Job Satisfaction, Stress, and Motivation:
Impacting your Performance and Commitment in the Workplace
An analysis of a current work situation
Lamorea N. Stanton
AMBA 620 – Managing People and Groups in the Global Workplace …show more content…
Right now, my overall job satisfaction is somewhere right in the middle of high and low, as I tend to have positive feelings about my job when I think about my satisfaction with the work I do and my co-workers, but negative feelings come about when I think about the fact that the job is not permanent and there are slim chances for a promotion. I take great pride in knowing that my job performance is above level according to my quarterly reviews and I know my satisfaction with the work itself plays a large part in it. Colquitt et al. (2011) describes the three critical psychological states which make work satisfying and they are meaningfulness of work, responsibility for outcomes, and knowledge of results, and they all play a positive part in my job satisfaction. In terms of meaningfulness of work and responsibility for outcomes, I tend to get validation from co-workers and my supervisor that the quality of my work enhances the system of our office and I am aware of my knowledge of results as they are reflected in my …show more content…
Though identity does not matter as much in explaining my current work situation, it enhances the positive feelings toward my job satisfaction. When I am finished processing a bill or editing an executive order, I feel the weight of that particular task from start to finish and once it is complete, I can feel comfortable with moving on to the next task. Significance and autonomy are the third and fourth characteristics, respectively and they both play a larger part in how I view job uncertainty and promotional opportunities. My job has high significance because the duties I am responsible for plays a small part in the laws that are passed in the State of Maryland. Autonomy is low because every facet of my job is based on a schedule: One in which I am unable to control the timing and the sequence of work activities. These two characteristics positively impact my job satisfaction. Feedback is the last characteristic and this has the most impact on my work situation because I am unable to prosper from it. Feedback on my job is high as we get quarterly reviews on our job performance, however we do not get compensated for it in promotions.
Work performance and level of
Impacting your Performance and Commitment in the Workplace
An analysis of a current work situation
Lamorea N. Stanton
AMBA 620 – Managing People and Groups in the Global Workplace …show more content…
Right now, my overall job satisfaction is somewhere right in the middle of high and low, as I tend to have positive feelings about my job when I think about my satisfaction with the work I do and my co-workers, but negative feelings come about when I think about the fact that the job is not permanent and there are slim chances for a promotion. I take great pride in knowing that my job performance is above level according to my quarterly reviews and I know my satisfaction with the work itself plays a large part in it. Colquitt et al. (2011) describes the three critical psychological states which make work satisfying and they are meaningfulness of work, responsibility for outcomes, and knowledge of results, and they all play a positive part in my job satisfaction. In terms of meaningfulness of work and responsibility for outcomes, I tend to get validation from co-workers and my supervisor that the quality of my work enhances the system of our office and I am aware of my knowledge of results as they are reflected in my …show more content…
Though identity does not matter as much in explaining my current work situation, it enhances the positive feelings toward my job satisfaction. When I am finished processing a bill or editing an executive order, I feel the weight of that particular task from start to finish and once it is complete, I can feel comfortable with moving on to the next task. Significance and autonomy are the third and fourth characteristics, respectively and they both play a larger part in how I view job uncertainty and promotional opportunities. My job has high significance because the duties I am responsible for plays a small part in the laws that are passed in the State of Maryland. Autonomy is low because every facet of my job is based on a schedule: One in which I am unable to control the timing and the sequence of work activities. These two characteristics positively impact my job satisfaction. Feedback is the last characteristic and this has the most impact on my work situation because I am unable to prosper from it. Feedback on my job is high as we get quarterly reviews on our job performance, however we do not get compensated for it in promotions.
Work performance and level of