Figuratively speaking.

• Author: MacIntyre, John
• Position: ABM Feature

Percentage of executives who say that employee job satisfaction is most affected by how we they get along with their managers, according to a survey by Accountemps: 43

Percentage who say salary and benefits is the biggest factor: 19

Percentage who say relationships with other employees is the most important: 6

Percentage who say company performance is the highest factor: 5

Source: Survey by Accountemps. Contact Christina C. Chenet. Public relations manager. 650-234-6260

Percentage of businesses who say that using e-mail has made them more efficient, according to a survey by the American Management Association: 86

Portion of the workday an average employee spends on e-mail: 1/4

Percentage of companies who have terminated an employee because of e-mail infractions: 22

Source: Symantec, 2003, citing the American Management Association "E-mail Rules, Policies and Practices 2003 Survey" at http://www.symantec.com/smallbiz/howto/privacy.html

Percentage of business passengers who fly coach, according to a survey by Travelocity: 85

Percentage who fly business class: 9.7

Percentage who fly first class: 4.5

Rank of leg room as the amenity business travelers say would be the hardest to give up: 1

Rank of San Francisco, Chicago and New Orleans as the cities business travelers say they most like to visit: 1, 2, 3

Source: www.travelocity.com/businesstravelpoll, Travelocity Business survey.

Percentage of CEOs who say they have considered quitting their job, according to a survey by Burson-Marsteller: 73

Percentage who say they lay awake at night worrying about company problems: 80

Number of executives in three on the next rung down who say they would decline a promotion to CEO: 1

Average number of months CEOs say they have to make good on their initial strategic initiatives before they face extreme pressure from the corporation, according to a survey by Roper ASW: 14

Source: (stats 1-3) Burson-Marsteller, the New York-based global communications consultancy. See http://www.bm.com or tel: 212-614 4000.; (stat 4) Survey by RoperASW

Rank of television's "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" fashion maven Carson Kressley as the celebrity people say they would trust the most if he endorsed a product, according to a survey by Jericho Communications: 1

Rank of former bachelorette Trista Rehn, from ABC's Trista and Ryan's Wedding, as the celebrity people say would least likely influence their shopping decisions: 1

Source: Survey by Jericho Communications, New York...