Two thirds of care professionals believe their colleagues don’t work hard enough
According to the latest research from leading job board, CV-Library, almost two thirds (63.9%) of care professionals believe their colleagues don’t work hard enough, with a further 82.4% stating that this impacts how they feel about their job.
The survey explored the topic of professional relationships in the workplace, to find out how care employees feel about their co-workers and whether they’re happy for their colleagues’ successes.
Interestingly, almost two thirds of professionals in the care sector (62.3%) work with people they dislike or find frustrating, with over a quarter (28.3%) of employees also stating that their workplace has a negative atmosphere because of this.
Care professionals then revealed how they felt at work as a result of others’ negativity, with the top five responses including:
- Wanting to leave the company – 50%
- Dreading going to work – 21.4%
- Low morale across the team – 14.3%
- An awkward working environment – 7.1%
- Want the colleagues involved to leave – 7.1%
Lee Biggins (pictured), founder and managing director of CV-Library comments on the findings: “It’s concerning to learn that almost two thirds of care professionals feel their fellow workers aren’t pulling their weight. This can be demotivating, unfair and frustrating for employees. What’s more, the negativity that professionals are reporting is bad news for both workers and businesses.
“Having positive working relationships is important in order to work well as a team and co-operate with others. Not to mention that friendships at work can help to make the working days more enjoyable, giving opportunities for support and socialising.
“If you’re facing negative or difficult colleagues who make you want to leave your role, or cause low morale and a bad working environment, it might be time to discuss these feelings with your manager. After all, no one should be made to dislike their job by another’s bad attitude.”
What’s more, the study revealed that despite the majority (90.2%) of care professionals saying that they do always support their colleagues, 19.7% become jealous when their co-workers get a promotion.
Furthermore, over a third (36.7%) admit to discussing salaries with the colleagues, with 22.7% becoming jealous if they don’t earn as much, or that their co-worker received a pay rise.
Biggins continues: “While professionals in the care sector do claim to support their colleagues, it’s apparent that this can be challenging when competition, pay and the desire for success gets in the way. Work can be stressful, so it’s important that employees do have those support systems in place to help them. Plus it’s a shame that a number of people admit to feeling jealous of their co-workers success.
“If you’ve missed out on an opportunity, promotion or pay rise that your colleague received, remember that you shouldn’t compare your success to theirs. However, it might be worth asking for feedback from your manager to find out what you can do next time.”
