{"id":30067,"date":"2022-06-03T13:15:36","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T11:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edenred.es\/blog\/?p=30067"},"modified":"2025-02-05T15:05:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T14:05:23","slug":"insatisfaccion-laboral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edenred.es\/en\/blog\/insatisfaccion-laboral\/","title":{"rendered":"Job dissatisfaction How to combat it?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do your employees suffer from job dissatisfaction in your company? We help you to fight it!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to the latest report by Hays Spain (Labour Market Guide 2022), more than half of Spanish workers feel job dissatisfaction<\/strong>. Specifically, 54%. According to the respondents, this dissatisfaction could be alleviated or at least reduced in six ways: a salary increase (62%), more recognition (37%), more possibilities for promotion and internal advancement (27%), personnel changes (20%), improved working hours (20%) and more social benefits (16%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, What can we do to increase the well-being of our workers?<\/strong> Are there measures that contribute to happiness at work or does dissatisfaction only depend on external factors?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, the employee's attitude has a big impact on the way they perceive their working life. Yes... We know that the employee's willingness and predisposition are not the only factor influencing his or her wellbeing<\/strong>. There are many circumstances, such as salary or working hours, that influence well-being at work. However, beyond that, there are actions that everyone can take to feel more motivated and fulfilled. Here are a few tips for you to take note of!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How does an employee experience job dissatisfaction?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Remember Scarlet O'Hara's scene in \u2018Gone with the Wind\u2019?
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\u201cAs God is my witness, they will not be able to bring me down. I will survive, and when it is all over, I will never go hungry again, neither I nor any of my people. Even if I have to lie, steal, beg, or kill, as God is my witness, I will never go hungry again!\u201d<\/em>
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For many people, going to work is a kind of tribute to this famous allegory<\/strong>, a real drama. There are many who see work as a way of fighting against the world in order to survive, and they become real \u201cdrama queens\u201d during office hours. They become real \"drama queens\" during office hours: working is a real nightmare for them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isn't that a rather sad approach? Sad and, sadly, real.<\/strong> For too many workers, attending work is nothing more than an externally imposed obligation or merely a way of surviving in the world.<\/strong>. Do you identify your workers with this line of thinking? Ask yourself this: what is work for them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If one considers a necessary evil<\/em>o, a shackle or little less than Chinese torture... We have news for your worker: He has a biased view. Your perspective is far from reality. Fortunately, not everything is so black and white.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you identify any of these beliefs in the way some of your employees see the world of work? Do you really believe that you cannot contribute to their happiness?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his book Flow,<\/em> Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi analyses the origin of these overwhelmingly widespread beliefs. These cultural stereotypes are linked to ideas such as imposition, restriction of freedoms, unhappiness or sacrifice. Do they correspond to reality? No! Or at least they do not have to. Happiness or unhappiness does not depend on an employment contract. However, if the message has been sent from childhood that working is a source of unhappiness, how can anyone dare to question it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allowing oneself to be conditioned by negative cultural stereotypes can lead to bad decisions and emotionally unhealthy habits. Working can also be a path to self-realisation, a source of self-discovery and personal growth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doesn't it sound much better?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tips to combat employee job dissatisfaction<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

 1. Add some excitement to the work<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Working may not be fun on its own, but... We can make it fun if you know how.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are all the activities that make up the working day stimulating? In most cases they are not. Or, at least, it is rare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most employees are forced to take on roles they don't like very much.<\/strong>. However, we can help them learn to identify challenges and opportunities within them. According to Csikszentmihalyi, in order for a work activity to become a source of satisfaction, the following must be met four requirements<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n