Survey Reveals HR Pros’ Top Frustrations In Corporate America‌ ‌

The report found that only 9% of HR professionals complete their to-do list daily. RESUME GENIUS VIA UNSPLASH.

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According to the nation’s HR pros, salary dissatisfaction, lack of appreciation, and poor work-life balance are corporate America’s top frustrations.

A new survey of 1,000 human resource professionals revealed the biggest challenges facing the workforce today and the pain points HR problem solvers are feeling in their departments.

Twenty-nine percent of respondents said feeling underpaid is the most common source of discontent for workers at their company, along with being unappreciated (26%), poor work-life balance (25%), and dissatisfaction with benefits (23%).

According to the survey, the most common issues brought to the HR department are poor communication (44%), rule violations (40%), toxic negativity (38%), and gossip (37%).

Training and upskilling talent (39%) and finding the right talent (36%) top the list of HR challenges. Meanwhile, 31% of HR professionals often deal with workplace etiquette issues, and 20% frequently mediate romance-related conflicts.

Conducted by Talker Research and commissioned by isolved for Human Resource Professional Day on Sept. 26, the report also found that only 9% of HR professionals complete their to-do list daily.

Almost half (42%) of respondents work off-hours, while 28% feel overwhelmed by their workload. They estimate they’d need to outsource 31% of their tasks to manage effectively.

To alleviate this, more than three-fourths of HR professionals surveyed (77%) said it’s important that they are trained to use AI (artificial intelligence) in their job roles.