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. Others believe it is not so simplistic as this definition suggests and instead that multidimensional psychological responses to one's job are involved. Researchers have also noted that job satisfaction measures vary in the extent to which they measure feelings about the job affective job satisfaction or cognitions about the job cognitive job satisfaction.
Definitional issues
The concept of job satisfaction has been developed in many ways by many different researchers
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[ Job satisfaction scales vary in the extent to which they assess the affective feelings about the job or the cognitive assessment of the job. Affective job satisfaction is a subjective construct representing an emotional feeling individuals have about their job. Hence, affective job satisfaction for individuals reflects the degree of pleasure or happiness their job in general induces. Cognitive job satisfaction is a more objective and logical evaluation of various facets of a job. Cognitive job satisfaction can be one-dimensional if it comprises evaluation of just one facet of a job, such as pay or maternity leave, or multidimensional if two or more facets of a job are simultaneously evaluated. Cognitive job satisfaction does not assess the degree of pleasure or happiness that arises from specific job facets, but rather gauges the extent to which those job facets are judged by the job holder to be satisfactory in comparison with objectives they themselves set or with other jobs. While cognitive job satisfaction might help to bring about affective job satisfaction, the two constructs are distinct, not necessarily directly related, and have different antecedents and …show more content…
Judge, Edwin A. Locke, and Cathy C. Durham in 1997. Judge et al. argued that there are four Core Self-evaluations that determine one’s disposition towards job satisfaction: self-esteem, general self-efficacy, locus of control, and neuroticism. This model states that higher levels of self-esteem (the value one places on his/her self) and general self-efficacy (the belief in one’s own competence) lead to higher work satisfaction. Having an internal locus of control (believing one has control over her\his own life, as opposed to outside forces having control) leads to higher job satisfaction. Finally, lower levels of neuroticism lead to higher job
In Part 1 of George Saunders’s Four Institutional Monologues, George describes how having a negative attitude leads to doing a job poorly while being positive makes the job more efficient and quicker. Saunders makes some solid points on how you, the employee, agreed on doing the job well and if you don’t, you will be replaced. It is life. You work to get your paycheck and if you can’t do the job well, then you will struggle in life. He makes another reference to lifting a heavy dead whale carcass on to a flatbed and how even with a neutral attitude made the task very difficult.
I added this tidbit because Fredrickson, the lead researcher on positivity in The University of North Carolina, emphasises the benefits of
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However, this source could backfire because the author believes job satisfaction
Moreover, they can now be more confident when working in engineering, and other fields of the same, since they are wanted. Finally, just because someone is brought down by something, doesn’t mean they aren’t good at their
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Additionally, my career has taught me to be more lively from acting out character and the work environment in general. As a ponder my work experiences, my manager comes up to me and states, “You have been doing a great job, make sure to keep up the work!” I could not be more overjoyed. I cannot wait for work
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Job satisfaction occurs when employees consider the type of the