Employee Satisfaction

Employee satisfaction is a broad term used by the HR industry to describe how satisfied or content employees are with elements like their jobs, their employee experience, and the organizations they work for. Employee satisfaction is one key metric that can help determine the overall health of an organization, which is why many organizations employ regular surveys to measure employee satisfaction and track satisfaction trends over time. A high satisfaction level indicates that employees are happy with how their employer treats them Often, employee satisfaction is used interchangeably with employee engagement; however, while engagement is one factor influencing overall satisfaction (and it may be said the reverse is also somewhat true), the two are not the same. Satisfaction, while important for retention, is not necessarily a predictor of performance, while engagement—which indicates an employee’s passion for their work, among other things—is directly tied to output. Ideally, satisfacti...