What motivates you to do a good job?

Personal satisfaction motivates employees more than money reveals Monster poll
May 2009 – A recent poll by Monster has shown that personal satisfaction drives nearly half (45%) of employees to do a good job at work. The results also showed that 31% of respondents were driven by money, whilst 18% were motivated by wanting to win the respect of their peers and boss. Surprisingly, only 6% of respondents are driven by the prospect of promotion.
Monster Meter recently asked 28,301 workers across Europe and Canada, “What motivates you to do a good job?” The main findings are as follows:
Personal satisfaction – 45% (12,733 votes)
Money– 31% (8,660 votes)
Respect of colleagues/boss –18% (5,259 votes)
Promotion – 6% (1,649 votes)
The poll results show that personal satisfaction in Ireland, Spain and Denmark was the biggest motivator, with 57% of respondents reporting so. High results were also reported in Italy, Netherlands and the UK with 54%, 53% and 50% respectively.
Workers in France and Austria reported the lowest levels of motivation from personal satisfaction reporting with only 32% each. Instead, workers in both countries say they are motivated primarily by money (36% in France and 39% in Austria).
Workers in Poland are the most driven by money, with nearly half (46%) of workers reporting so. In Austria 39% of workers and 37% in Finland also reported being driven by the prospect of money. Workers in France and Luxembourg followed closely behind with 36%, while 35% of workers in Germany consider money as primary job motivation.
Respect of colleagues and bosses motivates workers in France, Germany and Switzerland the most, with over one quarter (26%) of employees in each region reporting so. Workers polled in Austria and Denmark also reported the same circumstances with 23% and 22% respectively. Respect also motivates over one fifth (21%) of workers in Belgium and 19% of workers in Canada.
Conversely, only 10% of workers in Spain and 12% in Luxembourg and Finland are driven by respect of coworkers.
The poll results show that all regions reported fewer than 10% of workers are motivated by the prospect of promotion. The highest readings were recorded in Switzerland and Poland with 8% of workers, followed by 7% in Ireland, Denmark, Italy and the UK. Polled workers in Finland reported the lowest reading, with only 3% of workers being driven by promotion, followed by the Netherlands (4%), Sweden (4%) and Canada (5%).
“It is positive to see that employees are driven to do a good job for their own personal satisfaction more than any other factor.” said Bernard Hensmann at Monster Luxembourg. “Prospective employers need to ensure that they promote roles that will provide personal satisfaction to potential employees in order to attract high calibre candidates. In doing so, employers can expect to see enthusiastic teams of employees, increased creativity and output.”
The results of the current Monster Meter are based on votes cast by Monster.com visitors from: 30th March – 10th April 2009. Only one vote per user is counted toward the final tabulation. The Monster Meter, a product of Monsterâ, the leading global online careers website and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide Inc., is a series of online polls that gauge users' opinions on a variety of topics relating to careers, the economy and the workplace. These polls are not scientific and reflect the opinions of only those Internet users who have chosen to participate. Anyone interested in voting in Monster's current online poll may do so by logging onto www.monster.xx.
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