A SURVEY STUDY OF THE JOB SATISFACTION IN SRI-LANKAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Background

Company mainly doing road construction project in srilanka. Its established in 2004. Currently company has 100M turnover per year and employees near 100. To the survey  randomly I selected 20 employees in head office.

Method

Questionnaire survey, This questionnaire helps to get a brief overview of the employee environment. Some of the topics addressed in the survey were, job description, location within the company, relationships with supervisors, promotion opportunities, and overall satisfaction.

 

Questionnaires

	Disagree Completely	Somewhat Disagree	Neither Agree Nor Disagree	Somewhat Agree	Agree Completely
Marks	1	2	3	4	5
a)     The company clearly conveys mission to employees.
b)    There is good communication from managers to employees.
c)     I have the tools and resources I need to do my job.
d)    I have the training I need to do my job
e)     I feel underutilized in my job.
f)      Overall, my supervisor does a good job.
g)    My supervisor promotes an atmosphere of teamwork.
h)    My supervisor provides me with actionable suggestions on what I can do to improve.
i)      When I have questions or concerns, my supervisor is able to address them.
j)      Your pay?
k)    Your career progression at The Company thus far?
l)      Benefits offered by The Company?
m)  The process used to determine annual raises?

 

Result

	Score
a)     The company clearly conveys mission to employees.	1.75
b)    There is good communication from managers to employees.	1.9
c)     I have the tools and resources I need to do my job.	2.1
d)    I have the training I need to do my job	3.05
e)     I feel underutilized in my job.	4.25
f)      Overall, my supervisor does a good job.	1.75
g)    My supervisor promotes an atmosphere of teamwork.	1.75
h)    My supervisor provides me with actionable suggestions on what I can do to improve.	1.45
i)      When I have questions or concerns, my supervisor is able to address them.	1.6
j)      Your pay?	2.05
k)    Your career progression at The Company thus far?	1.95
l)      Benefits offered by The Company?	1.85
m)  The process used to determine annual raises?	1.9

 

• The company clearly conveys mission to employees (Score – 1.75)

According to our survey the company mission defective. I think in this situation impossible to take organization where they want it to go.

 

• There is good communication from managers to employees (Score – 1.9)                      
• Overall, my supervisor does a good job (Score – 1.75)                                                                   
• My supervisor promotes an atmosphere of teamwork (Score – 1.75)                                        
•  My supervisor provides me with actionable suggestions on what I can do to improve (Score – 1.45)                                                                                                                                       
• When I have questions or concerns, my supervisor is able to address them (Score – 1.6)

        Survey shows negative relationship with their supervisors. They haven’t good communication, relationship with their upper level supervisors. All so they haven’t team work and they cant achieve company goals.

• I have the tools and resources I need to do my job (Score – 2.1) 
• I have the training I need to do my job (Score – 3.05)

Most of employees have skill to do their job. But they haven’t tools & resources to do their job.

• Your pay? (Score – 1.75)

Bulk of employees not satisfied about their salary.

• k)    Your career progression at The Company thus far? (Score - 1.95)     
• Benefits offered by The Company? (Score - 1.85)
• The process used to determine annual raises? (Score - 1.9)

Employees not satisfied with the company profile. Its showing company doesn’t support to the employee to career development and others.   

• I feel underutilized in my job.    (Score - 4.25)

Most of employee not satisfied with their job.

 

In this company employees not satisfied their jobs and this situation company may be face more difficulties in future. Most of employee not engage with their managers or supervisors related to the works. they worked as individual. Employees not any chance to the build up their career path and job skills, their innovation and creativity goes down and only work for the salary. Most of them haven’t loyalty to the supervisors and staff members.     

 

In Future article we can discuss what’s the impact of low job satisfaction and suggestions

 

 

 

 

References

Anon., 2021. Tinypulse. [Online]
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Staff, C. C., 2021. Job Satisfaction [Interview] (31 June 2021).