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 satisfaction? How realistic is the expectation of job satisfaction for all workers?

Satisfaction

on the

job

is a relevant element of a person’s wellbeing, since most persons spend the majority of their adult life working.

This

essay will discuss factors that can be leveraged to attain

job

satisfaction

, followed by feasibility of a worker’ expectations, regarding

job

satisfaction

. There are several factors that can lead to

job

satisfaction

such

as flexible working hours, perks on the

job

.

In other words

, anything that can make a worker' life relatively easier can lead to

job

satisfaction

.

Moreover

, companies can organise seminars on how to increase

job

satisfaction

, to be attended by the senior management.

For instance

, in a study in 2015 by Mckinsey, one of the big four consulting firms in the world, it was found that companies, which are involved in these kinds of events, have 80% more

satisfaction

at work than the companies, which do not. A worker' perspective of a

job

satisfaction

could be somewhat unreasonable.

This

is to say an

employee

might believe that

satisfaction

at work means an employer must go above and beyond to satisfy the

employee

’ needs, which might not be practical for the employer.

For instance

, providing flexible hours could mean picking a time slot, which is feasible for the

employee

and following that schedule. It doesn’t mean one day the

employee

is showing at 12 noon and the

next

day at 3 in the afternoon. There are boundaries an

employee

should respect. To conclude,

satisfaction

at work is an important aspect of a worker’ well being.

However

, workers can be unreasonable and unprofessional with their meaning of

job

satisfaction

.