April 9, 2017 at 10:07 pm
Comments posted to this topic are about the item How do you define employee satisfaction?
April 9, 2017 at 10:22 pm
Sir
You well said..Sometimes money is not important..
When your work is appreciated and you have a healthy enviornment,other factors(distance etc) can be ignored.
Same situation i had,my previous company (4 years worked there) is only 10 mins distant from my residential area,but time schedule,work pressure was at higher level,although my colleagues were good but boss didnt show appreciation my work.even when i resigned then they want to make me stay because their work will effect .Even before resigning during 4 years i worked for 12 hours sometimes when they need.Si that thing hurt me a lot 🙁
But in new company salary is not so much high,but my HOD and workplace is healthy.Also distance is increased upto 1 hour but timings are good.Atleast i am happy with my job.Also because of this new job,i explore with new software and knowledge.
I have learnt a lot my previous company but their behaviour during my resgin was so weired that i can never forget that.
Its my story..
April 10, 2017 at 12:19 am
To me work is like a marriage. Beyond the norm the occasional pleasant surprise keeps things fresh.
I firmly believe that enthusiasm and engagement are the default settings and the role of the boss is not to lose what they have been gifted.
April 10, 2017 at 1:58 am
I keep comparing my current job (great) with my previous one (not great) and here are the things I really appreciate where I am now: minimal admin/meetings, being allowed to get on with my work, a pleasant team who like to do things properly and well, a boss who is keen for people to learn on the job. The first two are key for me - I cannot get over how good it is to sit down and do the work I am skilled at all day instead of going to meetings and writing emails.
April 10, 2017 at 5:17 am
As well as all that is mentioned in the editorial and posts on this forum, I find I feel better when I work in an environment that considers the long term when compared with places and people who are totally into short-termism. Want to deliver a month early to get kudos but it will require lots of work in 12 months time instead of on time but no immediate need to revisit anything then I am not they guy for you. I have done it in the past and will do it again in the future but it is not my preferred way of working and I find it a little painful.
Gaz
-- Stop your grinnin' and drop your linen...they're everywhere!!!
April 10, 2017 at 7:26 am
I would add that a satisfying job also lets me improve my existing skills and learn new ones. Yes this means a training budget. It also means being assigned to projects where I'll have to stretch what I know to get them done. Stagnation is just as much of a reason to leave as the others.
April 10, 2017 at 7:33 am
Hi Ben, I like this topic, but I'd just like to point out that half of the paragraphs in your article are repeated.
"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho
April 10, 2017 at 7:43 am
Eric M Russell - Monday, April 10, 2017 7:33 AMHi Ben, I like this topic, but I'd just like to point out that half of the paragraphs in your article are repeated.
Hi Eric,
I noticed that too. That is not how I submitted the article, so I am not sure what happened.
Ben
April 10, 2017 at 7:58 am
One thing that really effects me is support for ongoing education. I've worked at places where the employees brag about not having read another book since college and it was a living hell. I accept my responsibility for staying up with my field but there is also a responsibility for employers to keep their employees up to speed; especially as new technologies may have profound impact on the organization.
There are no facts, only interpretations.
Friedrich Nietzsche
April 10, 2017 at 8:37 am
Job satisfaction is multi-faceted issue: Pay / Commute / Comradery / Career Growth. You can leave a job in search of one facet only to discover that you've ultimately lost another, so it can become a sort of dilemma where you must pick any three of four. Which is more important depends on where you are in your career and life. Most of us start out with pay as the single most deciding factor, but then learn over time that without career growth potential the pay aspect will stagnate. However, the quest for more pay and better career growth will probably result in commuting to a different part of the city. Good comradery with team-mates is an equalizer that can help mitigate what you're lacking in another facet of your job, but that's often times a luck of the draw; you don't always know whether you'll click with your new team until after you've settled into the job.
"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho
April 10, 2017 at 9:30 am
I've wondered about those surveys. At my current position they really don't do surveys. Being fair to my employer (a large state agency) I think it is largely due to having a budget that's just too small to support everything that an organization as large as this one would normally have. My commute is way too long, my boss and co-workers are good, the work isn't engaging. Under such circumstances it isn't in my employers best interest to find out how satisfied their employees are, they can't do anything about it anyway.
Kindest Regards, Rod Connect with me on LinkedIn.
April 10, 2017 at 9:59 am
Gary Varga - Monday, April 10, 2017 5:17 AMAs well as all that is mentioned in the editorial and posts on this forum, I find I feel better when I work in an environment that considers the long term when compared with places and people who are totally into short-termism. Want to deliver a month early to get kudos but it will require lots of work in 12 months time instead of on time but no immediate need to revisit anything then I am not they guy for you. I have done it in the past and will do it again in the future but it is not my preferred way of working and I find it a little painful.
I was going to point that out too. In addition to a cooperative atmosphere among workers, long term stability has advantages (and in my case justifies the 30 mile each way commute). I've been at this company for nearly 30 years in (obviously) a range of changing job requirements. But I'm far from the longest one. A few recent retirees came here fresh out of the Army or fresh out of high school.
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April 10, 2017 at 10:17 am
All the factors mentioned in the editorial matter, but I also find that many shortcomings in such things as salary, commute, employer-provided training (though not poor management) can be forgiven, if the mission of the organization is one I can get behind. As a result I've dedicated my career to a typically under-funded state government with a salary probably 30% lower than what I'd be making in the private sector, but far more job satisfaction than I'd have working for an oil or pharma corporation.
April 10, 2017 at 1:53 pm
Eric M Russell - Monday, April 10, 2017 8:37 AMJob satisfaction is multi-faceted issue: Pay / Commute / Comradery / Career Growth. You can leave a job in search of one facet only to discover that you've ultimately lost another, so it can become a sort of dilemma where you must pick any three of four. Which is more important depends on where you are in your career and life. Most of us start out with pay as the single most deciding factor, but then learn over time that without career growth potential the pay aspect will stagnate. However, the quest for more pay and better career growth will probably result in commuting to a different part of the city. Good comradery with team-mates is an equalizer that can help mitigate what you're lacking in another facet of your job, but that's often times a luck of the draw; you don't always know whether you'll click with your new team until after you've settled into the job.
If you change "Pay" to "Compensation", you have the 4 Cs of a successful career! ... Maybe you should write a book!!?!? 😉
April 10, 2017 at 2:04 pm
IowaDave - Monday, April 10, 2017 1:53 PMEric M Russell - Monday, April 10, 2017 8:37 AMJob satisfaction is multi-faceted issue: Pay / Commute / Comradery / Career Growth. You can leave a job in search of one facet only to discover that you've ultimately lost another, so it can become a sort of dilemma where you must pick any three of four. Which is more important depends on where you are in your career and life. Most of us start out with pay as the single most deciding factor, but then learn over time that without career growth potential the pay aspect will stagnate. However, the quest for more pay and better career growth will probably result in commuting to a different part of the city. Good comradery with team-mates is an equalizer that can help mitigate what you're lacking in another facet of your job, but that's often times a luck of the draw; you don't always know whether you'll click with your new team until after you've settled into the job.If you change "Pay" to "Compensation", you have the 4 Cs of a successful career! ... Maybe you should write a book!!?!? 😉
Add "Conscience" (ethics) for 5 Cs
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