Most people feel they still have a ways to go before they’re operating at their full potential at work.
Just 5% of people say they are using 100% or more of their potential, according to the latest reading of an ongoing query by Comparably. The most popular response among those polled was “50% to 75%,” followed closely by “75% to 90%.”
The older you are, the less confident you are that you’ve reached full potential
It may seem counterintuitive, but younger workers are more likely than older workers to say that they are working at or near their full potential. Twelve percent of workers aged 18 to 25 reported using at least 90% of their potential, the most of any age group. That number declined in each successive age group, hitting a low of 9% among workers aged 51 to 55.
Workers aged 18 to 25:
Workers aged 51 to 55:
Workers who feel most fulfilled
Thirty-three percent of people who work in an executive role at their company feel they have achieved at least 90% of their potential. That’s the highest among any department. The department with the next highest level of fulfillment was Communications (25%).
Executives:
Communications:
Workers who feel least fulfilled
Workers in admin and customer service roles were least confident in having reached their full potential. Twenty-six percent of workers in admin and 22% of workers in customer service said they were using only 0% to 50% of their potential, compared to 19% overall.
Admin
Customer Service
The results are from an Oct. 11 reading and include the responses of more than 10,000 workers in the technology industry.
