People in administrative roles and customer support say having fun at work is paramount to the company’s success, according to the latest reading of an ongoing query by Comparably.
Indeed, when asked to rate the importance of fun, workers in these departments were the only ones who chose “extremely important” more often than “important.” The top answer among workers across all departments was “important” (39%).
Admin
Customer Support
Overall
Men vs. women
Overall, 70% of men chose “extremely important” or “important” vs. 66% of women.
Fun is just as significant to younger and older workers
It’s not just young workers who place critical importance on having fun — the percentage of workers who say having fun is either “extremely important” or “important” stays mostly across age groups. A snapshot:
18 to 25
36 to 40
51 to 55
The latest data is new as of Jan. 15.
