Introduction I will be addressing the issue of job dissatisfaction mainly on the federal government level. Many job seekers are drawn to the federal work force due to most a lot of attractive offer that might be presented to be by the recruiter, but will later learn that the grass isn’t greener on the other side.
Problem
It’s a well-known fact, how competitive, long process it is to land a job with the federal government; especially jobs that requires high level of security clearance. This problem and high level of job dissatisfaction is found on new employee with previous work experiences, not so much with recently graduate students (entry level). This problem that creates job dissatisfaction also has to do with narcissistic managers who …show more content…
The main problem is the federal government will try and hire very well educated and experienced people but then are limited to bringing them in at the lowest level (GS-8 or 9). They are often told of all the amazing opportunities they will have as a Federal employee, but then are given what amounts to clerk duties when they enter on duty. Doing so to those who have x amount of job experience, really won’t make them satisfied in the short run, thus will most likely resign from the position (Rabinowitz, S., & Hall, D. T. 1977). This joined with the caste system that exists in many federal jobs (for example in the FBI a Special Agent will always be regarded as better than an analyst, though an analyst usually does most of the heavy lifting). This coupled with inept management, often fueled by narcissism, leads to an unhappy and dissatisfied employee. Employees’ dissatisfaction as describes by Robbin and Judge, in this case, relates to their job involvement and psychological empowerment (Robbins & Judge pp. 79) (Avolio, B. J., Zhu, W., Koh, W., & Bhatia, …show more content…
112). Hubris (noun): excessive pride or self-confidence (Webster). The pitfall of hubris is the trap of narcissism; the cult of believing in "your own press” this is the mistake of "mistaking luck for skill." The determent in the work place that is driven by the cult of "self" is not realizing that an individual's contribution truly does not make a difference, that the "cult of self" demoralizes the work force and impedes productive interaction. Narcissism is a poison that destroys an organization and eats it away for the inside like an acid introduced to a closed system. When someone is only concerned about the promotion of the "self", it detracts from the promotion of the collective (Wenger, E. C., & Snyder, W. M.
Problem
It’s a well-known fact, how competitive, long process it is to land a job with the federal government; especially jobs that requires high level of security clearance. This problem and high level of job dissatisfaction is found on new employee with previous work experiences, not so much with recently graduate students (entry level). This problem that creates job dissatisfaction also has to do with narcissistic managers who …show more content…
The main problem is the federal government will try and hire very well educated and experienced people but then are limited to bringing them in at the lowest level (GS-8 or 9). They are often told of all the amazing opportunities they will have as a Federal employee, but then are given what amounts to clerk duties when they enter on duty. Doing so to those who have x amount of job experience, really won’t make them satisfied in the short run, thus will most likely resign from the position (Rabinowitz, S., & Hall, D. T. 1977). This joined with the caste system that exists in many federal jobs (for example in the FBI a Special Agent will always be regarded as better than an analyst, though an analyst usually does most of the heavy lifting). This coupled with inept management, often fueled by narcissism, leads to an unhappy and dissatisfied employee. Employees’ dissatisfaction as describes by Robbin and Judge, in this case, relates to their job involvement and psychological empowerment (Robbins & Judge pp. 79) (Avolio, B. J., Zhu, W., Koh, W., & Bhatia, …show more content…
112). Hubris (noun): excessive pride or self-confidence (Webster). The pitfall of hubris is the trap of narcissism; the cult of believing in "your own press” this is the mistake of "mistaking luck for skill." The determent in the work place that is driven by the cult of "self" is not realizing that an individual's contribution truly does not make a difference, that the "cult of self" demoralizes the work force and impedes productive interaction. Narcissism is a poison that destroys an organization and eats it away for the inside like an acid introduced to a closed system. When someone is only concerned about the promotion of the "self", it detracts from the promotion of the collective (Wenger, E. C., & Snyder, W. M.