It looks like a No Brainer….any day, I would always choose to have a Better Boss than a Raise.
Simply because having a better Boss delivers many benefits, tangible and intangible, one of which is also a Raise.
In fact, in a study conducted across US, 65% of Americans chose a better Boss over a Raise.
Hard to Believe?
According to Michelle McQuaid, a world leader in positive psychology interventions in the workplace, if you feel unappreciated, uninspired, lonely, and miserable, you’re not alone.
In a survey of 1000 American Executives McQuaid found a “whopping” 35 percent of Americans are happy at their job. And, 65 percent say a better boss would make them happy. Only 35 percent say a pay raise will do the same thing.
It would appear that working in the cubes is no picnic for a very large percentage of the workforce.
As I write this, we’re in the midst of National Boss’s Day. I wonder if Patricia Bays Haroski (the woman behind the holiday) and her colleagues felt this way when they registered the day with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 1958.
You might also be interested to know that most people trust a stranger more than they trust their boss.
A 2009 study published by the Harvard Business Review suggested, “…the majority of people say they trust a stranger more than they trust their boss.”
Am sharing with you the article published in Forbes, contributed by Ty Kiisel!
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