There have been a number of surveys regarding job satisfaction recently and I would just like to mention two.
The first brought to my attention was one carried out by Office Angels here in the UK. They asked office workers what they wanted and what came out over and above money was: - a one hour lunch break; the return of the tea trolly; an annual outing and subsidised canteen. We know that a break helps to recharge batteries, clear your head and therefore make it easier to bring creativity and energy to the fore in what can be a draining 'after lunch slump'. As you know, I am a great advocate of getting out there for a walk at lunch time. Why not try it and see for yourself? Make yourself your own guinea pig for a month and see what happens. Why a month? Well all research says that it takes 28 days to change a habit. Are you up for the challenge? If I can help, let me know. I can send you tips or have a chat with you.
The other things people want, well I would say it is down to feeling cared for and valued. Again they all encourage people to take a break and to socialise. Your thoughts are very welcome.
The other survey was featured in the Atlanta Journal Constitution last weekend. I found out about this through Vicky White's excellent newsletter - Design Your Life. You can sign up to it on her site http://www.lifedesignstrategies.com/.
The newspaper quoted a job satisfaction survey conducted by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. As a result, the most satisfying jobs were among professions that involve caring for, protecting or teaching others as well as creative pursuits.
27,500 random workers in 198 occupations were questioned between 1988 and 2006 and those most satisfied were members of clergy, followed by physical therapists and fire fighters then other occupations in the top 10 were education administrators, painters/sculptors, teachers, authors, psychologists, special education teachers and operating engineers.
The people questioned defined job satisfaction as doing work that really mattered to them, being creative, helping others and providing an opportunity for life long learning.
Food for thought indeed. Are you satisfied with your job? How could it be more satisfying to you? What would you need to change? Perhaps you know that you are not doing what you want, what then would you do? Don't you owe it to yourself to have that satisfaction.
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