Survey: 48% Say Their Managers Need to Brush Up On Their Communication Skills

When it comes to the most common manager flaws, weak communication takes the cake.

Forty-eight percent of people say their managers need to improve their communication, according to the latest reading of an ongoing query by Comparably of more than 10,000 people, predominantly in tech. The next most popular response was accountability (20%), positivity (16%), honesty (9%) and work ethic (7%).

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Employees of every age say it’s a problem

Looking at the results by age, the vote was clear: communication was the skill that needed the most improvement.

18 to 25

1825

31 to 35

3135

41 to 45

4145

Men vs. women

Men and women were nearly identical in their responses.

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The latest reading is as of Nov. 29.

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