As most people spend a major part of their adult life at work, job satisfaction is an important element of individual wellbeing. What factors contribute to job job satisfaction? How realistic is the expectation of job for all workers?

Several studies worldwide has linked

job

satisfaction

with overall well being of a person, since he spends two

third

of his life working. Multiple factors are associated with

job

fulfilment and the expectation for same merely meets for the majority of workers.

This

essay will discuss contributing elements to occupational

satisfaction

and explain why it is an unreal supposition. There are various

work

related facets that contribute to

job

contentment.

To begin

with, one crucial factor is whether the field is an ones' choice of career or not. Unfortunately, in todays competitive and materialistic world, people choose a profession that pays attractive some of salaries rather than following their interests. Another important aspect is

work

environment.

This

means co-operative boss, helpful colleagues, appropriate and adequate appraisals and incentives at

work

. At present,

however

,

this

is not the scenario in most of the occupation,

consequently

there is a rise in frustration towards

job

leading to psychological distress with physical symptoms like migraines, hypertension, depression, obesity to name but a few. A recent study conducted among 1500 employees of one multinational company in India found high levels of stress associated with low

job

satisfaction

.

Thus

, multiple factors are essential for

job

satisfaction

and it is a prominent element of individual wellbeing. Sadly, as important is

job

satisfaction

for employee's well being, the expectancy for it is merely met.

This

is to say, flexible and

co-operative

involving the joint activity of two or more

cooperative

work

environment exist in rare occasions only. What is more, favouritism, discrimination still present in most of the

work

settings which deprive deserving candidates for promotion or appraisal. A survey report published in economic forum in New York in 2015 stated that 63% of corporate workers agreed promotions were made on the basis of preference rather than to a qualified candidate.

Therefore

, it will be true to say, the majority of workers do not find

satisfaction

in the

work

as expected. In conclusion, several factors lead to professional contentedness,

thus

its likelihood for all workers is barely real. If employers need quality of service

then

they should

work

on the above mentioned factors to improve

job

contentment among employees.