THINKING ALOUD
What makes a good job? Feeling that you matter
Pay and career progression matter, but so does feeling valued by the people you work with
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THERE has been much discussion this year about what makes a good job, with factors such as pay, stability and career progression often topping the list.
Yet, there is something simpler that deserves equal consideration: whether a person feels valued as a human being.
The question came to mind on Jun 22, when management consultancy Gallup and the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID) released a report showing that only 14 per cent of Singapore workers were engaged at work, leaving more than four-fifths disengaged.
