3. 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
4. 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.
5. 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
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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?
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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
14. 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.
15. Benefits of Job Satisfaction
Job Satisfaction and Employee Turnover
Job Satisfaction and Union Activities
Job Satisfaction and Safety
16. Job Satisfaction and Employee Turnover
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.
17. 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
18. 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.
19. 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
21. 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
23. 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.
25. 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.
27. 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.
29. 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.
