TOPIC: JOB SATISFACTION

J.SAKTHIVEL

1ST MBA

MEANING OF JOB SATISFACTION

Job satisfaction or employee satisfaction has

been defined in many different ways. Some believe

it is simply how content an individual is with his

or her job, in other words, whether or not they like

the job or individual aspects or facets of jobs, such

as nature of work or supervision

DEFINITION OF JOB SATISFACTION

Contentment (or lack of it) arising out of

interplay of employee's positive and negative

feelings toward his or her work.

IMPORTANCE OF JOB SATISFACTION

Know Thyself

Keep Challenging Yourself

Improve Other Areas of Your Lives

Know the Role of Work in Your Life

Work Allows for the Search of Purpose

Know Thyself

One way to increase job satisfaction is to know yourself.

What are things that motivate you? Sure the company can

do things and implement programs to increase staff

motivation especially the companies that knows the

importance of job satisfaction. But motivation is also from

within.

keep challenging yourself

Work has to be challenging enough but not so overwhelming that you find it insurmountable. Challenges at an optimum level keep you going. Perhaps you find that your work is not challenging anymore. In that case, learn to get more projects that are challenging now since you know the importance of job satisfaction in your life.

know the role of work in your life

• Work means different things to different people. Know the role of your job in your life. What does it allow you to do? Pay for the bills? Serve people in the community? Allows you time to pursue your hobby? Know what is the role of your job in your life and you will put it in the right context. That may just raise your job satisfaction level.

work allows for the search of purpose

I like to think that work allows me to search for my sense of

purpose. Not many people aremindful enough to know what

their purpose in this world is. Why not let work become a

medium to allow you to search for that purpose? Imagine

having eight hours a day just doing an exercise that slowly

reveals what you are here in this world to do?

Factors Affecting Job Satisfaction

Communication

Personal Ability

Work Groups

Supervision

Communication

A properly and effectively designed communication

network provide sample opportunity for

providing/transmitting various information relating

to the job and its environment. Hence, it reduces

potential frustration thereby increasing job

satisfaction.

Personal Ability

Job satisfaction directly concerned with employee's

ability, interest, attitude, skills, knowledge etc. Hence,

highly capable person can perform the job effectively

and efficiently which leads for greater job

satisfaction.

Work Groups

Work group or work team is a collection of two

or more individuals in order to achieve a common

purpose. The nature of such work group affects the

level of job satisfaction. If the individuals are closely

interconnected with each other and directed toward a

common end, the team performance will be

enhanced. As a result, greater job satisfaction takes

place

Supervision

The frequency, nature and style of supervision also affects job satisfaction. When the supervision establishes supportive relationship with the team members, this will result in greater job satisfaction among the members/subordinates.

Benefits of Job Satisfaction

Job Satisfaction and Employee Turnover

Job Satisfaction and Union Activities

Job Satisfaction and Safety

The employee turnover is affected by certain other factors

also, in addition to job satisfaction. Commitment to the

organization is one such factor some employees, however

dissatisfied they arc with their jobs, they cannot imagine

themselves working anywhere else. Another important

factor is the better opportunities of employment. Even if the

people arc highly satisfied with their jobs, they arc willing

to leave if there are better opportunities available anywhere

else. If no other opportunities are available, the employees

will stay where they arc, irrespective of dissatisfaction.

Job Satisfaction and Employee Turnover

Job Satisfaction and Union Activities

It has been proved that satisfied employees are

generally not interested in unions and they do not

perceive them as necessary. Job satisfaction has

proved to be the major cause of unionization. The

employees join the unions because they feel that

individually they are unable to influence changes

which would eliminate the causes of job

dissatisfaction

Job Satisfaction and Safety:

When people are dissatisfied with their jobs,

company and supervisors, they are more prone to

experience accidents. An underlying reason for this is

that dissatisfaction lakes one’s attention away from

the task at hand and leads directly to accidents. A

satisfied worker will always be careful and attentive

towards his job, and the chances of accidents will be

less. Here, we are discussing about the avoidable

accidents and not the unavoidable ones.

5 Ways to Increase Job Satisfaction

Work Out Your Strengths and Weaknesses

Don't Stop Learning and Developing

Don't Compare Yourself to Others

Take Regular Breaks

Think Positively

Work Out Your Strengths and Weaknesses

Work Out Your Strengths and Weaknesses

Assess what you are good at and what you are not so

good at. Once you see your strengths and weaknesses

written down in black and white, you can start to make

decisions on what paths your skills can take you on. Be

brutally honest with yourself or you may find yourself

going down the wrong path or settling for a job that

doesn't utilize your skill set

Don't Stop Learning and Developing

Don't Stop Learning and Developing

However long you have been in a role, there is always something new to learn. Update yourself on new technology or perhaps seek out a project group that is working on something you are interested in. Education makes people more innovative and productive. See whether there are any courses you can take to learn new skills in your field. The more self-improvement you do, the more personally satisfied you will feel in moving toward your goals.

Don't Compare Yourself to Others

Don't Compare Yourself to Others

A fail-safe way to decrease your job satisfaction is to start

comparing yourself to others. It's all too easy to look at

someone else at work carrying out a similar role and compare

their success with yours. Once you do this, you will lose focus

on carrying out your own role. Just remember that no two

people are the same, you have your own way of working, and

you will get much more job satisfaction by focusing on how

you do your own job.

Take Regular Breaks

Take Regular Breaks

Taking regular, short breaks throughout the day

will help refresh your brain. This will allow you to

come bacAk to work feeling invigorated and will

help you to stay productive throughout the whole

working day. This is particularly important if your

job involves using a computer screen for much of

the day.

Think Positively

Think Positively

Learn to view your job as something

positive in your life. If you look on it as an

adventure and not a chore, you will soon

enjoy coming into work every day and

overcoming the challenges that are thrown at

you. In turn, this will lead to a higher level of

job satisfaction.