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job satisfaction

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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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Whether you believe now is a good time to jump without a new role lined up — something I don’t recommend — depends on your profession, your job satisfaction and, clearly, your job prospects.

From MarketWatch Mar. 9, 2026

“What people are looking for and what they find job satisfaction in has changed,” said Pete Muller, the federation’s director of communications.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 12, 2025

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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