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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

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

From Salon • Jan. 5, 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

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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