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- 1. TOPIC: JOB SATISFACTION J.SAKTHIVEL 1ST MBA
- 3. MEANING OF JOBSATISFACTION 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 JOBSATISFACTION Contentment (or lack of it) arising out of interplay of employee's positive and negative feelings toward his or her work.
- 5. IMPORTANCE OF JOBSATISFACTION 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 roleof 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 forthe 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?
- 10. Factors Affecting JobSatisfaction Communication Personal Ability Work Groups Supervision
- 11. Communication A properlyand 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 Jobsatisfaction 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 Workgroup 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 JobSatisfaction Job Satisfaction and Employee Turnover Job Satisfaction and Union Activities Job Satisfaction and Safety
- 16. Job Satisfaction andEmployee 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 andUnion 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 andSafety: 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 toIncrease 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
- 20. Work Out YourStrengths and Weaknesses
- 21. Work Out YourStrengths 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
- 22. Don't Stop Learningand Developing
- 23. Don't Stop Learningand 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.
- 24. Don't Compare Yourselfto Others
- 25. Don't Compare Yourselfto 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.
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- 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.
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- 29. Think Positively Learnto 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.