Thursday, October 29, 2009

CareerBuilder Halloween survey shows most workplaces considered 'scary'


CHICAGO - A recent CareerBuilder Halloween survey shows most workers describe their workplace as scary despite having a Glenda the Good Witch type boss.
The popular online career site questioned more than 4,000 workers about which popular Halloween character best reflected their boss' behavior.
Twenty percent of those surveyed said their boss was liked and respected and compared their manager to the Halloween character Glenda the Good Witch. Glenda was followed by The Wolf Man who 11 percent of workers described as fine one minute, then howling the next.
Bosses described as never around were compared to The Invisible Man by 10 percent of the survey participants. Nine percent of respondents characterized their boss as Casper the Friendly Ghost, meaning they are eager to help, but often misunderstood.
The remaining 19 percent of votes went to Dracula, 6 percent, where bosses constantly suck the life of of employess; Wicked Witch of the West, 5 percent, described as always acting conniving and sending out minions to do his/her dirty work; The Mummy, 4 percent, one who is slow-moving and has an acient thought process; Grim Reaper, 3 percent, a boss who constantly delivers bad news and inspires fear among workers and finally Frankenstien saw 1 percent, described as green with envy.
CareerBuilder's survery also asked the participants about the scariest part of their job. Workload topped the list with 18 percent followed by:
-Performance reviews - 9 percent
-Tight deadlines - 9 percent
-Hours worked - 8 percent
-Their boss or supervisor - 7 percent
-Sitting through meetings - 6 percent
Editor's note: 9NEWS is owned by Gannett Company, Inc., a partial owner of Career Builder.
Source 9news.com

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