As most people spend a major part of their adult life at work, job satisfaction is an important element of individual wellbeing. What factors contribute to job satisfaction? How realistic is the expectation of job satisfaction for all workers?

People are expecting to contribute a large proportion of their adult life into their career, especially when the retirement age has been postponed in many countries.

Job satisfaction is believed to be an important aspect of one’s self-satisfaction and a happy life. To be satisfied with a job, many expectations need to be fulfilled and it is a matter of debate whether a job satisfaction exists or not.

Since the majority of adults spend a considerable amount of their time at work, job satisfaction has become instrumental in the well-being of an individual.