job satisfaction

British

noun

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

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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

Feeling more human is strongly correlated with higher job satisfaction, greater engagement with work, better relationships with colleagues and less inclination to leave a job, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 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

Fit between the employee and the organization is a key driver of both employee job satisfaction and turnover later on.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2025

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

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