Feds more satisfied with leaders, plus 7 other surprises from 2016 FEVS
The Office of Personnel Management released the full results of the 2016 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, which give greater insight into federal employees' t...
Feds say they’re held accountable for their own work, but feel differently about their co-workers
About 82 percent of federal employees say they’re held accountable for achieving results, a 1 percent bump over last year’s results on this question. But when it comes to their co-workers, survey participants felt much differently. Only 29 percent of federal employees said steps are taken to deal with a poor performer in their agency. Roughly 34 percent of respondents said their agencies recognize differences in employee performance in a meaningful way. And 41 percent said awards in their work unit depend on how well employees perform their jobs. This has consistently been a pain point for agencies on this survey over the past six years, but scores increased 1 percent across the board on most questions.