How Employees Are Staying Fueled At Work

MILK MONEY: HOW EMPLOYEES ARE STAYING FUELED AT WORK AS AN EMPLOYER, IT'S CRUCIAL TO PROVIDE YOUR EMPLOYEES WITH THE NECESSARY FUEL TO KEEP THEM RUNNING AT FULL CAPACITY. THIS FUEL COMES IN A FEW DIFFERENT FORMS-COFFEE, FOOD, AND, YES, GASOLINE (OR FUNDS) TO POWER THEIR COMMUTE. A RECENT SURVEY SUGGESTS THAT EMPLOYEES ARE SPENDING QUITE A BIT OF THEIR OWN CASH TO COVER THESE COSTS, BUT WOULD APPRECIATE THEIR EMPLOYERS' CONTRIBUTION AS WELL. NEED. COFFEE. NOW.. ACCORDING TO HOW MUCH PEOPLE ARE ON COFFEE, ONE MIGHT THINK IT'S AN ADDICTIO... COFFEE CRAZE THE SEXES 9504 54 45 SPEND AN AVERAGE OF $25.70 PER WEEK SPEND AN AVERAGE OF $15.00 PER WEEK OF THE AMERICAN WORKFORCE BUY THEIR COFFEE WHILE AT WORK, FORKING OVER $20 A WEEK, AN AVERAGE OF $1,092 A YEAR. BUYING COFFE BUYING COFFE MEN WOMEN IT'S ALL ABOUT THE QUALITY YOUNGER, THIRSTIER 9224 18-34 $24.74 45+ $14.15 SAY THAT IF THEIR EMPLOYER PROFESSIONALS AGE 18-34 SPEND ALMOST OFFERED BETTER COFFEE IN THE OFFICE THEY WOULD CUT BACK TWICE AS MUCH ON COFFEE DURING THE WEEK THAN THOSE AGED 45+ ON THE DAILY EXPENSE. LUNCH: PACK OR BUY? MANY WORKERS PREFER TO BUY RATHER THAN PACK THEIR LUNCH. THE BUYER THE SEXES 22s 69 62 SPEND AN AVERAGE OF $46.30 PER WEEK SPEND AN AVERAGE OF $26.50 PER WEEK OF AMERICAN WORKERS BUY THEIR LUNCH AND SPEND AN AVERAGE BUYING LUNCH BUYING LUNCH OF $37 PER WEEK, NEARLY $1,924 A YEAR ON LUNCH. MEN WOMEN PACK MENTALITY YOUNGER, HUNGRIER .30 35 18-24 75% AMONG THE 75% OF WORKERS AGE 18-24 WHO BUY THEIR LUNCH, THEY SPEND AN AVERAGE OF $45.30 PER WEEK ON LUNCH. 25-34 77% $44.60 AMONG THE 77% OF WORKERS AGE 25-34 WHO BUY THEIR LUNCH, THEY SPEND AN AVERAGE OF $44.60 PER WEEK ON LUNCH. KNOWING HOW MUCH IT 35-44 72% $37.70 COSTS TO BUY EACH DAY, AMONG THE 72% OF WORKERS AGE 35-44 WHO BUY THEIR LUNCH, THEY SPEND AN AVERAGE OF $37.70 PER WEEK ON LUNCH. 35 PERCENT OF EMPLOYEES HAVE MADE IT A FINANCIAL 45-54 58% $32.70 GOAL TO BRING THEIR LUNCH INSTEAD OF BUY IT IN 2012. AMONG THE 58% OF WORKERS AGE 45-54 WHO BUY THEIR LUNCH, THEY SPEND AN AVERAGE OF $32.70 PER WEEK ON LUNCH. 54-64 57% $30.10 AMONG THE 57% OF WORKERS AGE 54-64 WHO BUY THEIR LUNCH, THEY SPEND AN AVERAGE OF $30.10 PER WEEK ON LUNCH. 65+ 55% AMONG THE 55% OF WORKERS AGE 65+ WHO BUY THEIR LUNCH, THEY SPEND AN AVERAGE OF $33.40 PER WEEK ON LUNCH THE YOUNGER WORKFORCE SPENDS MORE MONEY ON LUNCH EACH WEEK THAN THEIR OLDER COLLEAGUES. CARS NEED FUEL TOO THE ANNUAL COMMUTE COSTS AMERICAN A85& EMPLOYEES AN AVERAGE OF 1ÍÛ1 $1,476 OF THE AMERICAN WORKFORCE SPEND MONEY ON THEIR COMMUTE. OF THE AMERICANS THAT SPEND MONEY ON THEIR COMMUTE, THIS IS HOW MUCH THEY SPEND EACH MONTH: 20% -$30 $31-$61 24% 21% 21% $61-$100 $101-$200 14% $201+ 100 WHAT YOUR EMPLOYEES WANT IN ADDITION TO FOOD, EMPLOYEES SAY THEY WANT THEIR EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING IN 2012: RESPONDENTS SAY THEY WANT WHAT EMPLOYEES SAY THEY WANT THEIR THEIR COMPANIES TO PROVIDE: EMPLOYERS TO REIMBURSE THEM FOR (IF THEY HAD TO CHOOSE ONE): A VENDING MACHINE WITH SNACKS: 25% COFFEE: 22% BETTER OFFICE EQUIPMENT: 46% MORE COMFORTABLE OFFICE CHAIRS: 32% TRANSPORTATION OR COMMUTING EXPENSES: 42% GYM MEMBERSHIP: 15% TEA AND OTHER HOT BEVERAGES: 17% LUNCH EXPENSES: 11% PERSONAL CELL PHONE CHARGES: 10% NONE: 22% AS AN EMPLOYER, MEETING THE NEEDS OF YOUR EMPLOYEES IS PARAMOUNT TO KEEPING THEM ON-BOARD AND ENGAGED. WITH THIS IN MIND, TAKE ACTION TODAY TO ENSURE YOUR EMPLOYEES ARE FUELED UP AND READY TO WORK HARD EACH DAY. mindflash.com SOURCE: ACCOUNTING PRINCIPALS WORKONOMIX SURVEY