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Employee Happiness

Two questionnaire items measure the individual’s self-perceived level of happiness and positive mood over the specified timeframe.

We all know that happiness is a fundamental aspect of well-being, but it’s important to note that it’s not just a personal metric. It’s also a vital business metric. Ask yourself: Would you want to work in an environment where people seem generally unhappy on a day-to-day basis? How do you think it would affect your mental state?

According to neuroscience, negative views of others influence our mental state due to a phenomenon known as mirror neurons. People’s moods are contagious. This explains why unhappy workplaces experience lower job satisfaction, lower retention rates, and difficulty attracting new talent.

Employee Relaxation

This questionnaire item measures the individual’s self-perceived level of calmness and relaxation over the specified timeframe.

Despite what hustle culture may tell us, downtime is essential for productivity and creativity. Just imagine: you come to work exhausted, spend the day running from meeting to meeting, and are asked to brainstorm ideas for a new product. How easy do you think it would be to come up with great ideas?

In a study of nearly 400 employees, researchers found that sleeping too little, defined as less than six hours each night, was one of the biggest predictors of poor performance and on-the-job burnout. It especially affects employee creativity, as our best ideas usually come during a state of relaxation, rather than a state of stress.

Employee Energy Levels

This questionnaire item measures the individual’s self-perceived level of energy and vitality over the specified timeframe.

Have you ever experienced low energy levels at work? If so, you’re not alone. Around 20% of the working population reports experiencing symptoms of persistent fatigue. This can be a frustrating experience, especially when work keeps piling up and even the simplest tasks become challenging to accomplish.

Fatigue is characterized by profound exhaustion, diminished stamina, and impaired cognitive function. This serious condition can have a significant impact on an employee’s personal life, resulting in a diminished sense of professional competence, a reduced social life, and an increased risk of depression and cardiovascular diseases.

This condition impacts employee performance as well, leading to compromised quality of services and products, as well as increased absenteeism.

General Interest

This questionnaire item measures an individual’s self-perceived level of engagement and interest in their daily activities over a specified timeframe.

We’ve all had to perform tasks that held little interest for us but were necessary for career advancement. That’s perfectly normal. However, if an employee consistently finds themselves performing tasks that hold little interest, it may be a problem.

When employees feel disengaged or uninterested, their productivity and quality of work often suffer, potentially resulting in significant revenue losses. According to a report by Gallup, disengaged employees cost U.S. companies between $450 and $550 billion each year due to lost productivity.