Identifying the reasons for dissatisfaction and taking action for dissatisfaction

There may be a variety of causes , such as

1.Poor supervision
2.Poor working conditions
3.Lack of job security
4.inequitable compensation
5.Lack of opportunity for advancement

Since if it is not always easy to discover causes of job dissatisfaction , managers can handle non directive counseling approach.Here the supervisor can try to understand the problems of employees by talking to them politely. He should encourage the employees to diagnose the problem and suggest some solutions . This may allow the employees to reduce tension by talking about problems and enhance self esteem by allowing the develop his or her own solutions.
The supervisor may need active plan about how to deal with the problem and should have training for handling certain kinds of psychological problems.



Taking Action for Dissatisfaction

Making changes in working conditions , supervision , compensation or job design depending on the job factor responsible for employees dissatisfaction.
Transfer employees to other jobs to archive a better match between employee characteristics and job characteristic.
An attempt to change the perception or executions of dissatisfied employees.
Precautionary actions-Whenever possible , precaution should be taken to avoid unnecessary job dissatisfaction without waiting till they surface calling for early action.