{"id":774,"date":"2017-06-13T14:00:32","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T14:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/?p=774"},"modified":"2017-06-12T19:12:51","modified_gmt":"2017-06-12T19:12:51","slug":"feedback-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/feedback-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"1 in 5 People Say They Never Get Valuable Feedback on How to Improve at Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Getting feedback from managers and coworkers is critical to boosting performance, yet for many people it\u2019s not happening as often as it should.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, 21% of workers say they never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work, according to the latest reading of an ongoing query by Comparably. The results are as of June 13 and include the responses of more than 10,000 workers in the technology industry.<\/p>\n<p><b>An even split<\/b><\/p>\n<p>No single response was more common than any other: workers were about as likely to say they \u201cnever\u201d get valuable feedback as they were to say \u201cevery week,\u201d \u201conce a quarter,\u201d \u201conce a month,\u201d or \u201conce a year.\u201d Still, the implications of that are important: to \u201cnever\u201d get feedback or get feedback only once a year is a problem.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/guest\/culture\/tech\/all-department\/23-how-often-do-you-get-valuable-feedback-on-how-to-improve-at-work\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-776\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-776\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/split.png\" alt=\"split\" width=\"962\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/split-300x80.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/split-768x204.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/split.png 962w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Workers in administrative roles most likely to say \u201cnever\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p>People who work in administrative positions were more likely than any other to say that they never receive valuable feedback on how to improve (32%).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/guest\/culture\/tech\/all-department\/23-how-often-do-you-get-valuable-feedback-on-how-to-improve-at-work\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-777\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-777\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/admin1.png\" alt=\"admin1\" width=\"467\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/admin1-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/admin1.png 467w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 85vw, 467px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Workers in sales, product, HR, and finance had the lowest percentage of people who say they never get feedback (16% to 17%).<\/p>\n<p>Sales:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/guest\/culture\/tech\/all-department\/23-how-often-do-you-get-valuable-feedback-on-how-to-improve-at-work\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-778\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-778\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/sales.png\" alt=\"sales\" width=\"465\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/sales-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/sales.png 465w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 85vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Product:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/guest\/culture\/tech\/all-department\/23-how-often-do-you-get-valuable-feedback-on-how-to-improve-at-work\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-779\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-779\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/product.png\" alt=\"product\" width=\"469\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/product-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/product.png 469w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 469px) 85vw, 469px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>HR:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/guest\/culture\/tech\/all-department\/23-how-often-do-you-get-valuable-feedback-on-how-to-improve-at-work\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-780\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-780\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/HR.png\" alt=\"HR\" width=\"467\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/HR-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/HR.png 467w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 85vw, 467px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finance:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/guest\/culture\/tech\/all-department\/23-how-often-do-you-get-valuable-feedback-on-how-to-improve-at-work\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-781\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-781\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/FINANCE.png\" alt=\"FINANCE\" width=\"467\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/FINANCE-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/FINANCE.png 467w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 85vw, 467px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Workers in HR and executive roles get the most frequent feedback<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Thirty-percent of workers in HR and 28% of workers in executive roles get valuable feedback every week on how to improve in their jobs.<\/p>\n<p>HR:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/guest\/culture\/tech\/all-department\/23-how-often-do-you-get-valuable-feedback-on-how-to-improve-at-work\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-782\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-782\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/HR1.png\" alt=\"HR1\" width=\"468\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/HR1-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/HR1.png 468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 85vw, 468px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Executive roles:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/guest\/culture\/tech\/all-department\/23-how-often-do-you-get-valuable-feedback-on-how-to-improve-at-work\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-783\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-783\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/Exec1.png\" alt=\"Exec1\" width=\"468\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/Exec1-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/Exec1.png 468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 85vw, 468px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting feedback from managers and coworkers is critical to boosting performance, yet for many people it\u2019s not happening as often as it should. Indeed, 21% of workers say they never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work, according to the latest reading of an ongoing query by Comparably. 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