Bonus payments are always in the Criticism: Like a rabbit chasing a carrot, would Employees panting from one bonus payment to the next. Some Companies have therefore abolished them altogether. One Online-Survey now wants to show that bonus payments are still the No. 1 job motivator.

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The consulting company von Rundstedt and the market research institute INNOFACT AG regularly survey around 732 men and women online Women full-time and part-time on the topics of “talent” and “Career".

The sample corresponds to Age, sex and region of the representative distribution of the German population. The last online survey in May 2013 was about performance incentives.

Material privileges and personal responsibility

The incentives chosen in the Top 3 show that respondents still have material privileges very important. However, personal responsibility, flexibility and leisure time enjoy a very high priority.

A quarter (25 percent) of those surveyed are most strongly motivated by special remuneration to achieve better performance. This was the result of the representative survey “Talents and Trends” by the personnel consultancy in Rundstedt.

Flexible work and vacation in place 3

But: Directly behind this is the flexible, self-responsible work planning - ie privileges such as home office or the free time division. This incentive is most important for almost every fifth employee (19 per cent). On the 3 rank in the ranking are twelve per cent additional holiday days.

Statussymbols, on the other hand, tend to bring up the rear. For example, the company car is the most important motivator for only seven percent of those surveyed. Laptops, smartphones and tablet PCs came out worst with three percent agreement.

Differences between the sexes

Less common privileges such as sabbaticals, the possibility to choose projects as far as possible, or shareholdings in the company are more in demand (5 percent, 9 percent, 12 percent).

There are also differences by gender: According to the survey, men are more likely to be more involved in society than women. While 15 percent of the men surveyed voted 1, only eight percent of women chose this privilege.

Sabbaticals or participation in the company

The situation is different with flexible and autonomous work planning. 23 percent of women voted for 1, and only 15 percent for men.

The question you have to ask yourself is: How representative online surveys can really be, in which anonymous mentions and multiple appointments distort the picture?

The results in detail

Question: Imagine you would successfully To have a career. Next to yours salary receive privileges/compensations from your employer. Which of the following privileges would motivate you in particular?

The following percentages were chosen for 1:

  1. Performance bonuses: 25%
  2. Flexible, self-responsible work planning (eg free time division, home office): 19%
  3. Extra holidays: 12%
  4. Participations in the company (eg as a partner, with share packages): 12%
  5. The possibility to choose projects / activities largely by yourself: 9%
  6. Company car: 7%
  7. The possibility for time off, so-called sabbaticals: 5%
  8. Specialized training, continuing education or coaching: 4%
  9. Your own office: 4%
  10. Laptop, tablet PC, mobile phone (also for private use, charges the employer): 3%