Job Dissatisfiers

While Job Motivators are related to JOB CONTENT, Job Dissatisfiers are related to the JOB ENVIRONMENT, and are the primary sources of unhappiness with the Job.  They are what Dr. Herzberg calls “Hygiene Factors,” because they have a dirtyclean aspect.

The opposite of these Dissatisfaction Factors are NO UNHAPPINESS, not HAPPINESS.  In other words, just because these Job Dissatisfiers are not resident in your workplace, doesn’t mean that the workplace is a motivating environment.  But if they are resident, they can de-motivate you.

Here are the key Job Dissatisfiers:

I.  Company Policy & Administration

Definition: The Company policies, procedures and bureaucracies that    adversely  affect the ability to function effectively.

II.  Supervision

Definition: The pervasive Management Style of the Company – how they plan, organize, direct and control work activities.

III.  Relationship with Supervisor

Definition: The individual worker’s relationship with his/her immediate-report manager.

IV.  Work Conditions

Definition: The physical work conditions that can impact attitude, performance, pride, mood …

V.   Earnings

Definition: The total compensation package – amount, structure,     opportunity for  raises, consistency and fairness.

VI.  Peer Relationships

Definition: The general mood, attitude and overall relationship  between workplace soldiers.

VII.  Personal Life

Definition: Personal life or family problems – or other personal  siuations that may affect performance.

VIII.  Status

Definition: The worker’s perception of their Job’s status in the eyes of   the  Company, their family, and community.

IX.   Security

Definition: One’s comfort zone, a perception of a safety net, a secure   future for self and family.  It is “Peace of Mind.”

Co-author Steve Carroll is president and CEO of Lee DuBois Technologies (www.leedubois.com).  Lee DuBois Technologies offers sales training and talent development for individuals and corporations.  To purchase a copy of Don’t Sell Yourself Short…Be All That You Can Be!, visit the website, www.dontsellyourselfshort.net .