Up to 58% of Vietnamese mid-level managers said they have little satisfaction with their jobs at foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) while 90% of employees said their jobs are usually or sometimes stressful, according to a report released Tuesday by Navigos Search, a major job search company in Vietnam.
The results in this report are based on a survey conducted last month among 1,100 senior and mid-level Vietnamese executives working for FIEs in the country.
Of the respondents, 70% are mid-level staff members from group leaders to directors, and 2% are senior executives, including those working as deputy general directors and general directors. These people have been employed for five to over 20 years, while 51% of respondents have worked at their companies from three to 10 years.
According to the report, only 22% of respondents said they are proud of their companies while 35% do not have any positive feeling about their firms’ brand names.
Many people surveyed gave negative responses on their companies’ human resource policies, including wages, promotions, and training and staff connection programs.
Up to 59% said the promotion policies of their companies are not feasible while 23% said their companies do not even have such policies.
Some 25% are not satisfied with their salaries, 33% responded that they are not invited to join training programs provided by their companies and 53% said they do not have opportunities to join outside training programs.
Only 17% usually receive compliments and recognition while 25% said they have never got such incentives and 58% have rarely got rewarded for their achievements at work.
The report suggests companies create a better working environment, respect employees and listen to their ideas, remove strict regulations on working and breaking hours for their staff members, connect them together and give them proper compliments and encouragement.
Nguyen Phuong Mai, regional director in the south of Navigos Search, said when employees have been aware of too many negative factors at their workplaces, companies would run the risk of losing staff, especially talented ones, which means more challenges for them in terms of labor quality and productivity, branding and competitiveness.