Many organisations no longer look at staff satisfaction but instead want to know if people are engaged with their work. The gallup survey company came up with 12 satisfaction to test engagement - here is a short note on this.
https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/hr-magazine/pages/0510fox3.aspx
I think the questions offer a really nice insight for managers ....
The quesions are
1. Do you know what is expected of you at work?
2. Do you have the materials and equipment to do your work right?
3. At work, do you have the opportunity to do what you do best every day?
4. In the last seven days, have you received recognition or praise for doing good work?
5. Does your supervisor, or someone at work, seem to care about you as a person?
6. Is there someone at work who encourages your development?
7. At work, do your opinions seem to count?
8. Does the mission/purpose of your company make you feel your job is important?
9. Are your associates (fellow employees) committed to doing quality work?
10. Do you have a best friend at work?
11. In the last six months, has someone at work talked to you about your progress?
12. In the last year, have you had opportunities to learn and grow?
Mark