Employees need several kinds of satisfaction if they are to remain productive and enthusiastic in industry. They need to know that their working conditions are safe and adequate for the kind of work they do. Also, they need reasonable hours of work in order to make their jobs acceptable. In most cases, people want to have a personal life alongside their work; if they must work overtime several nights a week, their take-home pay may be higher, but their efficiency and feelings about their jobs will typically decline.

In addition to agreeable working conditions, employees need to have adequate compensation for the work they do, For example, in addition to pay levels, potential employees will also examine the benefits package(合同上的利益) that management offers to them, comparing it with other companies' offerings. If one company in an industry offers stocks, insurance, vacations, or even child care, other companies in the same industry often must follow suit, or they will lose out on hiring the best employees.

Finally, in today's business world, adequacy of working conditions and financial compensation are not enough. To keep employees satisfied long-term, employers also need to instill confidence in management's ability to run the company. The employer who pays well and has a new modern plant to make and display its products may still lose the loyalty and devotion of employees through disorganization and/or lack of attention to details. One recent research study showed that more than half of new small businesses failed due not to lack of money, but rather to the manager's lack of management skill.

Topic: Employers should give their employees satisfactory【46】.

Job satisfaction of employees is related to:

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Lack of management skill can lead to【50】.