The Effects of Personal and Work-related Factors to Job Satisfaction of Millennial Teachers

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Job satisfaction is based on how we feel with our current job. Our job is important in our life because it provide goals to work toward each day and an income to support us financially. Most number the teachers working in the Department of Education are belongs to millennial generation. The purpose of this study was to determine the personal and work-related factors that can affect the job satisfaction of millennial teachers. Quantitative causal comparative method of research was conducted using validated and adapted and modified questionnaire on both variables. This study consisted of 50 millennial teachers in Del Monte National High School and Talacogon National High School in Agusan del Sur Division who were answered the survey questionnaire given to them. The extent of personal and work-related factors was measured in terms of the following indicators: personality, interpersonal relationship, working environment, nature of job and salary. On the other hand, job satisfaction was measured using a 15-item questionnaire. The null hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance to test the correlation of variables. Results shows that there is a significant positive correlation between the variables reflecting from its Pearson r which has 0.652, 0.471 and 0.613 which p < .05 and p-value of .001. In conclusion, teachers’ work performance is inversely affected by the school heads’ guidance and directly affected by the teachers’ job security. It is recommended that the schools shall minimize their supervision on their teachers’ teaching performance but maximize their concern over the welfare of their teachers.

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