Planners may be better compensated than before COVID but there’s also a sense of unrest over the continuing uncertainties in the business events industry, according to the latest Convene Salary Survey.
The picture of a vibrant, healthy business events industry portrayed by more than 600 respondents to this year's survey before COVID-19 stands in stark relief to the uncertain reality many currently face. The results serve as a kind of optimistic benchmark: a level to return to as the industry resets and recovers.
Respondents to Convene’s Annual Salary Survey in February — before public health restrictions forced most workers to work from home — said having the flexibility to work remotely was high on their wish list.
Event organizers cite stress and long hours as what they like least — and creativity, collaboration, and cultivating relationships as what they like most — about their jobs.
Considering their long hours, demanding travel schedules, and stressful workloads, perhaps it's no surprise what they'd most like to ask their boss for (aside from a raise): more flexibility to work from home.
It’s helpful to put this year’s Salary Survey results in perspective by comparing our findings to the larger workplace world. Here's a look at some key areas.
Strategies from a workplace expert to make the best of the more-responsibility-with-no-pay-increase scenario many respondents cited as a challenge in Convene’s 2019 Salary Survey.
Until pay transparency becomes more commonplace among organizations, business event organizers’ go-to resource to benchmark their compensation against that of their peers remains Convene’s Annual Salary Survey. Help us make this year’s survey results as robust as possible.
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