Thais among Asia’s most satisfied and optimistic, according to jobsDB survey
Thais have shown consistency when it comes to job satisfaction and being optimistic at work, with more employees believing in the #icanbebetter way of thinking by opting to start with a new company rather than sticking it out with their current employers if they are not happy.
jobsDB’s 2016 Happiness Index Report of employees revealed that among people in seven Asian countries surveyed, Thais have the third highest job happiness rate. The other countries are Hong Kong, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia.
Of the 1,957 Thai respondents, the average happiness rating is 5.74 on an 11-point scale. This places Thailand as the third happiest, only behind Philippines (6.25) and Indonesia (6.16).
The country is also third in the Job Happiness Index, which measures the number of people who are neutral to happy with their jobs for every 100 respondents. 61 out of 100 Thais are positive towards work, compared to Indonesia at 71, while the Philippines tops the index at 73.
The Happiness Index Report provides companies information on the factors that make employees leave or stay with a company and the programs and systems they can create to establish a better working environment.
To increase job happiness, 34 per cent Thai respondents would rather look for better opportunities and get a new job elsewhere. 19 percent will consider sticking it out with their current jobs as long as they get a salary increase, while 8 percent would be happier should they get more recognized or promoted at work.
Noppawan Chulakanista, jobsDB Thailand’s Managing Director, said that through this report, they could equip employers of the information they need to improve the happiness levels of their employees.
“Satisfied and engaged employees make a company, which is in line with our advocacy of happy is a better job. Through our report, we hope to inform our employers of the current factors that make employees contented and what it takes to keep them satisfied. Hopefully, with the information we are providing, employers can better understand their employees and their level of satisfaction so that they can implement solutions that could help their workers, which consequently, also benefits their businesses.”
