Correlation Between Work Happiness and Job Performance

In this research, I find that people's job performance is linked with the satisfaction they get from their job. Motivation is the key element for the growth of the organization. In this report, I have done research about how individual job satisfaction can help the company in growing their business by getting better performance from their employees. The method used in this report is generally by doing some research on the link between job satisfaction and motivation at the workplace through a different case study, books, articles, and journals.

Introduction

I worked part-time as a healthcare assistant in the XYZ company which is in Preston. As a health care assistant, my major responsibilities are to help the patient at the residential care in their day-to-day activities which includes observing, monitoring, and recording the patient’s condition by checking them on an hourly basis like -checking their temperature, pulse, and respirations-, communicating with patients to provide them emotional supports, assisting them with medical duties, checking and ordering the supplies for the clients and providing the personal care which includes infection prevention and control, nutrients health, reassurance, personal hygiene, and comfort and safety of clients. The care assistant is responsible for the patient health and safety, ensuring that the patient is comfortable, and facilitating social-emotional supports. Overall, I like my job and I enjoy working as a health care assistant. I like to help elderly people and I also love to spend my time with them during work by chatting with them and listening to their stories and everything. However, less payment, delay in payment, lack of appreciation, lack of encouragement, lack of training, and lack of motivation are the few factors that I don't like in my job where I work. The company I work for is good but there are a few factors that demotivate the workers like us to work. As in today's competitive generation, it is important for organizations to keep their workers happy and motivated. In the company where I work, they have a few problems such as lack of motivation activities for the staff, lack of good communication with employees, salary, personal life, job securities, company policies, supervision, and working conditions. In the below description paragraphs I will talk further about the problems of my company that demotivate staff like me and will discuss different motivation and job satisfaction theories along with how to solve these problems.

Motivating and Demotivating Factors of Organization I Worked

The place I work is located at Preston which provides luxury care. Overall, the company offers good motivating factors to the workforce which also motivate me and the other staff to work more. However stressful times at work demotivate me to work less even they provide lots of factors that kind of encourage me to work. The company provides 30 days paid holiday to all the staff that they can use any month of the year. Also, the company provides extra pay to the employees who pick more shifts than they have contracts for however, this does not attract lots of staff. It also provides a special bonus for the new staff so they can recruit more and more staff members. They also provide the bonus at the Christmas or any other bank holidays which is also the good factor that motivates the employees, especially at Christmas the company provides the Christmas party for all the staff where I get the opportunity to let socialize with other staff who works on the different units but in the same building. Not only this the company I work for also provide carrier development opportunity example they provide training for the staff to become the senior career or clinical senior, by using the health care assistant can become the senior career after which they can to the medication too. However, beneath all these positive factors to motivate the staff, there are a few factors that demotivate the staff. The company I work for has a certain problem with the payment. Workers compare their earnings with colleagues in the same job position and with other employees within the organization, therefore relative wages are important predictors of effort. Also, sometimes they pay my salary late which causes me a problem paying my bills. No matter how hard the is it will feel better if you get appreciated for the work done. The residential home I work for has people with a high level of dementia due to which sometimes it gets really hard to deal with the residents, so it is necessary to provide the high skilled training to deal with them.

Motivation, Satisfaction and Its Importance

Motivation is the outcome of the combination of verbal and nonverbal elements such as the strength of want or need, the goal's incentive or reward value, and the individual's and peers' expectations. In the organizational theories job satisfaction, motivation, and reward systems are included. In all of the motivation has the most impact in this area since it affects both. The performance of a person directly depends upon the work satisfaction they are having in their workplace. The performance of individuals is related to how much knowledges they have about the job and how much the individual is enjoying doing their job. To feel good about their professions and to perform at their best, most people require motivation. Some employees are driven by money, while others are motivated by recognition and awards. Employee productivity is directly influenced by motivation levels in the workplace. Workers that are motivated and enthusiastic about their professions perform to the best of their abilities, resulting in higher output levels. The motivation to work differs from one person to another few are motivated to work due to reward; few are motivated due to position, and few are due to the pay rate. According to Maslow 1954, he devised a needs hierarchy system that includes five categories, they are physiological needs, safety needs, social needs, ego needs, and self-actualization needs. Herzberg, 1976,94 mentions that if employees are treated fairly well, yet they have little positive attitudes regarding their work and are hesitant to go above and beyond for the firm, the corporation has a motivation issue. According to Greenberg, people are the main assets for the organization so to keep business flourishing it is important for the executives to treat people as a more critical asset and should be managed carefully as same as money, inventory, or any other assets of the company.

