A Study of the Lecturer’s Job Satisfaction Index

Abstract

Organizations need to meet the needs by providing a good work environment in increasing efficiency, effectiveness, productivity, and commitment among employees. This is because job dissatisfaction can create a negative atmosphere that can potentially damage the organization's image. Therefore it is important to evaluate and analyze the job satisfaction index to ensure productivity is always at a satisfactory level. This study was conducted to evaluate and analyze the lecturers' job satisfaction index as well as to identify the factors that affect job satisfaction among lecturers in Session I of 2021/2022 at METrO Tasek Gelugor Polytechnic (PMTG). The methodology used in the study is a quantitative approach through a questionnaire and a total of 32 respondents answered the questionnaire. This study focuses on several factors that affect job satisfaction. Among them are working conditions, salary conditions, promotion opportunities, bosses, career advancement, recognition and rewards, colleagues, and facilities. The findings of this study show that the job satisfaction index of PMTG lecturers is at a high level, which is the percentage of agree and strongly agree above 50%. However, some things in the work system need to be paid attention to, namely the workload. The implications of this study show that it is important for lecturers to achieve a level of job satisfaction in order to increase the level of commitment towards creating a good environment at work. This analysis is expected to provide a more detailed picture of the state of job satisfaction among lecturers at PMTG as well as be the basis for related improvement proposals in the future.