With so many companies and so much competition, the American marketplace demands innovation and new ideas both in terms of public products as well as company culture practices. Nobody wants to work for a company that’s still acting like It’s 1956 or 1985 outside its doors, or that has a bad record for losing employees to flashier outfits. Engaged employees want to feel that work they are doing is fresh and might make the world a better place, and they’re liable to leave companies that they feel have begun to stagnate.
As of this writing, nearly two-thirds (59%) of people feel that they company they work for does indeed offer innovation. According to an ongoing query by Comparably.com. More than 5,000 people across the tech sector participated in this query.
10% Say They Feel Their Company is Stuck in the Past
While “somewhat innovative” (30%) and “extremely innovative” (29%) were the clear favorite responses, 10% still accused their company of being hopelessly lost in the modern world. This number may represent those who are simply unhappy with their jobs or their companies in general.
Responses were nearly identical when broken down along gender lines.
The Fresher You Are to The Workforce, The More Optimistic Your Answer
Entry-level employees actually chose “extremely innovative” (32%) by a notable 5% margin over the more bet-hedging “somewhat innovative” choice (27%), indicating that more work experience slightly tamps employee enthusiasm for a company’s product as they deal more with the realities of their job.
By the same token, veteran employees of over ten years were slightly less enthusiastic about their company’s innovation and nearly twice as liable to accuse that company of being “stuck in the past.”
There’s apparently more going on in San Francisco than there is in Chicago.
Employees in San Francisco were the most enthusiastic about their company’s innovations, with 38% choosing “extremely innovative.” Chicago, however, showed a substantial gap between “extremely innovative” (23%) and the more commonly answered “somewhat innovative” (36%).
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The latest reading is as of Jan. 7.
