The State of Work Understanding aligned and unaligned workers 16 ages 55 to 64, were the most Generations BUSINESS SIZE (NO. OF EMPLOYEES) likely to feel aligned and the more together least likely to feel unaligned. than apart 85% Micro-emerging small business (1-20) KEY DEFINITIONS 15% 85% Company size Aligned workers 15% KNOWLEDGE WORKERS: Unaligned workers Employed individuals Aligned and unaligned work- 16 to 24 who hold an office position ers span all company sizes, Emerging small business (21-250) and/or work with data, but there is a clear sweet spot analyze information or for alignment in mid-mar- 86% think creatively in a typical ket (251–1,000 employees) 14% workweek and enterprise organizations (1,001–7,500 employees), 87% 87% where aligned workers out- 13% 13% Mid-market (251-1,000) ALIGNED WORKERS: number unaligned workers. 89% Survey respondents who agreed with the statement At the extreme ends of the 11% “I feel aligned with my company-size spectrum, 25 to 34 35 to 44 company’s vision, values unalignment is at its high- and operating principles” est. Micro-emerging small Enterprise (1,001-7,500) businesses (1–20 employ- 89% ees) over-index on unaligned UNALIGNED WORKERS: workers, as do large enter- 87% 88% 11% Survey respondents prises with more than who disagreed with the 7,500 employees. 13% 12% statement “I feel aligned Large enterprise (7,501+) with my company’s vision, 86% values and operating principles” 45 to 54 55 to 64 14% © SLACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2019