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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

“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

A 2024 Gallup poll suggests that the high turnover across all sectors in the U.S. is preventable — if employers work harder to check in with employees about job satisfaction.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2025

These figures, Vice Admiral James L. Holloway, Jr., added, proved the branch to be the most popular in the Navy and offered "a rational measure of the state of the morale and job satisfaction."

From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by MacGregor, Morris J.

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