One school of thought holds that businesses should make an effort to increase employee satisfaction in the workplace. Personally, I also hold this view.
Of course, one might argue that creating a satisfying working environment for workers is unnecessary. This is because companies have to allocate a huge budget for facility improvement, working environment, pay rates, compensation schemes, etc. Those will have enormous finance pressure, especially on small businesses and startups. Their budget would rather be diverted to other sites, products or marketing for example, than satisfied employees without ensuring tangible benefits. However, employee’s satisfaction does not always come from money, but can also come from non-monetary rewards, such as respect, positive relationships, personal growth, and challenging work.
Moreover, I believe that when companies should try to make their workers satisfied at work, it will have several advantages. First, when employees are satisfied with the working environment, they will tend to contribute more to their work and this will boost productivity and work efficiency. Therefore, the company’s revenue will be raised and achieve more sustainable development. Additionally, improving current workers satisfaction will decrease the budget for recruitment and training new staff. The key rationale behind it is that a satisfied workplace will have stronger work commitment. As a result, a decline of turnover rates and new talent attraction.
In conclusion, although there are still some arguments about satisfying workers, I believe that the advantages outweigh the costs. By providing a friendly workspace, corporations can raise efficiency, reduce turnover rate and reach long-term success.