To create the productivity and smooth running of organization it is important to provide motivation at workplace. Motivation at workplace refers to the capability of an organization to inspire a person's desire to intentionally work towards the attainment of organizational goals by offering opportunities to fulfill personal needs. Motivation at workplace is a board concept that encompasses distinction realities which consist of undeniable important components like satisfaction and well-being. Also, the engagement is a very useful concept to designate a high level of involvement and a commitment to the company success through the willingness to work extra mile for the company success. And if the worker is motivated, they will become both engaged and satisfied if the motivation is approached in right way. Company policies also play vital role in creating the job satisfaction. According to Kroeber and Kluckhohn, although there are more than 150 definition of organization culture, however it generally is two main disciplinary foundations of organization culture are sociological which means organization have culture and anthropological which means organization culture. In order to motivate the staff to work in happy or satisfied environment it is important to create healthy company policies.

Job Satisfaction and Work Performance

Robbins and coulter, 2018 define Job satisfaction as a positive feeling about the job that results from a clear assessment of its characteristics. It is very essential to create job satisfaction so that employees' morale, discipline, and the performance of the organization can be increased. Satisfied employees are more reliable and likely to stick with their job. Working as a health care assistant is not an easy job the workers should have a high level of the patient as a health care worker you need to deal with elderly people with some kind of health and mental issue. Especially while working the dementia unit, it is a high risk of getting self herm and which also can depress the person mentally while dealing with people with dementia. Dementia is a condition characterized by multiple areas of mental impairment, most especially memory impairment, that is life-threatening with daily functioning. It needs lots of motor skills and patients to work in dementia care centers so providing the proper training is very crucial. Coaching is defined as a learned skill. In order to increase the better job performance, the managers should have better knowledge on how to improve the job performance of the staff. So, in order to gain good performance from the staff, the high levels like CEO and managers should think about how to engage staff to do their job and how to make them feel more satisfied with the job.

It can recommend to high-level management of the organization I worked for that it is very essential to keep in mind employees' opinions and if they are satisfied with their job or not. It is not only enough to implement the motivating factor, but it is also vital to check that if the staffs are satisfied with it? are staff is really motivated by using these motivating factors? There are many reasons that organizations should concern about job satisfaction first the humanitarian perspective which means that people deserve to be treated fairly and with respect. secondly, the utilitarian perspective means that job satisfaction can lead to the positive and negative behavior of employees which can affect the functioning of the organization. Furthermore, job satisfaction can be related to the company's functioning, so it is very important to measure job satisfaction among the employees. Mostly job satisfaction can be measured through questionnaires and interviews, for the organization where I worked, it is easier to do questionnaires among the staff member to check if they are satisfied with the job or not. Engaging and satisfying employees in their job help them to feel more secure and connected to their work, also inspired them to work harder and with full dedication. According to Herzberg theories, satisfaction and dissatisfaction are not similar things, so they are not opposed to each other, and he also states that motivating variables can induce satisfaction or no satisfaction, whereas hygienic aspects can cause dissatisfaction when absent or no dissatisfaction when present, with both having magnitudes of strength.

It is crucial to maintain a good and respectful relationship with employees along with providing them psychological safety to create a satisfying workplace. As we know a diplomatic workplace creates a successful business, so it is important to maintain a good relationship between employees and employers. Creating a healthy and productive workplace is also very important to motivate staff and create a satisfied workplace. As a leader or the mentor of the organization, it is essential to make sure that work is not feeling overworked or exhausted, this can be done by tracking that employee work life and personal life are balanced. Also, the organization should recognize the good work and appreciate the work done by the individual so heshe can feel apricated for the hard work. As communication is key to creating good relations, prioritizing the employee's well-being, and giving feeds back on a regular time basis can increase more job satisfaction in the company I worked for.

Conclusion

According to conventional knowledge, work happiness should be connected to job performance. After all, a happy employee is more likely to be productive All over the company I worked for have good working environment but there are still more chances to create healthier and more satisfied workplace. Creating a healthy working environment is vital for making the staff satisfied in the workplace. With the proper use of motivating factor organization can get a good level of employee engagement in the workplace which affect the organization positively and leads the organization toward success and smooth running. Work motivation and motivation at work have a positive influence on the employee work engagement with a positive direction of constant.