 Job Satisfaction Issues: Characteristics of a Satisfying Job
Job satisfaction as well as job dissatisfaction factors – both are nothing new as these are profession related issues. But, the crucial point it has reached, it needs to be given a renewed consideration. Thousands of employees worldwide think that they do not get job satisfaction. What are the reasons?
People have many problems that destabilize them in their normal life. The process of dissatisfaction being channelled from one sphere of feeling to the other is not impossible. So, before you say you are lacking the job satisfaction, you have to be sure that no personal problem of yours is influencing your reasons for dissatisfaction.
What is job satisfaction? The answer would take into account a whole lot of things. Rather, let us put it in simple terms. Do you like your profession? If not, you are making a mistake. Your job will remain a mere ‘job’ and will never become your career. Moreover, if you do not meet what your job wants (the gross work, and not the additional factors) then you are nowhere near to make such a ruling. If you believe in accomplishing a job for the mere sake of doing, then only you have the right to weigh how satisfying your job is.
Roy Walters, professional who has spent years on studying job satisfaction factors and productivity issues made a Satisfaction Potential checklist. And, it has been widely acknowledged. Here they are.
- A job should not be monotonous. It should allow you to change pace along with different tasks.
- The job should not waste your time and effort. It should be planned in such a way that it can be done without exerting energy uselessly.
- A satisfying job should always allow you to plan the work the way it can be done most effectively.
- Employees at workplace should believe they have a reasonable degree of authority over how their work should be done.
- An ideally satisfying job should be able to make you believe it has adequate opportunities for individual growth and recognition.
- You should not feel too closely supervised, over-instructed or rigidly controlled.
- You should be able to see your part of job as an integral part of the whole company and each employee is treated as an individual, not merely a cog in the wheel.
- The answer to the question, "How am I doing?" comes automatically. Thus, you can correct your own errors and improve your techniques.
- Superiors offer feedback without causing embarrassment.
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