent cent Twenty-six percent thought it morale.
had no impact; 20 p r - ., agreed;on1Y 1$ percent disc reed.
foe'" Sbity-five perm agreed. opportunity very l pednt rated cethought it lowered g
pea f favoritism Fifty-seven
t pow or.. poor- ere is a t`deal o
" In deci ft which employes will r r Ypercent a oily 15 percent disagreed
greed.
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