Helping hands
Do you or any of your employees serve on a nonprofit board of directors?
Yes: 92.3%
No: 7.7%
How often do you or your employees volunteer in...
Think big
Has your company expanded within the last five years?
Yes: 85%
No: 15%
How has the company expanded?
Additional employees: 77.8%
Other: 11.1%
Bigger office/work space: 5.6%
Our company has not...
Politically correct?
Do your employees engage in conversations about politics in the workplace?
Yes: 78.6%
No: 21.4%
What do the conversations tend to focus on?
National politics: 42.9%
State/local politics: 35.7%
Employees...
Degree of separation
Does your company require employees, current or potential, to have an education?
Yes: 72.7%
No: 27.3%
What level of education do you require employees to have?
Bachelor’s degree:...
Learn as you go
Does your company offer on-the-job training?
Yes: 100%
No: 0%
What qualities do you value most in a trained employee? (select any that apply)
Strong problem-solving skills: 85.7%
Leadership...
Not my policy
Do you believe that, overall, Rhode Island’s public policies facilitate the efforts of small businesses in the state?
No: 81.3%
Yes: 18.7%
Are you confident that state...
Underperforming?
Does your company conduct employee-performance reviews?
Yes: 80%
No: 20%
Did you or your company have to demote an employee(s)?
No: 53.3%
Yes: 46.7%
What were the reasons for the...
Being prepared
Does your company hold emergency-preparedness drills?
No: 66.7%
Yes: 33.3%
Does your company have written protocols in place for emergency readiness?
Yes: 61.5%
No: 38.5%
Did your company recently have...
My space
What kind of decorations do you have at your workspace? (Select multiple)
Family pictures: 100%
Plants: 62.5%
Sports memorabilia: 37.5%
Other: 25%
Desk fans: 6.3%
Plush items: 0%
I don’t decorate...
Going into OT
Does your company offer employees overtime?
Yes: 64.29%
No: 35.71
Do many of your employees work overtime?
No: 66.67%
Yes: 33.33%
How frequent do your employees work overtime?
When needed: 38.46%
Couple...