2007 PBGC Employee Survey

2007 PBGC Employee Survey by the HayGroup

Survey Results: Total PBGC Surveys Returned: 554

This is a summary-by-question of your organization's responses to the 2007 PBGC Employee Survey. This summary displays results by Positive, Neutral, Negative, and where applicable, Do Not Know or No Basis to Judge responses.

This spreadsheet contains trends to 2006, you will also see a column highlighting the difference between 2007 and 2006 for the Positive, Neutral, and Negative scores. If scores in 2007 are higher than 2006 by 10 or more percentage points, they are shaded green, while scores that are lower in 2007 by 10 or more percentage points are shaded red.аа

PBGC improved scores over 2006 results in 6 of the 7 areas and scored above the average results for the government in all of the 7 areas.аа PBGC scored especially high (i.e., greater than 70% favorable Ц Strongly Agree/Agree or Very Satisfied/Satisfied) on most of the items or questions measuring personal work experience, satisfaction with benefits, learning (knowledge management), and recruitment, development, & retention. A representative team of PBGC employees is analyzing the results to identify areas of improvement and will be making recommendations to address those areas.

How the scales are grouped for results:
Positive Responses	Neutral Responses	Negative Responses	Don't Know/No Basis to Judge
Strongly Agree + Agree	Neither Agree nor Disagree	Disagree + Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree + Agree	Neither Agree nor Disagree	Disagree + Strongly Disagree	Don't Know
Very Satisfied + Satisfied	Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied	Dissatisfied + Very Dissatisfied
Very Satisfied + Satisfied	Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied	Dissatisfied + Very Dissatisfied	No Basis to Judge
Very Good + Good	Fair	Poor + Very Poor

Note: Due to rounding, differences are not exact.

1. The people I work with cooperate to get the job done

2007 Positive	2006 Positive	Difference	2007 Neutral	2006 Neutral	Difference	2007 Negative	2006 Negative	Difference
87	85	1	8	8	0	5	7	-1

2. I am given a real opportunity to improve my skills in my organization.

2007 Positive	2006 Positive	Difference	2007 Neutral	2006 Neutral	Difference	2007 Negative	2006 Negative	Difference
71	72	-1	13	13	0	16	15	1

3. I have enough information to do my job well.

2007 Positive	2006 Positive	Difference	2007 Neutral	2006 Neutral	Difference	2007 Negative	2006 Negative	Difference
71	74	-2	14	14	0	15	13	2

4. I feel encouraged to come up with new and better ways of doing things.

2007 Positive	2006 Positive	Difference	2007 Neutral	2006 Neutral	Difference	2007 Negative	2006 Negative	Difference
64	67	-3	17	14	3	19	18	0

5. My work gives me a feeling of personal accomplishment.

2007 Positive	2006 Positive	Difference	2007 Neutral	2006 Neutral	Difference	2007 Negative	2006 Negative	Difference
76	75	1	13	16	-3	11	9	2

6. I like the kind of work I do.

2007 Positive	2006 Positive	Difference	2007 Neutral	2006 Neutral	Difference	2007 Negative	2006 Negative	Difference
82	79	2	13	15	-2	5	6	0

7. I have trust and confidence in my supervisor.

2007 Positive	2006 Positive	Difference	2007 Neutral	2006 Neutral	Difference	2007 Negative	2006 Negative	Difference
65	64	2	13	16	-2	21	21	1

8. I recommend my organization as a good place to work.

2007 Positive	2006 Positive	Difference	2007 Neutral	2006 Neutral	Difference	2007 Negative	2006 Negative	Difference
71	69	2	15	19	-4	14	12	2

9. Overall, how good a job do you feel is being done by your immediate supervisor/team leader?

2007 Positive	2006 Positive	Difference	2007 Neutral	2006 Neutral	Difference	2007 Negative	2006 Negative	Difference
67	64	3	18	24	-5	14	12	2

10. How would you rate the overall quality of work done by your work group?

2007 Positive	2006 Positive	Difference	2007 Neutral	2006 Neutral	Difference	2007 Negative	2006 Negative	Difference
86	82	4	12	16	-4	12	11	1

Recruitment, Development & Retention

11. The workforce has the job-relevant knowledge and skills necessary to accomplish organizational goals.

2007 Positive	2006 Positive	Difference	2007 Neutral	2006 Neutral	Difference	2007 Negative	2006 Negative	Difference	2007 Don't Know/ No Basis to Judge	2006 Don't Know/ No Basis to Judge
72	72	0	13	15	-2	12	11	1	2	1

12. My supervisor supports my need to balance work and family issues.

2007 Positive	2006 Positive	Difference	2007 Neutral	2006 Neutral	Difference	2007 Negative	2006 Negative	Difference	2007 Don't Know/ No Basis to Judge	2006 Don't Know/ No Basis to Judge
79	79	0	12	9	2	7	9	-1	2	3

13. Supervisors/team leaders in my work unit provide employees with the opportunities to demonstrate their leadership skills.

2007 Positive	2006 Positive	Difference	2007 Neutral	2006 Neutral	Difference	2007 Negative	2006 Negative	Difference	2007 Don't Know/ No Basis to Judge	2006 Don't Know/ No Basis to Judge
65	62	3	15	16