Job satisfaction: Strategies to make work more
gratifying
You’ve dreamed about an ideal job in which you’re motivated, inspired, respected and well paid. But in reality, you’ve had to settle for something that falls a bit short of your ideal. Maybe it started as your dream job and for a time you loved it. But now you find it harder and harder to get through the day.
Lack of job satisfaction can be a significant source of stress. Reasons why you may not be completely satisfied with your job include:
- Conflict between co-workers
- Conflict with your supervisor
- Not being appropriately paid for what you do
- Not having the necessary equipment or resources to succeed
- Lack of opportunities for promotion
- Having little or no say in decisions that affect you
- Fear of losing your job through downsizing or outsourcing
Sometimes it’s the job itself that causes dissatisfaction. For example, the work may be boring, or ill-suited to your interests, education and skills.
Take some time to think about what motivates and inspires you. You may even want to work with a career counselor to complete a formal assessment of you interests, skills and passions. Then explore some strategies to increase your job satisfaction.
For the entire article got to the mayoclinic.com
Corra finds this a most interesting article. However, we found several conditions that were not mentioned in this article. If you are investing in new technology then you must be sure you have the employees who are current and capable of using it.
Likewise, if you are conducting sourcing research you should have employees who know how to really research, who can also negotiate the bet possible deals for your company. Corra has seen over the years where a great deal of money has been lost to shoddy sourcing and vendor negotiation.
Another factor is that for an employee to offer advice and suggestions, to put his two cents in, it would be best that employee possess good written and verbal communications skills.
These are but a few reasons why it is so important to conduct a pre-employment screening program. You want to be sure when you are moving your business forward you don’t have wheels falling off the wagon. Background checks can help assess the qualified candidates and the job candidates most likely to be able to prove both an asset and grow with your company.
Check them out before you hire.
