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Employee Surveys
The Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) was administered from May 23 to July 5, 2019, and a total of 190 (73%) Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) employees responded to the survey. Below is a summary of what has been identified as our Agency's strengths, challenges, and areas of progress.
Strengths
FRTIB has clear strengths in the areas of health and safety, work-life balance, work quality, and establishing alignment between employees' work and the goals of the agency. These items were the highest overall positive responses:
- 87% of employees said that they are protected from health and safety hazards on the job (Q35).
- 87% of employee know how their work relates to the agency's goals (Q12).
- 86% of employees said their supervisor treats them with respect (Q49).
- 86% of employees said that their supervisor supported their need to balance work and other life issues (Q42).
- 84% of employees responded positively to the overall quality of work done by their work unit (Q28).
In addition to the five items above, 41 additional items were identified as strengths.
Challenges
FRTIB employees are less satisfied with their pay, senior leaders' ability to generate high levels of motivation, steps taken to deal with poor performers, and their personal empowerment. These were the highest overall negative responses:
- 35% of employees said that their senior leaders did not generate high levels of motivation and commitment in the workforce (Q53).
- 34% of employees said that pay raises did not depend on how well staff do their jobs (Q33).
- 34% of employees said that steps were not taken in their work unit to deal with poor performers who could not or would not improve (Q23).
- 33% of employees said that they did not have a feeling of personal empowerment with respect to work processes (Q30).
No additional items were identified as challenges.
Areas of Progress
There were several areas where the results improved from the previous year. FRTIB employees are satisfied with the information they receive from management and feel managers communicate and evaluate the goals of the organization. They also feel physical conditions allow them to perform their job well and understood what they had to do to be rated at the different performance levels. These were the largest increases in positive responses:
- 65% of employees felt managers review and evaluate the organization's progress towards meeting its goals and objectives (Q57). This was a 13-point increase from the previous year.
- 73% of employees felt managers communicate the goals of the organization (Q56). This was an 11-point increase from the previous year.
- 67% of employees are satisfied with the information they receive from management on what's going on in the organization (Q64). This was a 10-point increase from the previous year.
- 90% of employees responded positively that physical conditions allow them to perform their jobs well (Q14). This was a 9-point increase from the previous year.
- 79% of employee understood what they had to do to be rated at the different performance levels (Q19). This was an 8-point increase from the previous year.
There were a total of 51 items that increased since 2018.
The results received from the Federal Employee Viewpoint Surveys remain an important component of the Agency's ongoing commitment to ensuring FRTIB is a great place to work where great work gets done, and the Agency will continue to analyze these results to build off of our strengths and improve challenge areas.
To view the 2019 FRTIB FEVS results click here.
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