Table 2.
Comparison of the Profile Analysis of Job Satisfaction (PAJS) and the PAJS-Facet-Item (PAJS-FI) 1.
| Facet of Job Satisfaction | PAJS—Facet Scale Measurement | PAJS-FI—Facet-Item Measurement |
|---|---|---|
| Information and communication | Three single-items (Sample item: I am … with the information about activities in the company.) | I am … with information and communication (activities in company, treatment of my suggestions, information from the management, information about innovations). |
| Demanding work | Three single-items (Sample item: I am … with my work domain.) | I am … with how demanding my job is (work domain, responsibility). |
| Relationship to direct colleagues | Four single-items (Sample item: I am … with the support of my direct colleagues.) | I am … with the relationship to my direct colleagues (team spirit, work atmosphere, division of work, support). |
| Relationship to direct supervisor | Four single-items (Sample item: I am … with the support of my supervisor.) | I am … with the relationship to my direct supervisor (support, openness for problems, arrangement of cooperation between colleagues, praise, criticism). |
| Organization and management | Three single-items (Sample item: I am … with the image of the company.) | I am … with the organization and management (effort regarding employees, participation possibilities, image). |
| Chances of making career | Five single-items (Sample item: I am … with my chances of moving up in my company compared to my colleagues.) | I am … with the chances of moving up and making career (compared to my colleagues, to colleagues from similar companies, to friends, possibility of making my desired career, possibility of further education). |
| Working conditions | Three single-items (Sample item: I am … with my working tools and materials.) | I am … with the working conditions (working tools and materials, working environment, work applications, personal design freedom). |
| Decision range | Three single-items (Sample item: I am … with my participation possibilities concerning my work domain.) | I am … with the decision range (classification of work tasks, possibility of participation). |
| Working and vacation times | Four single-items (Sample item: I am … with the planning of my vacation times.) | I am … with working and vacation times (working hours, consideration of wishes in organizing working hours, vacation times, organization of breaks). |
| Compensations of the employer | Three single-items (Sample item: I am … with the payment compared to my colleagues.) | I am … with compensations of the employer (financial, social, job security). |
| General framework conditions | Three single-items (Sample item: I am … with the extended benefits offered to me.) | I am … with extended benefits (flexible working-time models, burnout-package, workplace health management). |
1 The three points “…” refer to the rating-scale from “1, very satisfied” to “5, unsatisfied”. An example for the rating of a single-item of the facet “organization and management” with a rating of “very satisfied” is “I am very satisfied with the image of the company”.