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Work/Life
Survey Results
The 2008 Work/Life Survey conducted by Human
Resources yielded great response and
valuable feedback from faculty and
staff members across the university campus.
We received over 1,100 submissions that
provided us with valuable statistical
information and insight into what campus
employees expect or desire from a Work/Life
program.
Below is a brief sample of some of the
statistical data gathered from the survey,
it showed us that:
• 80% of the respondents were staff members, 20% faculty members
• 65% were female, 35% male
• The 2 largest age categories for respondents were 26-40 and 46-60 years old
• 58% of respondents state they work over 40 hours per week
• Over 80% of respondents drive themselves to work
• Almost half (48%) of respondents have an average round-trip daily commute time of 40 minutes or less
The four (4) winners of the gas card drawing were:
Wilbert O. Taylor, Jr.,
Facilities Planning & Construction
Tom Gavranovic,
Office of Contracts & Grants
Margot Frye,
Annual Giving
Alicia Garcia Valero,
University Center
The feedback received on the services
provided by the Employee Assistance Program
(EAP) and topics such as health and
wellness, dependent care, and retirement
provided great insight about employee
awareness levels, desirability and
availability of services, and likelihood of
use for current and potential offerings.
You may be asking, “So what now?” We plan to
continue with an in-depth analysis of the
responses and comments received and to then
move forward with several focus groups
composed of campus faculty and staff members
to help determine the best way to
communicate, modify, and/or add to our
current offerings.
We sincerely appreciate all of the
responses provided and look forward to
ensuring that our Work/Life offerings meet
the campus’ needs. Please be on the lookout
for future articles and updates in this
newsletter or on the Human Resources
website.
For more information please contact Cody
Pelletier at (713) 743-5915 or at
cpelletier@uh.edu
