Recent surveys show that less than half of us are satisfied in our job. This is a sad statistic but with the lack of jobs being an issue of the last few years, some people are scared to jump ship fearing they will end up jobless. There are two types of job satisfaction which are;
Intrinsic job satisfaction – when the employee considers only the kind of work they do, the tasks that make up the job.
Extrinsic job satisfaction – when the employee considers the conditions of work, such as their pay, co-workers, and supervisor/ management.
It may be that you are only dissatisfied with one of the above, in which case you may find that changes can be made to turn that around. The main thing to do if you really lack job satisfaction is talk to your manager. Before you do make a list of items you want to discuss and preferable outcomes for each.