Employee Engagement and Job Satisfaction

Job happiness is the result of employee involvement. Employees are unlikely to be content with their jobs unless they are engaged at work (Thangaraj, 2020). Because, according to experts, work happiness is heavily influenced by how effectively a job supports some fundamental emotional demands. Employees must believe they are being adequately compensated. However, this urge is not as powerful as you would believe (Shah, 2021).

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Employees, on the other hand, are more satisfied with their jobs when they believe they are a part of something greater than themselves (Thangaraj, 2020). Collaboration immediately leads to a sense of belonging, knowing that they are contributing to your company's purpose, vision, and values. Employees at all levels of a company have this desire (Shah, 2021).

To keep and develop its staff base, a firm must focus on both employee happiness and employee engagement. While there is considerable overlap between these two sectors, it is critical to understand how they vary (Kamalanabhan et al, 2009). If you want to know what an employee gets out of their employment, the simplest method to find out is to ask them. However, questioning each person separately at a one-on-one encounter may not produce the most reliable answers. Rather, having employees complete a private employee survey can provide valuable insight into both of these employment aspects (Kamalanabhan et al, 2009).

You can track employee ideas, thoughts, and views using rapid feedback surveys and polls to improve employee happiness through employee engagement (Bellani et al, 2018). Listening to workers' feedback and sharing their working experiences and tales with team members and others strengthens employees' sense of belonging and acts as an inspiration to others. Encouraging workers to share their experiences allows you to keep a pulse on your culture and stream future information that is relevant to them (Tepayakul & Rinthaisong, 2018).

Keeping an employee interested extends beyond what a company provides, such as a greater pay, free coffee, or a decent retirement and pension plan (Tepayakul & Rinthaisong, 2018). Employee engagement is about what an employee brings to the firm for which they work. While a pleased employee shows up, an engaged employee seeks to contribute to the company's success (Bellani et al, 2018). They are more productive and generate unique ideas that will assist the organization in growing and prospering. They throw their heart and soul into their work because they believe they have a vested stake in it.

List of references

 Bellani, E., & Ramadhani, S., & Tamar, M. (2018). Job Satisfaction as Predictor of employee engagement, pp 12-78.

Kamalanabhan, T., & Prakash, L., & Duggirala, M. (2009). Employee Engagement and Job Satisfaction in the Information Technology Industry. Psychological reports. 105. 759-770.

Shah, S. (2021). Employee Engagement and its Relationship with Job Satisfaction: An Empirical Study with Special Reference to Private Sector Banks, pp 34-56.

Tepayakul, R., & Rinthaisong, I. (2018). Job satisfaction and employee engagement among human resources staff of Thai Private Higher Education Institutions. International Journal of Behavioral Science. 13, pp 68-81.

Thangaraj, J. (2020). Employee engagement and its impact on job