nick powdthavee, economics professor at nanyang technological university in singapore.op in terms of happiness report rankings, and of course this is based on how satisfied we're with life — that doesn't necessarily mean we would be very happy with our job overall. so we know that things like if you have high income, security, high status, good health, these kinds of things those are big determinants of life satisfaction. in terms ofjob satisfaction could be a different matter. i understand, we all know happier workers are more productive. so in that regard, what should employers be doing to encourage that kind of environment? where we think aboutjob satisfaction, we tend to think about money. the higher salary you have, the most satisfaction in terms of how yourjob should be, that's not really the case. we actually tend to underestimate the importance of having a competent boss, for example. somebody who would acknowledge our work and give feedback. that's one of the big determinants of job satisfaction. we also talked about the importance of short commutes and having

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