How Would You Rate Your Job?

How do you motivate your employees to consistently give their best job performance? A question every employer with a mindset to achieve the highest level of productively from their workforce must strive to answer. The ability to create a work environment where people truly love their job is no small feat. A number of forums have sprung up as a result of the ease of using the internet to tap into social opinion. There is actually a site where you can post an anonymous review of your place of work (Jobvent.com). It allows you to rate your company using a list of attributes that provide a pretty strong indication of weather you love or hate your job and why. Using the following list of attributes you rate your feelings about them as it applies to your place of work. If you look at each one it becomes apparent as to how they relate to job satisfaction or dis-satisfaction. Salary leads the list do you feel you are paid enough for what you do. While there are few people who would turn down a raise or an increase in pay this is by no means the cure all for creating a work environment where people thrive. I have actually met people during my career that have reached a place where money is not a motivator for them to give their best. They want a work environment where they are challenged, respected and surrounded by people that take joy in taking an organization to the next level. For others a work life balance is critical to their well being. The idea of working 7 days a week, 12-15 hours a day is a complete turn-off. Then there are those that desire career opportunity and growth because a sense of continued learning and building on their skill base is both energizing and exciting. Job security has always been pretty high on the list but in these days and times many employers are finding it difficult to promise this as a benefit of employment. Why might it be a good idea to spend time rating your job? The fact of the matter is that having a job you hate should not be a long term goal. It is not healthy for many reasons and tends to impact every aspect of your life. On the other hand if you have a job you love it might be a good idea to rate why because nothing is more constant then change. What would have to remain the same in a new job, for you to still love your job? It is a good thing to know because with success there is usually change some good and some not so good. What if your promotion took you to a new location, different career path, less job security, a negative impact on your work life balance? All these things need to be considered as you climb the corporate or career ladder, if loving what you do is important? So it might not be a bad idea to rate your job weather you hate or love it and give a little thought to what is your next move.


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Being Happy in Your Job has Benefits (Work & Home)

Employee satisfaction is at its lowest level in 22 years, according to a recent survey by the Conference Board. We are at a time when a little more than half of the full-time employees polled say they enjoy their work. This suggest a very high number of people who for one reason or another don't enjoy their job. While this is almost a none issue for those currntly un-employed and would be happy to have any job, it still presents a hugh problem going forward for employers and employees. The saying of leave home at home and work at work just doesn't completely play out in the real world. While a majority of the people gainfully employed understand the need to display professional behavior in the workplace, if they want to keep their job, that is not enough to cope with total dis-satisfaction in what you get up to do 5-6 days a week. You are only human and over time it tends to have some pretty serious consequences in your health, personal life and overall well being.

While there is convincing evidence that happiness at work has a measurable impact both on overall satisfaction with life and work perfomace. The truth is that every job is not going to excite you to successful behavior on the job and prvide total job satisfaction. If you are able to achieve happiness in your job it usually goes without saying you will also have a positive impact in your performace and life overall. Resulting in extra energy and productivity that should ultimately lead to further happiness due to positive recoginition,advancement and promotions.

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