What employees think of their company

As a partner in the performance of organizations and their leaders, the HR consulting and services group Grant Alexander shares the results of an exclusive study aimed at assessing the relationship of French private-sector employees to negotiation during their annual review.
Although they feel that they can openly express their wishes and doubts regarding their future in the company (76%, especially men – 80%) and that most of them can count on their direct manager to support their requests (63%), respondents acknowledge having doubts about being heard by management. Only one in two employees trusts their company to respond favorably to their requests (48%). And for good reason: one in two employees states that the requests they intend to make this year are only a repetition of their unsatisfied requests from past years (50%).
Skeptical about their company’s ability to listen, respondents say they are ready to make radical decisions if they are not heard. Nearly one in two employees says they could resign if their superiors refused their requests (52%), notably because “the grass is greener elsewhere” for more than six out of ten employees. Indeed, 61% of them feel they could obtain what they want in competing companies compared to the one they currently work for.
In this context, and after a first wave observed last summer, a significant number of resignations could be expected in the coming months if company leaders do not respond to the expectations of their employees. However, 63% of French employees feel that their company does not want them to resign. In this sense, they may be in a position of strength and therefore have a card to play in the framework of their future negotiations.

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Methodological note
The study “Employees and negotiation during the annual review”, conducted by OpinionWay for Grant Alexander, aims to assess the relationship of French private-sector employees to negotiation during the annual review. This study was carried out with a sample of 1,042 company employees. All respondents work in private-sector companies with 50 employees or more. The sample was constituted using the quota method, based on criteria of gender, age, socio-professional category, and company region. Interviews were conducted using a self-administered online questionnaire on a CAWI (Computer Assisted Web Interview) system. Interviews were conducted from May 30 to June 6, 2022.
Any full or partial publication must imperatively use the following complete mention: “OpinionWay survey for Grant Alexander”, and no reproduction of the survey may be dissociated from this title. OpinionWay also reminds that the results of this survey must be read taking into account the margins of uncertainty: at most 1.5 to 2.9 points for a sample of 1,000 respondents.
OpinionWay conducted this survey in compliance with the procedures and rules of the ISO 20252 standard.