Brand new employees tend to be really happy and engaged, so once they hit their stride in year two, they should be even more happy and engaged, right? Wrong. Disillusionment and disengagement accompany year two for many employees. Learn what you can do to keep your employees happy and engaged at the end of the honeymoon.

1. End of the
HONEYMOON
DISENGAGING IN THEIR SECOND YEAR.
HOW TO PREVENT EMPLOYEES FROM

2. Brand new employees tend
to be really happy and engaged.
They love their jobs.

3. Do you love your job?
Source: Globoforce Spring 2014 Workforce Mood Tracker
71%say yes
YEAR ONE

4. Brand new employees
feel appreciated.

5. Source: Globoforce Spring 2014 Workforce Mood Tracker
90%say yes
Do you feel appreciated?
YEAR ONE

6. They feel their managers
acknowledge their work.
Thanks!

7. Do you feel your manager appreciates
and acknowledges you at work?
Source: Globoforce Spring 2014 Workforce Mood Tracker
94%say yes
YEAR ONE

8. So once they hit their stride in
year two, they should be even
more happy at work, right?

9. Not so much.
In year two, all those
statistics plummet.

10. Source: Globoforce Spring 2014 Workforce Mood Tracker
Do you love your job?
71% | YEAR ONE
55% | YEAR TWO
YEAR TWO

11. Source: Globoforce Spring 2014 Workforce Mood Tracker
Do you feel appreciated at your job?
YEAR TWO
90% | YEAR ONE
71% | YEAR TWO

12. Source: Globoforce Spring 2014 Workforce Mood Tracker
Do you feel your manager appreciates
and acknowledges you at work?
YEAR TWO
94% | YEAR ONE
71% | YEAR TWO

13. Source: Gallop
Disillusionment and
disengagement accompany
year two for many employees.

14. According to Gallup, engagement
drops from 52% to 44% after the
first 6 months and stagnates
for the next 2.5 years.
Source: Gallup
YEAR ONE
YEAR TWO YEAR THREE

15. But, good news!
When employees are recognized,
the honeymoon doesn’t end.

16. Recognized employees
love their jobs even more.
Source: Globoforce Spring 2014 Workforce Mood Tracker
YEAR ONE
80% | RECOGNIZED IN
THE LAST 6 MONTHS
71% | ALL RESPONDENTS

17. And still love them in year two.
Source: Globoforce Spring 2014 Workforce Mood Tracker
YEAR TWO
78% | RECOGNIZED IN
THE LAST 6 MONTHS
55% | ALL RESPONDENTS

18. Recognized employees
feel more appreciated in their jobs.
Source: Globoforce Spring 2014 Workforce Mood Tracker
93% | RECOGNIZED IN
THE LAST 6 MONTHS
90% | ALL RESPONDENTS
YEAR TWOYEAR ONE

19. And that actually increases in year two.
Source: Globoforce Spring 2014 Workforce Mood Tracker
YEAR TWO
71% | ALL RESPONDENTS
YEAR TWO
94% | RECOGNIZED IN
THE LAST 6 MONTHS

20. Source: Globoforce Spring 2014 Workforce Mood Tracker
Recognized employees feel
a bit more appreciated and
acknowledged by their managers.
YEAR ONE
97% | RECOGNIZED IN
THE LAST 6 MONTHS
94% | ALL RESPONDENTS

21. And in year two they
stay feeling appreciated.
Source: Globoforce Spring 2014 Workforce Mood Tracker
YEAR TWO
94% | ALL RESPONDENTS
71% | ALL RESPONDENTS

22. What are you doing
to keep your employees from
disengaging in their second year?

23. Read more in our Globoforce
“Workforce Mood Tracker Report”.
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