The most important factor in job satisfaction is salary. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Most adults spend 40 hours a week at

work

, so it is important that they have a good sense of

job

satisfaction

.

However

, while I agree that

money

is definitely

one

factor in how satisfied people are with their jobs, I definitely do not think is the most important. On the

one

hand, it is clear that

money

is a key reason why people choose to

work

in a particular profession. For the majority of the population, the only way to be financially independent is to have a

job

and,

as a result

, people often choose to

work

in fields with high salaries in order to support themselves.

Moreover

, any employee in any field would expect to receive the industry standard payment for the

work

that they do. I expect that if

one

employee found out that they were earning less than their colleagues, their level of

job

satisfaction

would decrease dramatically

as a result

.

However

,

although

money

is an important element of any

job

, there are other

many

Suggestion

much

more important factors that lead to

job

satisfaction

. Having friendly, reliable colleagues,

for example

, can impact our feelings towards

work

in a major way. Many office jobs can be monotonous and repetitive, and,

as a result

, having a good relationship with co-workers can sometimes be the only reason why people choose to remain in a position.

Conversely

, no amount of

money

would be enough to keep an employee in an office where they felt isolated or bullied.

Secondly

, the

work

itself has to be a major factor, with people needing to believe that the

job

they do is interesting and meaningful in some way.

Hoving

Suggestion

Having

daily tasks that you think are rewarding can go much

further

in raising

satisfaction

levels than salary alone. Take teachers or

nurses

Accept comma addition

nurses, for

for example

, they earn relatively little, but would still score highly on the

job

-

satisfaction

because they generally feel that their jobs have a positive impact on other people's lives. In short, there are a number of factors that dictate how happy a person is at

work

, but

money

is only

one

of them. In fact, I would argue that fellow staff and the

work

itself are both more important than salary alone.