1. What Today’s Employees are Looking for in Work
Job Satisfaction
Kevin DeMattio
Amy Diaz
JJ Hendricks
Mike Merriman
Peter Striegel
Chris Wilson
What Today’s Employees are Looking for in Work

2. Job Satisfaction Defined:
Job Satisfaction is an employee’s judgement about whether various workplace characteristics are favourable or unfavourable.

3. Employee Satisfaction is Related to:
Supportive Work Environment
Enriched Work
Proper Management
Fair/Adequate Compensation
Flexible Work Schedules

4. Satisfaction: Supportive Work Environment
Sufficient training and development opportunities
Surroundings that are safe, clean, and comfortable.
Job Security
A corporate culture that respects family needs.

5. Satisfaction: Enriched Work
Meaningful Work
-Challenging
-Important
-Leaves a feeling of accomplishment
- Work that allows learning and development of skills
“Spirituality in the Work Place”
Employees prefer jobs that are designed around a recognizable product or service, rather than jobs that are indistinguishable components of a larger assembly.

6. Satisfaction: Proper Management
Dissatisfaction with boss is #1 reason for leaving.
Trust in management
“Walk the Talk”
Fairness from management:
Clear communication
Listening to employee input/concerns
Providing praise
Empowering the employee

7. Satisfaction: Pay Structures
Competitive pay
Societal factors in the labor market play a strong role in how satisfied employees are with their pay.
Procedural Justice
Dissatisfaction with pay doesn’t strongly correlate with the amount of pay.
Satisfaction is more strongly affected by the fairness of the pay.
U.S. workers focus on equity; rewards should be in proportion to the employee’s contribution.

8. Satisfaction: Benefits
Cafeteria – style pension plans
allow people to choose their compensation options that fit their personal lives.
Traditional benefits that employees expect include:
Health/Dental insurance
Pension and 401 (K) plans
Vacation and sick – leave plans
Employers are becoming more creative when it comes to
in-house benefits.
In-house child care
Exercise rooms

9. Satisfaction: Work Schedule
Flextime Schedules
provide flexibility for working parents, students, or staff members.
Mandatory overtime is currently one area of employee discontent.
The majority of U.S. workers want:
Reduced work hours.
Increased paid vacation time.

10. Organizational Constraints
Insufficient job-related information, resources, or supplies.
Inadequate skills/time to perform job duties.
Repetitive work, role ambiguity and role overload.
Deficiencies in help from others and the services provided.

11. Job Satisfaction as it Relates to Hiring
Job designs that encourage personal enhancement and career advancements.
A common reason for dissatisfaction is that employees do not feel suited for the job.
Employee goals match Company mission and values.
Applicants want a realistic job preview that gives a balanced picture of all job duties and expectations.

12. Conclusion Employee satisfaction is based on:
These elements will only work if:
proper hiring practices allow for correct job fit
job designs enhance competencies
a complete and balanced job description.
Supportive Work Environment
Enriched Work
Proper Management
Fair/Adequate Compensation
Flexible Work Schedules