I think job satisfaction comes partially from within the individual, but I can see that job satisfaction is also aided by an employer that stimulates and challenges its employees, pushes them to achieve their best work and trusts them to do a good job. I also believe that fair treatment and honestly valuing their employees results in more job satisfaction and more productivity.
I have been fortunate that the employers I have worked for the majority of my life have fallen in the category of exceptional, but I have seen the other side of this picture. The company I previously worked for was sold to a competitor and the dissatisfaction level of the employees and the turnover rate both increased tenfold. It is sad to see how differently a new owner can interpret how to utilize wonderful, engaged and productive employees, turning them into dissatisfied employees with all the ills that come along with that situation. JO MADEWELL, FARMERSVILLE
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One of the main factors causing people to dislike their jobs today is companies requiring more productivity out of fewer workers. They hire mostly part-time and temporary workers now who have neither the work ethic nor the loyalty that most full-timers used to have. This puts more of the burden on the full-time staff to pick up the slack. The management of many companies does not understand the theory that "happy workers make good workers" and treats everyone like drones. The slightest amount of non-work discussion is seen as slacking off and there does not seem to be any time allowed for building camaraderie with fellow employees. They talk about team effort, but do not allow the team to interact.
I think most people don't like their job because they are dissatisfied with their company's leadership. In my experience, you can't truly find a company where management actually cares about their workforce. They see them as simply part of the overall mechanism to make money for the company and themselves. The workers recognize this and, in return, don't care about their job and/or the company beyond receiving their paycheck each week.
I think one of the number one reasons why people hate their jobs and quit is because of favoritism. if you are not a favorite employee and you are just an average Joe trying to make a living, you will get fired for even the tiniest little infraction. Favoritism definitely is an evil, corrupting force in place in many companies.
One of the major reasons people hate their jobs is because of the limited job market in the last several years. Many people have had to settle for whatever jobs they could find. Employers are very aware of this dilemma. Consequently, they require workers to do the job of three people. The workers become stressed trying to keep up, and often there is little training or no training at all. The resources to do the jobs are sometimes inadequate or not up to date, which leads to more frustration. As a result, people are winding up in unfulfilling jobs with little input or representation allowed, which creates an environment that is not very rewarding.
Most don't really hate their job. What they really hate is getting up to an alarm clock and going to a place where they get told what to do and how to do it.
I don't hate my job, but I do hate working for others who have no intention of working. I hate making sacrifices so others who choose not to can reap the same benefits. I hate putting in an 11-hour day and seeing on the news people protesting the latest New Age cause.
I work for a large national warehouse in Monroe. The company proclaims to care for its employees, when, in fact, it does not. I hate working for hypocritical people, but I need a job. They are slowly cutting our overtime hours by hiring flex people. We depended on that extra money to help sustain our family. The wages are below standard for warehouse workers (we are well below the median of $28,000), and we are all classified the same. That way, they can put us in any area at any time and force more work. They need to allow us to use our special skills, and be so classified, and not herded to areas like cattle.
Most of this seems to be caused by the culture of today's corporate America. … There is no loyalty from management to the workers, nor is there any appreciation.
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