Future of Work Survey Results

Survey Purpose

  • The future of work survey for faculty and staff was designed to determine the interest of Rutgers employees in flexible work arrangements, and in some cases, assess their experiences with telecommuting during the pandemic.
  • The survey contained questions to measure professional fulfillment and understand employee needs in terms of well-being, job satisfaction and engagement.
  • The survey data provided insight related to employee preferences, concerns, and perceptions and was utilized to inform the development of short- and long-term recommendations.

Results Snapshot

Response Rate

The Future of Work survey was distributed to a total of 28,917 faculty and staff. 8,239 responses were submitted.

Response Breakdown

Respondents by Location

 

Respondents by Role

 

Respondents by Affiliation

 

Other includes Part-time Lecturers, TA/GA, Clinician, and Postdoc.

Satisfaction Overall Insights – Staff

  • Staff are highly likely to recommend Rutgers University as a great place to work to a friend or family member seeking employment (75% Extremely Likely/Somewhat Likely)

Satisfaction

80% of Staff respondents indicated they "Strongly Agree" or "Somewhat Agree" to being "Satisfied with Working at Rutgers University".

Mission

92% of Staff respondents indicated they "Strongly Agree" or "Somewhat Agree" that they "Understand How Their Job Fits Into the Overall Mission of the University".

Satisfaction Overall Insights – Faculty

  • Faculty are highly likely to recommend Rutgers University as a great place to work to a friend or family member seeking employment (69% Extremely Likely/Somewhat Likely)

Satisfaction

76% of Faculty respondents indicated they "Strongly Agree" or "Somewhat Agree" to being "Satisfied with Working at Rutgers University".

Mission

80% of Faculty respondents indicated they "Strongly Agree" or "Somewhat Agree" that they "Understand How Their Job Fits Into the Overall Mission of the University".

Feelings Towards Telecommuting

Supervisor

 

Employee

Supervisor

Employee

Assessing the Effectiveness of Telecommuting (Supervisors)

  • Overall, most supervisors agreed that telecommuting helped their departments

 

Staff

Faculty

 

 

 

Concerns Regarding Telecommuting by Role

Supervisors

Employees

Type of Flexible Work Preferred

Supervisor

 

Employee

Supervisors

Employee

Concerns Regarding Flexible Work Arrangements

Frontline (Essential) Employee Insights

Issues Related to Research Disruption and the Pandemic

Research Largely Happens at Home/Off Campus

Research Depends on Campus Facilities

Research was Inhibited by Work From Home

Research was Enabled by Work From Home

Biggest Concerns for Faculty and Staff Regarding the Future of Work