Nearly half of U.S. workers say the recession has changed their relationships with their bosses, and most say the change was not for the better. That’s according to a new Spherion Staffing Services survey.
Monster Worldwide surveyed 231 working adults on behalf of Spherion. The results were released earlier this month to coincide with Bosses’ Day.
Forty-five percent of respondents said the recession has had an effect on how they relate to their bosses, and, of that group, 74 percent said the effect was negative.
The survey found that 45 percent of workers say their bosses have taken credit for their work, and 37 percent say a boss has “thrown them under the bus” to protect him- or herself.
More than a third of respondents said they are dissatisfied with their relationships with their bosses, and 46 percent said they can’t openly discuss issues of workplace ethics with them.
If workers are unimpressed with their bosses, they also don’t want to replace them. Just 34 percent of workers said they would accept their bosses’ jobs, while 40 percent said they’d say no. Slightly less than half, 44 percent, say they could do a better job than their bosses, although 61 percent said they have better management qualities.
