Abstract:

Job satisfaction is defined as “the degree to which an employee, by means of an effective orientation or a positive attitude, achieves a positive result in relation to his/her job, in general, or to specific personal aspects" (Leite et al, 2014, p. 480). Sypniewska (2014) defines job satisfaction to be the perception of employees of their jobs in terms of the quality of their work and performance and whether it gives them positive or negative emotions. Positive attitudes or feelings towards a job are known to be as satisfaction and negative attitudes or feelings towards a job are known to be as no satisfaction. Sypniewska (2014) states that the term job contentment is commonly used to reflect the term job satisfaction. "Contentment is the emotional reaction of pleasure or pain, experienced in connection with performing specific tasks, functions and roles" (Banka, 2002 in Sypniewska, 2014, p. 57).