Employee Survey Shows Most FCC Employees Like Their Jobs

Management. The survey, released by the commission Friday, was administered to the whole federal government from April 26 to June 14. Six-hundred forty-eight of 1,552 FCC employees surveyed participated, and most agreed or strongly agreed with statements such as “The work I do is important,” and “I like the kind of work I do.” Government-wide, 83 percent of employees said they liked the work they do, while at the FCC, 80 percent said so. Twenty-two percent of FCC employees said they agree pay raises at the commission correlate to performance, and 28 percent said they agree the FCC takes steps to deal with poor performers, but those numbers are consistent with the government-wide results, wherein 22 percent said raises are based on performance, and 29 percent said poor performers are dealt with. The survey shows FCC employees have some concerns with senior management: Forty-three percent said senior leaders “generate high levels of motivation and commitment in the workforce” and 44 percent said they were satisfied with the policies of senior leaders. Government-wide, 42 percent said they were satisfied with their leaders' policies, and 40 percent said their leaders motivated them. Seventy-seven percent of FCC employees said their supervisors were doing a good job, vs. 70 percent government-wide. Sixty-nine percent of FCC employees said the commission is accomplishing its mission successfully, while the government-wide response was 74 percent. The National Treasury Employees Union, which represented some FCC staff, and OPM didn't comment.