theFIT Report on Workplace Culture: Women Trump Men in Long Hours, Compensation Satisfaction, and Honesty

BOSTON, March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Women work longer days and report working more often on vacation than their male counterparts. Yet, women also report greater perceived satisfaction with their compensation, according to new data released today in theFIT's first Report on Workplace Culture. Fifty-four percent of women report working nine or more hours a day, compared to 41 percent of men. The report includes survey data from over 5,000 U.S. employees.

theFIT is a career site that debuted last month for job seekers and those who are happily employed. Developed by Bullhorn, Inc., theFIT helps you get inside the heads of current or prospective co-workers by asking burning questions that reveal the true story of a workplace.

"Job description and company Web sites only touch the very edge of the surface of a company's true culture. theFIT is designed to eliminate the mystery by revealing workplace cultural traits you could never discover unless you worked for the company," said Art Papas, Bullhorn's CEO. "Gender differences are just one of many cultural aspects we'll be reporting on in an effort to break through the artificial walls of workplace culture." 

Following are the key findings:

• Women work more
  • Although the majority of respondents (91%) confine their working hours to five days each week, almost half (47%) claim to work more than eight hours each day.
  • 54% of women report working 9 hours or more a day, compared to 41% of men.
  • On vacation, most workers (65%) do some amount of work.
  • However, women (67%) are slightly more willing to work on their vacations than men (60%).

• Women perceive their compensation more positively
  • Of respondents who reported receiving a bonus (49%), 40% of women said they could use it to either spend a week on the beach or take an around-the-world tour, compared to 30% of men.
  • On compensation and salaries, women fared better than men again in terms of perception. 26% of men said their friends would feel bad for them if they knew how much they made, compared with 17% of women.
  • More than half (51%) of all workers reported not receiving a bonus last year, including 55% of men and 47% of women.

• Honesty
  • A very strong majority (84%) of all employees report that they were "actually sick or caring for a sick child" the last time they called in sick.
  • Roughly 1 in 5 men and 1 in 7 women are lying when it comes to their most recent sick day. Instead, they revealed that they were playing hooky, taking mental health days, suffering from hangovers or interviewing for another job.

To download the full report visit http://www.thefit.com/reference/press. To download the infographic visit http://www.thefit.com/reference/infographic. Follow theFIT on Twitter at @FitIsEverything.  

Methodology

theFIT Report on workplace Culture is a survey of full-time working professionals (age 18+) in major U.S. metropolitan areas. The survey was conducted December 15-18, 2011, and included questions about workplace satisfaction, workplace culture, and workplace fit. Respondents for the survey were screened by city, age and current employment status, with 5,250 respondents completing the survey. The data revealed in this report has a margin of error of +/- 5%.

About Bullhorn

Bullhorn® creates software and services that improve the way employees and employers come together. For over ten years our innovations have powered the recruiting and staffing operations of fast-growing start-ups up through the world's largest employment brands. But don't take our carefully crafted, boiler-plated word for it. See what employees are saying on theFIT at http://www.thefit.com/company?company=Bullhorn.

SOURCE Bullhorn