Most Thais are happy with their jobs
MOST employees are happy with their jobs, according to JobsDB Thailand. However, 36 per cent of the respondents to its survey said they were "quite unhappy" and 6 per cent were "very unhappy" with their jobs.
However, 36 per cent of the respondents to its survey said they were “quite unhappy” and 6 per cent were “very unhappy” with their jobs.
Managers at 44 per cent and supervisors at 42 per cent are the unhappiest.
Among the reasons for their disgruntlement, processes and systems that cannot help them perform their work well came out on top, particularly with supervisors, managers and directors.
Salary dissatisfaction, which most people would expect to be the most popular reason for job unhappiness, came only second, and is a common reason for entry-level employees and junior executives.
About 16 per cent of unhappy employees claim to be dissatisfied with the roles and the job that they do.
The “JobsDB Thailand Happy Meter” report revealed that 48.6 per cent of respondents were “quite happy” and 9.7 per cent were “very happy”, mainly because of satisfaction with their roles in the job.
A quarter cited the relationships with their colleagues and direct superior, while 21 per cent were satisfied with their salaries.
Satisfaction with colleague relationships is actually the top reason for job happiness across most employment levels, with salary satisfaction making most supervisors happy.
Also contributing to happiness at work are the work-life balance their job offers and the incentive and benefit packages they get with their remuneration.
Most employees see themselves staying with their companies for only three years at most, with 38 per cent saying one to three more years and 27 per cent maybe looking for better opportunities within a year.
A third of the respondents belong to the supervisory level. Employees with one to three years of experience account for 31 per cent of the respondents, while only 9 per cent are entry-level.
This may mean that many employees, despite having been employed for a considerable period and having some sort of tenure in one company, include moving to greener pastures in their short-term career plans.
JobsDB is an online job portal covering Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Singapore. Its Thailand “Happy Meter” survey was conducted last month with 1,452 candidates responding, 83 per cent of them hailing from Greater Bangkok.
