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U.S. employee engagement below 30% for first time in 15 years (www.gallup.com)
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Hybrid and remote employees in organizations adopting AI experienced the sharpest declines.

U.S. employee engagement fell to 29% in the third quarter of 2026, its lowest level since 2011 and down two percentage points from the previous quarter. The share of actively disengaged employees rose from 17% to 18%, while 53% were not engaged.

The latest decline was sharpest among remote and hybrid employees, particularly those in organizations that have adopted artificial intelligence. Employees also reported less clarity about what is expected of them at work and were less likely to feel that someone at work cares about them as a person. These findings raise questions about whether communication and manager support are keeping pace with AI integration.

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Employees also reported less clarity about what is expected of them at work and were less likely to feel that someone at work cares about them as a person.

This sounds like a healthy relationship with work to me! They don't care about you as a person. Anyone who thinks otherwise is delusional and probably needs an intervention.

Do I care about my coworkers as people? Absolutely. Do I have any impact on their work or pay? No. So what I think is irrelevant.

If companies want to change this statistic, upper management—all the way to the top—needs to demonstrate that they care about their employees as people. If they're making 100x more than the average and they're handing over nearly all profits to shareholders via dividends, then clearly they do not.

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