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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

Which may lead one to wonder about his job satisfaction and general happiness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 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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