Factors Influencing Job Satisfaction of employees in the select IT companies in Coimbatore

Abstract

Increased competition, growing customer demands, prompt customer services, time pressure, target and role conflicts are the main factors of role stress and job burnout of IT employees. To be more specific, the employees placed at IT companies are more prone to mental illness due to stress and burnout prevailing in the working environment. Though, this profession and employees of IT sector are enjoying huge monetary benefits compared to employees in other industrial sectors, this attracts many people (particularly young generation) to opt for IT profession which ultimately increases the employment opportunities conversely augments the number of people affected due to stress and burnout in India. The aim is to analyze the Role Stress and Job Burnout having impact on Job Satisfaction of employees in the select IT companies. The study is descriptive in nature and depends upon primary data.  This study examines the level of perception towards Role stress and Job Burnout having impact on job satisfaction among employees engaged in select information technology companies in Coimbatore.  Simple random sampling method has been adopted to collect the primary data. Six IT companies were chosen for the study. 281 sample respondents were finalized for data analysis.  Tools used are Percentage Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Correlation and Regression Analysis. It is concluded that, A negative and statistically significant relationship was observed between Role Stress and Job Satisfaction as well as Job Burnout and Job Satisfaction therefore, rejecting the null hypothesis. Employees shall reevaluate their priorities, means the employee shall take some time to think about their hopes, dreams, goals that are significant factors that they are missing or ignoring or forcefully compromising due to work pressure that needs to be reinvented to diminish their stress and the burnout as well.