Peakon’s survey results confirm other studies’ findings. For instance, a Harris Poll for Yoh found that disrespectful managers can drive out employees, even if they like their jobs. And research has shown meaningful work can keep employees on board. A 2017 study from Globoforce’s WorkHuman Research Institute and IBM’s Smarter Workforce Institute concluded that meaningful work was critical to worker happiness. In fact, the study said that meaningful work was the single biggest contributor to employees’ positive experience.
