What makes an employee love his or her job?
It's an important question, especially at a time when
When people enjoy what they do, everything from
"Of course, great pay is excellent, but making a difference in the lives of our clients and their employees really is my driver," says Lucas Botzen, a tech entrepreneur and CEO of global hiring platform Rivermate. "I find great pleasure in knowing that our platform is simplifying global HR processes for businesses when they can work on their core activity while we deal with the intricacies of international employment."
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Feeling connected to colleagues is one important aspect of a great environment that workers love. It's essential that leaders cultivate opportunities for this to flourish.
But there is room for managers to do a better job of this. According to onboarding platform Enboarder, 63% of employees said their peers were the ones fostering feelings of connection, while only one in four said their leaders were making this a priority. Their research also found that those who establish connections with others at work are 2.5 times more likely to be engaged, which can translate into
"When the employees win, everyone wins," says Mark Kaley, public relations manager at Otter Public Relations. "A company benefits, as well as the company's clients because the employee's personal satisfaction translates into improved service to its clientele and a motivation to support the efforts of the company."
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Benefits are another factor that can influence how happy someone is at their job. In particular, parental leave can be an enticing reason to seek out a new job or to stay put at a current place of employment that offers this perk. In fact, only roughly a quarter of private sector employees receive paid parental leave.
Hewlett Packard Enterprises is one company that offers family leave. It's standard is about six months of paid leave.
"[R]eally it's about the value we place on our team members and their emotional and physical wellbeing and the support for them as parents. And it's about retaining and attracting top talent," says Kristin Major, chief people officer at Hewlett Packard Enterprises. "Frankly, these kinds of policies are very good for business in the sense that our team members appreciate them and it does incent people, obviously, to join us and to stay once they have come on board."
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The city where you work can also have an impact on your happiness in your career.
"Today's college students value three main factors when selecting an employer and realizing a longer tenure: Is the organization genuinely interested in hiring them due to their unique background and personality, does the organization genuinely care about making a difference and having a positive impact, and how does the work environment feel," Bob Orndorff, senior director of career services at Penn State University, said in a WalletHub release.
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