Ever Wonder what the top 10 employee office complaints are?

IFMA Survey Ranks Top 10 Office Complaints. www.ifma.org

Some like the office hot and some like it cold. In a workplace of 100 employees or more, you can’t please everyone, although facility management professionals certainly try. For the third time, the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) has surveyed its members to determine the top 10 office complaints and, once again, disagreements about office temperature rank at the top of the list.

1.“It’s too cold”

2.“It’s too hot”

3. poor janitorial service

4. not enough conference rooms

5. not enough storage/filing space in workstation; 6. poor indoor air quality

7. no privacy in workstation/office

8. inadequate parking

9. computer problems

10. noise level/too noisy.

So just in case you were wondering, too hot and too cold top the list. And honestly there is nothing we can do for you there, your just going to have to battle that one out. However here at Smart Janitorial our system was designed to give a quality clean every time. With constant communication we can address all cleaning concerns immediately. We always have someone available.

The Corporate Facility Monitor survey, sent to 2,400 IFMA members in early May, yielded a 14.2 percent response rate. The largest percentage of respondents (86 percent) manages facilities where more than 100 employees work.

The most common complaint facility professionals report hearing from upper management is the cost of facility operations. Lack of space, the cleanliness and image of the facility, and the time required to complete construction and renovation projects were also cited. A few respondents indicated that upper management can be more demanding than the general workforce by insisting “you need to fix my problem immediately,” no matter how trivial the matter might be.

Along with complaints about standard workplace issues, a humorous list of write-ins emerged. “The facility professional is the front-line recipient of all kinds of hilarious reports from employees - everything from wild animals running amok to complaints about the color and height of the carpet, disappearing lunches, and coworkers’ annoying habits,” says David Brady, president and chief executive officer, International Facility Management Association. “Considering that their jobs are fraught with the challenge of juggling increasing demands, dwindling budgets, and the responsibility for beefing up security to keep facilities safe, it’s a good thing they have these moments of comic relief.”