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job satisfaction

British  

noun

  1. the extent to which a person's hopes, desires, and expectations about the employment he is engaged in are fulfilled

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But you can increase your job satisfaction and ensure your company is getting the best version of you by aligning work tasks that you enjoy with the goals of your organization.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

But Pusterla thinks it’s because remote workers can focus more on the task they have to complete, and their performance gives them higher pay that contributes to job satisfaction.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

Its annual Workforce Study showed a 66% favourable job satisfaction rate in 2024, down four percentage points from the previous year.

From BBC Sep. 29, 2025

Another concern with staffing shortages is that remaining employees will be overworked and burned out, and may opt to retire as job satisfaction diminishes, Tardy said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2025

Job horizons: a study of job satisfaction and labor mobility.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1977 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

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