salary is one of the main culprits

Bill Gates once said: “You have to enjoy what you do every day.” However, one in three Spaniards says they are not satisfied with their current job. An insufficient salary, too long hours or lack of recognition are the main arguments for this discontent.

The hospitality industry is burned. According to data from a study carried out by the job offers portal Jobatus.es that has published Newsworkonly 28.7% of Spaniards are completely satisfied in their job. However, this satisfaction varies by sector.

The sector with the happiest and most satisfied employees is technology, with 40.2% satisfaction among respondents, followed by Energy and environment with 38.9% and Education with 34.5%. The professionals with higher rates of dissatisfaction are those in the hospitality industry, of whom only 19.7% claim to be comfortable in their work, followed by employees in the retail sector with 22.4% and the construction sector with 23.1%. satisfaction.

The salary is not convincing. One of the most repeated arguments to explain this job dissatisfaction is receiving an insufficient salary, where 53.5% believe that they receive a lower salary than they deserve. The second reason for job dissatisfaction is work time. commuting to workin which 45.6% say that they spend too much time getting from home to work, and long for the times of teleworking or would like a job closer to home.

The work environment within the company is also a cause of dissatisfaction since it contributes to raising stress levels. 28.3% of workers claim that they do not receive enough recognition, despite making an effort to do their job well, while 18.9% attribute their dissatisfaction to a toxic work environment that demotivates them. The limitations to ascend and the imbalance between personal and work life are also reasons for dissatisfaction for 17.4% and 14.7% respectively.

Dissatisfaction depends on where you live. Data from Jobatus.es reveal that respondents living in Navarra were those who showed the highest satisfaction with their work with 42.3%, followed by the Basque Country with 39.8% satisfaction among its workers.

At the opposite extreme is Andalusia, which with 21.5% is the autonomous community with the greatest job dissatisfaction, due to lower salaries and longer duration in employment contracts. They are followed by the Canary Islands, with 23.1% employee satisfaction, and Extremadura with 24.3%.

Salary increases. The data points to salary as the main obstacle to job satisfaction, despite the fact that economic data indicates that companies have raised salaries by an average of 3.5%, according to data from the consulting firm KPMG. The Government has also contributed to maintain purchasing power of salaries by increasing the Minimum Interprofessional Salary up to 1,134 euros in 14 payments.

However, the increase in prices and inflation has made the shopping cart absorb the salary increase, diluting the perception of that increase.

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