Why Employees Need Better Automation Tools
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Why Employees Need Better Automation Tools
Many workers spend significant portions of their day completing manual tasks that they feel should be automated. Employers must provide modern, easy-to-use tech. -
Supportive Systems
Only 25% of the employees surveyed said their company's technologies and policies hurt productivity. -
Generational Divide
31% of workers under age 25 said their company's tech and policies hurt productivity, compared with about 25% of employees aged 25 to 54. -
Up to Speed
63% of the employees overall said their company's technology isn't outdated. -
Manual Labor
48% said they spend at least one hour a day on manual tasks that they feel should easily be automated, and 13% said they spend no less than two hours on these tasks. -
Minor Contribution
Only 11% of the respondents said company-supplied software is a top contributor to workplace productivity. -
Aboveboard
Nearly 75% said they've never downloaded an app without approval from IT and/or their manager. -
Workflow Issues
31% of respondents said they suffer from recurring Internet speed/network outage problems, and 14% said they are constantly getting blocked from essential sites, files, software, etc. -
Tech-Related Ways to Boost Productivity
Automate non-essential tasks: 20%, Provide more mobile-friendly devices: 12%, Take greater advantage of cloud-based apps to access information: 10% -
Top Tech Tools for Collaboration
Email: 63%, File-sharing products: 11%, Chat tools: 7%
IT does a good job overall of supplying the business with solutions and incorporating policies that support productivity, but there's still room for improvement, according to a recent survey from Samanage. The accompanying "State of Work Survey Results" report reveals that far too many workers spend significant portions of their day completing manual tasks that they feel should be automated. Only a slim margin believes that company-supplied applications are a prime contributor to workplace productivity. Despite previously reported misgivings about shadow IT, most of the professionals said they won't download an app without approval from the tech department or their manager. However, if IT fails to respond to their automation needs, these professionals may rethink their position. "Workers want change in the workplace," said Randy Drawas, chief marketing officer at Samanage. "IT policies and access to smarter technology not only allow for automation of non-essential tasks, but for individual improvement in productivity. … In order to create a better work life, organizations need to adopt modern technologies that allow them to streamline their internal operations and provide collaborative, easy-to-use technologies that enable employees to spend more time on meaningful and impactful tasks, and far less time on the repetitive and mundane." More than 2,930 U.S. employees took part in the research.