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March 3, 2008

Forget the perks. How are the bathrooms?


Chicago Tribune
Filthy facilities and extreme office temperatures are common gripes of unhappy workers
Forget salaries, expense accounts or keys to the executive washroom. Employee loyalty is won or lost over the cleanliness of the bathrooms and the amount of sticky goo on the carpet.
One in three workers surveyed said they had accepted a job or quit […]

February 29, 2008

When It Comes to How They Feel About Their Offices, Workers Blow Hot and Cold


Reuters.com (cached)
Extreme temperatures are the single biggest office complaint, followed by
messy restrooms, rodents and insects, tacky decor and foul smells. More than a
third find their offices ‘bland’ -
CORAL GABLES, Fla., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ — Blumberg Capital Partners, the
U.S. investment firm and commercial real estate investment manager, today
released results of a national […]

February 25, 2008

Office conditions leave room for improvement


Los Angeles Times
Forget salaries, expense accounts or keys to the executive washroom. Employee loyalty is won or lost over the cleanliness of the bathrooms and the amount of sticky goo on the carpet.
One in three workers surveyed recently said they had accepted a job — or quit one — because of the most basic working […]

February 18, 2008

When Good Offices Go Bad


Human Resources Executive
Many workers don’t like their office buildings — and are willing to quit their jobs over it — a survey has found. They put the blame squarely on their employers — who, too often, focus more on location rather than daily working conditions.
By Scott Flander
As long as the company’s offices are reasonably […]

February 17, 2008

Most baby boomers believe their nest eggs could crack


Deseret Morning News
33: Percentage of workers who say they have either accepted or left a job due to the condition of the building and/or the amenities offered, according to a national survey by Blumberg Capital Partners.
47: Percentage of workers who described their office buildings and office environments as either “bland,” “dumpy” or “stodgy.”
1, 2, 3, […]

February 15, 2008

Most Workers Would Rather Have Their Own Birthdays off in Lieu of Commemorating Washington and Lincoln’s


Forbes.com
Blumberg Capital Partners, the U.S. investment firm and commercial real estate investment manager headed by Philip Blumberg, today released additional data from its recent national survey of office workers.
Nearly half of office workers surveyed cited their own birthdays, when asked to rank their top choice for company-sponsored holiday among several days typically included among “floater” […]

Blumberg Capital Partners Survey Ranks Employee Preferences for Days Off; Data Builds on Philip Blumberg Survey on U.S. Office Building Conditions


Yahoo! Finance
Most Workers Would Rather Have Their Own Birthdays Off in Lieu of Commemorating Washington’s and Lincoln’s
Blumberg Capital Partners Survey Ranks Employee Preferences for Days Off; Data Builds on Philip Blumberg Survey on U.S. Office Building Conditions
CORAL GABLES, FL–(MARKET WIRE)–Feb 15, 2008 — Blumberg Capital Partners, the U.S. investment firm and commercial real estate investment […]

Most Workers Would Rather Have Their Own Birthdays off in Lieu of Commemorating Washington and Lincoln’s


Zibb.com
Blumberg Capital Partners, the U.S. investment firm and commercial real estate investment manager headed by Philip Blumberg, today released additional data from its recent national survey of office workers.
Nearly half of office workers surveyed cited their own birthdays, when asked to rank their top choice for company-sponsored holiday among several days typically included among “floater” […]

February 13, 2008

The Good, Bad and Ugly Offices


Miami SunPost
The results of another one of those surveys revealing things we’d rather not know have been announced - this time from Coral Gables commercial real estate investment and management firm Blumberg Capital Partners. The national survey conducted last December gauged the impact of office building conditions on worker attitudes, productivity and motivation, and discovered […]

February 1, 2008

Survey finds workers miffed by extreme office temperatures


Facilities Management News
February 1, 2008—Blumberg Capital Partners, the US investment firm and commercial real estate investment manager, has released results of a national survey to gauge the impact of office building conditions on worker attitudes, productivity and motivation. Among the results, one in three…

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