by Shaw, Bransford & Roth, P.C.
July 13, 2010
OPM's new 2010 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey shows that while most federal employees are satisfied with their organizations and jobs, other areas of concern remain. The survey, released yesterday, was formerly called the Federal Human Capital Survey. Specifically, the latest survey results show that 78% of the respondents believe their agency was successful at accomplishing its mission, and 62% were satisfied with their organization, a 5% gain since 2008. A full 92% thought their work was important, and 86% liked the work they did.
There was some more good news when it came to work/life balance - 76% thought their supervisors supported work/life balance. However, only 35% were satisfied with telework, and smaller percentages - 23% and 20% respectively - were satisfied with child care and elder care programs.
Performance management continued to be an issue for federal workers, with less than half of the respondents saying that they thought promotions were based on merit, pay raises were connected with job performance, or that steps were taken to deal with poor performers.
The survey also saw some slippage in the area of diversity. While 64% of respondents believed managers and supervisors worked well with employees of different backgrounds, this represents a 4% decrease since 2008. In addition, 58% thought policies and programs promoted diversity, but this is a 5% decrease since 2008 as well.
OPM concluded that, compared to the private sector, the survey shows federal employees are on a par with their private-sector counterparts when it comes to liking their work, feeling a sense of personal accomplishment, and having an opportunity to improve skills. However, federal employees' responses are much lower when it comes to obtaining information from management, opportunities for a better job, and receiving training.
The survey can be downloaded from the OPM website. Agency rankings and other survey-related information can also be found on the OPM website.
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