Job Satisfaction - What Drives it?

A new study based on data going back to 1949 turns conventional wisdom about the sources of job satisfaction on its head.

Being interested in your work might not be the key to job satisfaction. Your boss and colleagues are more important, the study says.

But being interested in what you do will improve your pay and promotion prospects.

Hate your job and want to move on? Chances are it’s down to your boss or the people you work with rather than how interesting you find the work.

Far from the generally accepted notion that it’s the work itself, people, it seems, could be the most important ingredient.

To be satisfied with a job, you do not have to worry too much about finding the absolute perfect fit for your interests, because other things matter too. As long as it’s something you don’t hate doing, you may find yourself very satisfied if you have a good supervisor, like your coworkers, and are treated fairly by your organization.

Next Week: Part Two