{{B}} How important is job satisfaction?{{/B}}
At its most basic, a job is just a collection of tasks and duties. An employee's enjoyment of his or her job will thus {{U}}(21) {{/U}} depend upon whether or not he or she is happy with the particular mix of tasks and duties {{U}}(22) {{/U}} to that position. Naturally, each and every member of staff is different - some employees want to do easy, {{U}}(23) {{/U}} tasks without any responsibilities at all, whilst others prefer challenging, varied ones and are pleased to accept any additional responsibilities offered to them. Of course, with a job there are more {{U}}(24) {{/U}} in play than this: work conditions, pay, working relations and future prospects are {{U}}(25) {{/U}} too. Nevertheless, tasks and duties are the central feature, and should therefore be considered as a separate {{U}}(26) {{/U}} in themselves.
So, how important is an employee's enjoyment of his or her individual {{U}}(27) {{/U}} of tasks and duties? Most business owners and managers would {{U}}(28) {{/U}} that it is very significant indeed. If a member of staff considers his or her tasks and duties to be too easy or unchallenging or, in contrast, too diverse or irksome, then he or she will feel dissatisfied, and all the inevitable knock-on effects will {{U}}(29) {{/U}} themselves - absences, lateness, reduced work-rate and performance, conflict, low morale, or even resignations. Thus it is important that staff are well suited to their employment, that jobs are improved as far as possible and redesigned as and when necessary - all to {{U}}(30) {{/U}} that your employees enjoy what they do.