According to a 2017 Job Happiness Index conducted by JobStreet.com, 45 per cent of Singaporeans polled were found to be unhappy at work.
The reasons were mainly because of issues with management, lack of career progression and training opportunities.
However, the results have improved since 2016, with Singapore scoring 4.31 on a 10-point scale, an increase from 4.09.
The profile of Singapore respondents were mainly executive-level employees or job seekers in a diverse range of industries such as manufacturing and production, banking and financial services, the civil service and hospitality.
On the bright side, 55 out of 100 employees have indicated that they are either neutral or happy at work. Reasons include work location, good colleagues and company’s reputation.
Other factors that contributed to their happiness include transport subsidies, workplace flexibility, salary increment and extra job perks.
Among the survey respondents, millennials (36 per cent) were found to be slightly happier than non-millennials (30 per cent).
JobStreet noted that employers should retain outstanding performers by offering them new challenges and more high-level responsibilities to grow their skillsets.
Employers should also consider expanding employees’ responsibilities or moving them across different functions for them to be multi-skilled.
Ease of commuting also makes workers happy, especially millennials who care most about flexibility.
Perhaps employers can also look at offering flexi-work schedule and allow workers to work from home.
Among 35,000 surveyed in South-East Asia countries, 700 respondents were polled in Singapore.
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