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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

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Their job satisfaction worries me, even as I’m encouraged by how steadily the field is professionalizing.

From Salon

“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

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

From BBC

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

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

From Salon