Most ordinary salarymen see a pretty bleak future

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Do you feel you have a future at your company? graph of japanese statisticsgoo Research recently reported on a survey conducted in association with President magazine, and looking at feeling worries and joy, with this excerpt below focusing more on the worry side of the equation…

Demographics

Over an unspecified period of time 2,168 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. All of the sample were in work, and the implication is that it was full-time work. The sample consisted of people between the ages of 20 and 59, but no further demographic breakdown was presented.

I’m afraid I’d probably have to put myself in to the “not really” or “not at all” categories for the questions below!

Research results

Q1: Do you feel you have a future at your company? (Sample size=2,168)

  Very much so Think so Not really Not at all
All 6.1% 27.6% 46.5% 19.8%
Director, president
N=59
23.7% 27.1% 35.6% 13.6%
Board-level
N=52
13.5% 30.8% 40.4% 15.4%
Department head, vice-director
N=148
9.5% 37.2% 39.2% 14.2%
Section head
N=209
6.2% 32.5% 46.9% 14.4%
Assistant manager, senior staff
N=310
4.8% 30.0% 47.4% 17.7%
Ordinary employee
N=1,390
5.0% 25.3% 47.7% 22.1%

Q2: Do you feel you are growing through your work? (Sample size=2,168)

  Very much so Think so Not really Not at all
All 6.2% 38.3% 39.9% 15.6%
Director, president
N=59
28.8% 35.6% 28.8% 6.8%
Board-level
N=52
5.8% 55.8% 34.6% 3.8%
Department head, vice-director
N=148
8.1% 49.3% 33.8% 8.8%
Section head
N=209
4.8% 38.3% 45.9% 11.0%
Assistant manager, senior staff
N=310
3.9% 41.0% 41.3% 13.9%
Ordinary employee
N=1,390
5.8% 36.0% 40.0% 18.2%

Q3: Have you ever felt you didn’t want to go to work? (Sample size=2,168)

  Often so Sometimes so Not really Not at all
All 21.3% 34.9% 32.0% 11.8%
Director, president
N=59
13.6% 16.9% 23.7% 45.8%
Board-level
N=52
7.7% 25.0% 44.2% 23.1%
Department head, vice-director
N=148
8.1% 28.4% 48.0% 15.5%
Section head
N=209
13.4% 38.3% 38.3% 10.0%
Assistant manager, senior staff
N=310
20.6% 37.7% 33.9% 7.7%
Ordinary employee
N=1,390
23.9% 35.6% 28.8% 10.6%
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1 Comment »

  1. apan said,
    June 7, 2011 @ 21:25

    That is the fault of Japan actually. 考え方悪いですね!
    Want a better future, that is up to you! Win or lose simple as that!

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