Work, Money & Satisfaction

“The pursuit of happiness in the workplace is as much of a holy grail as it is in life, but there are ways to make that pursuit a happier experience.” – Times Online

Satisfaction at work can have severe consequences on a person's performance and on his/her personal life. It also varies for each person.  A lot of factors contributes and affects our attitude towards work. What motivates us to work is essential in determining how we deal with problems either with the work itself, coworker/s, environment, our immediate boss or the company/owner’s policy.

Earning a living in order to provide for our family is a major reason why we go to work. We tend to endure a lot of sufferings and sacrifices just for the people we care and love. Another one is because we love what we are doing despite of the circumstances and nature of the work; it is our passion regardless of the pay. Our work inspires us even if it puts us into trouble.

Working in a corporate world here and abroad especially in a multinational environment entails much of your patience, skills, time and effort. Although the salary is good, you have to fight for it since competition is all over the place, “power trippers” are easy to find and coworkers who think like crabs should be watched out for.

Every organization faces the dilemma of employees leaving them for better pay or profile. Different managers can stress out employees in different ways - by being too controlling, too suspicious, too pushy, too critical, but they forget that workers are not fixed assets, they are free agents. When this goes on too long, an employee will quit - often over a trivial issue.

Why good people quit their jobs? The answer lies in one of the largest studies undertaken by the Gallup Organization. The study surveyed over a million employees and 80,000 managers and was published in a book called "First Break All The Rules". It came up with this surprising finding:

If you're losing good people, look to their immediate boss. Immediate boss is the reason people stay and thrive in an organization. And he/she is the reason why people leave. When people leave they take knowledge, experience and contacts with them, straight to the competition. "People leave managers not companies," write the authors Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman.

Managers have a big role in the success of every organization or project. It is like a Domino Effect- if the manager has a good planning strategy, transparent, he/she motivates and appreciates his/her staffs; obviously the outcome will be flourishing. Work should not always be about money. Job satisfaction is more important because if you perform well and love what you are doing, the income will come naturally.

If the company treats their employees as their most important resource in their service commitment to their clients and fosters a work environment where diversity is valued, quality of life is enhanced, individual aspirations are fulfilled and if you invest with your good people, noticeably, you will see the return of your business venture.

Greed will eventually be the cause of downfall. Either you’re the proprietor or the employee; it is all about your attitude towards money. Self fulfillment in work or enthusiasm in everything that we do pays well. “The highest reward for a man’s toil is not what he gets for it, but rather what he becomes by it. – Prism”