People may find specific attributes of their jobs satisfying while viewing others as unhappy. On average, employees usually find a middle ground where they reconcile the unsatisfactory aspects of their work with the more satisfying ones, reaching a generic state of satisfaction. Researchers in social psychology, public administration, and related fields have sought to discover the best predictors of job satisfaction. The fit of personal goals and values with those of the organization or company one works for has been found to be the most reliable indicator of job satisfaction among public sector and private sector employees (Bozeman & Gaughan, 2011) . In an attempt to explore the correlates of job satisfaction, researchers have discovered the relationship between demographic variables and job satisfaction (Wu & Griffin,
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