What are corporate America’s top frustrations in 2024?

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WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES FACING THE WORKFORCE TODAY?

WELL, ACCORDING TO A NEW SURVEY OF 1,000 OF THE NATION’S HR PROS, THE TOP FRUSTRATIONS ARE SALARY DISSATISFACTION (29 PER CENT), LACK OF APPRECIATION (26 PER CENT) AND POOR WORK-LIFE BALANCE (25 PER CENT).

CONDUCTED BY TALKER RESEARCH ON BEHALF OF ISOLVED FOR HUMAN RESOURCE PROFESSIONAL DAY ON SEPTEMBER 26, HR PROFESSIONALS SAY TRAINING AND UPSKILLING TALENT (39 PER CENT) AND FINDING THE RIGHT TALENT (36 PERCENT) TOP THE LIST OF THEIR OWN CHALLENGES.

ANOTHER 31 PERCENT DEAL WITH WORKPLACE ETIQUETTE ISSUES, AND 20 PERCENT FREQUENTLY MEDIATE ROMANCE-RELATED CONFLICTS.

WITH ALL OF THIS IN MIND, IT’S NO WONDER THAT ONLY 9 PERCENT OF HR PROS COMPLETE THEIR TO-DO LIST DAILY.

CORPORATE AMERICA’S BIGGEST FRUSTRATIONS 

Survey methodology:

Talker Research surveyed 1,000 American HR professionals; the survey was commissioned by isolved and administered and conducted online by Talker Research between July 26 and August 6, 2024.

We are sourcing from a non-probability frame and the two main sources we use are:

• Traditional online access panels — where respondents opt-in to take part in online market research for an incentive
• Programmatic — where respondents are online and are given the option to take part in a survey to receive a virtual incentive usually related to the online activity they are engaging in

Those who did not fit the specified sample were terminated from the survey. As the survey is fielded, dynamic online sampling is used, adjusting targeting to achieve the quotas specified as part of the sampling plan.

Regardless of which sources a respondent came from, they were directed to an Online Survey, where the survey was conducted in English; a link to the questionnaire can be shared upon request. Respondents were awarded points for completing the survey. These points have a small cash-equivalent monetary value.

Cells are only reported on for analysis if they have a minimum of 80 respondents, and statistical significance is calculated at the 95% level. Data is not weighted, but quotas and other parameters are put in place to reach the desired sample.

Interviews are excluded from the final analysis if they failed quality-checking measures. This includes:

• Speeders: Respondents who complete the survey in a time that is quicker than one-third of the median length of interview are disqualified as speeders
• Open ends: All verbatim responses (full open-ended questions as well as other please specify options) are checked for inappropriate or irrelevant text
• Bots: Captcha is enabled on surveys, which allows the research team to identify and disqualify bots
• Duplicates: Survey software has “deduping” based on digital fingerprinting, which ensures nobody is allowed to take the survey more than once

It is worth noting that this survey was only available to individuals with internet access, and the results may not be generalizable to those without internet access.