08/06/2014
What makes someone satisfied in their job? Zookeepers say they feel a "higher calling" for them to their job and stay put, despite their exceptionally low salaries. Other jobs agree that autonomy and free-will plays a role in job satisfaction: by shaping your job into your own way, one can utilize the ability to "job-craft" to find a more personalized meaning and happiness in his or her work.
http://www.apa.org/monitor/2013/12/job-satisfaction.aspx
Psychologists discover what makes work meaningful — and how to create value in any job.