Satisfação no trabalho: um estudo na Mecautor Cerro Largo-RS

Abstract

The present study refers to a survey on employed satisfaction at Mecautor Cerro Largo, RS, Brazil, where it sought to analyze the employee's satisfaction against the five dimensions, namely: co-workers, salary, management, nature of work and promotions. To answer the research question: What is the level of job satisfaction of the employees of Mecautor Cerro Largo-RS? We have as general objective, to check the satisfaction in the work of the employees of Mecautor Cerro Largo-RS. Therefore, a descriptive research, with a quantitative approach, was carried out through the application of a questions elaborated from the Occupational Satisfaction Scale (EST), validated by Siqueira (2008). For the analisys and interpretation of the data, the multidimensional scale elaborated by Siqueira (2008) was used, where values between 5 and 7 tend to indicate satisfaction; on the other side, values between 1 and 3.9 tend to indicate dissatisfaction, while values between 4 and 4.9 inform a state of indifference, that is, neither satisfied nor dissatisfied. The results of the research showed satisfaction with three dimensions, in the following order: co-workers, presenting a mean of 5.92, nature of the work, indicating a mean of 5.66 and head, representing an average of 5.54. In turn, the salary dimension resulted in indifference, and the result of the average was 4.88 and the satisfaction dimension with the promotions also showed a state of indifference, with an average of 4.36.