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Essay / Demographic Variables and Job Satisfaction in Universities
People may find specific attributes of their jobs satisfying while they view others as miserable. On average, employees generally find a middle ground where they reconcile the unsatisfying aspects of their job with the more satisfying elements, reaching a generic state of satisfaction. Researchers in social psychology, public administration, and related fields have attempted to discover the best indicators of job satisfaction. The alignment of personal goals and values with those of the organization or company one works for has been shown to be the most reliable indicator of job satisfaction among public and private sector employees (Bozeman and Gaughan, 2011). In attempting to explore the correlates of job satisfaction, researchers have discovered the relationship between demographic variables, as well as job satisfaction (Wu & Griffin,