Comments on: Happiness at work vs. job satisfaction

By: ngo

ngo — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:12:09 +0000

Tks very much for your useful post.

Other sources about employee satisfaction, I think also useful for your readers.

http://www.humanresources.hrvinet.com/free-sample-employee-satisfaction-survey/

rgs

By: Alexander

Alexander — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 09:00:47 +0000

Thanks Josh! I think you’re right: Satisfaction is more of an internal state, and happiness is more likely to infect others and create outward action.

By: joshua

joshua — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 12:39:47 +0000

What I love most about your writing is that is feels like it brings you happiness.

On this little question of why ‘happiness’ rather than ‘satisfaction,’ I think that satisfaction is something reflective and internal. Satisfaction doesn’t lead to wonderful contributions because it’s a very individualistic feeling. But happiness is something to be shared! When you’re happy, you want to show it and spread it. And for work, happiness leads to positive thinking and more inspired creativity.

So satisfaction is a guage of what’s going on now, and happiness is a feeling that leads to something in the future. That’s why ‘hapiness.’

By: Alexander Kjerulf

Alexander Kjerulf — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 22:10:54 +0000

Ben: :o)

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 20:51:23 +0000

Careful, Alex… you’re getting me hooked to this site!

By: Alexander Kjerulf

Alexander Kjerulf — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 11:11:06 +0000

Exactly Phil – Job satisfaction is mostly something HR measures using surveys. The fun factor is… limited :o)

By: Phil Gerbyshak

Phil Gerbyshak — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 04:40:16 +0000

Good explanation Alex. I think “job satisfaction” sounds like a survey, like something an HR department would want to measure, whereas happiness at work seems to be something you can feel/touch/taste on a personal level. At least that what I get from your postings. And it is WAY MORE FUN than job satisfaction. :)