Do not compare salary with colleagues

Knowing the level of income of a colleague can be the culprit that makes the job satisfaction level of workers drop sharply.

Researchers at Carlos III University in Spain have done many experiments to prove that, when an employee knows that their income is lower than their peers, they will increase working time to increase salary. This option reduces the level of satisfaction with workers' lives.

Conversely, if workers do not know their colleagues' income, their satisfaction with their work tends to be constant or increase over time, Livescience reported.

'Other people's income is inversely proportional to my satisfaction level. Therefore, if I know my colleagues earn more money, I will feel unhappy. I will increase the working time for a few more hours so that I can earn the same income, or more than my colleagues', said Eduardo Perez Asenjo, the lead researcher.

Asenjo said that businesses should pay attention to his research if they want employees to feel satisfied with their work.

'When determining the salary of each employee, the business owner should remember that employees pay attention not only to their income, but also to the salaries of their colleagues. In my opinion, many business owners have not paid attention to the feelings of employees in the work environment , 'he said.