By DPA
Dresden : Employees of small companies feel they get more recognition for their work than their counterparts in larger firms, according to the Dresden Initiative for Health and Work (IGA) 2007 Barometer.
Thirty-five percent of responding men and 47 percent of female respondents at small companies said they had received commendation for their achievements, versus 19 percent of men and 26 percent of women in larger companies.
Workers in smaller companies are also of the opinion that their company is looking after their health and that their work is varied and non-repetitive. Workers in medium and large firms are more sceptical on both counts.
Sixty-one percent of workers in small companies say they could imagine working for their firm through to retirement. Only 44 percent of respondents at medium-sized companies responded the same way. The figure was 47 percent for employees at large companies.
Across all companies, 80 percent of men and 90 percent of women said their work kept them fit. Ninety percent don’t consider their work to be repetitive and say they get support from superiors and colleagues. About 70 percent said they would not change their job or industry, even if granted the opportunity.
Two thousand workers were surveyed for the barometer.