Job Satisfaction - An Illusion or a Real Possibility?

A recent Chandler Hill Partners poll asking job seekers to comment on the level of satisfaction with their current job indicated that only 27 percent of respondents considered their jobs to be satisfying.

A 27 percent satisfaction rate is an alarmingly low number considering that job satisfaction impacts productivity levels, quality of interaction in the corporate culture and society in general as workers return to their private lives with the stress and frustrations accumulated during the workday.

The financial impact brought about by a less than empowered workforce may be so large and so obscure it defies calculation. Additionally, it may account in part for some of the major issues currently effecting our economic growth, such as outsourcing or the hiring of undocumented workers.

Based on these findings and the trickle-down nature of its impact, job satisfaction may very well be one of the most serious issues facing our nation today.

What does it take to be satisfied in one's job?

Money, yes certainly, as a society we are still validated somewhat by the salaries we command individually, but another poll taken by Chandler Hill Partners indicates that money isn't the only ingredient in job satisfaction.