Advice at work is hard to find

Published: Sunday, Oct. 8 2006 12:00 a.m. MDT

Percentage of U.S. employees who are never or seldom asked for advice on solving a problem at work, according to a survey: 33

Percentage of female respondents who said that they are never or seldom asked for advice at work: 35

Percentage of male respondents who said that they are never or seldom asked for advice at work: 31

Source: CO2 Partners

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Number of Americans who voluntarily quit their job every month: 2.6 million

Percentage of employed Americans who will have voluntarily quit their job in 2006, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics: 24

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics-JOLTS

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Percentage of organizations experiencing a security incident over the past 12 months that reported public embarrassment, loss of trust/confidence and damage to reputation, according to a security survey of 642 large North American organizations: 25

Percentage that reported losses in revenue, customers or other tangible assets: 20

Source: CA Inc.

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Percentage of managers who consider themselves to be excellent or good bosses, according to a survey of workers: 93

Percentage of employees who rate their boss favorably: 67

Source: Hudson

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Average age for an unincorporated small-business owner, according to a study: 51

Average age for an incorporated small-business owner: 48.6

Source: Experian — Business to Business Unit

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Rank of Intel, Sears Roebuck and Co. and Hewlett-Packard as the Fortune 100 companies providing the best customer online experience, according to a survey: 1, 2, 3

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