I work as a Java/J2EE Trainer for a well known IT company and one question always pops up in my head : Am I satisfied with my job? The answer to this question depends on what criteria I choose for measuring satisfaction.
Job satisfaction may depend on many factors such as salary, work environment, work load, quality of work and of course quantity of work. Considering all these factors I can very well say that I am satisfied with my job to a great extent. Although, these are not the only factors that define the level of satisfaction in my case.
The people who I train come from different walks of life. Majority of them join as software developers after deciding to switch their career paths due to dissatisfaction and monotony of work which is certainly a major decision. Many young people join to kick start their careers as software developers. While some join because they have either been laid off from their previous company or they have been unemployed for a considerable amount of time due to various unavoidable circumstances.
The major motivating factor that keeps me pumped up and dynamic at work is the satisfaction that I get when the trainees get job offers and finally get their professional lives back on track. Witnessing the overwhelming feeling of happiness once a trainee gets an offer sometimes gives me goosebumps. The fact that I made a big difference in someone's life makes me feel proud of the work that I am doing.
Seeing a man/woman resuming the role of being the breadwinner of his/her family certainly inculcates the "feeling of pride" within me and motivates me to work with more passion and dedication to reinstate more unemployed people back into the job market.
The satisfaction that I get when a trainee gets a job offer and thanks me for all my support is certainly priceless! I may call myself greedy because there is no end to the attainment of contentment I get when I help trainees find a job. I seem to want more and more. Nevertheless, I feel proud of this greed.
The bottom line is that finding satisfaction in ypur job depends on how you perceive your satisfaction criteria. I take immense pride in what I do to change the lives of fellow human beings in a good way.
