GOVERNMENT OR PRIVATE JOB? THE SATISFACTION WITH JOB ACROSS VARIOUS SECTORS AND GENDERS IN KARACHI, PAKISTAN

Farhan Kamrani; Assma Ashraf; Saba Mumtaz

Farhan Kamrani Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Assma Ashraf Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Saba Mumtaz Deputy Manager, Psychosocial Department, Indus Hospital & Health Network, Karachi, Pakistan

Keywords: Job satisfaction, Gender difference, Public Sector, Government Or Private, Karachi, Pakistan

Abstract

This research was aimed to compare the Job Satisfaction (JS) in private and public sector employees and also explored the gender difference in JS. A stratified convenient sample of 300 (female: 123, male:177) employees was drawn from Karachi. The total number of government employees was 143 and there were employees of private sector. The sample was of ages amid 19 to 64 years (mean age=36.47, SD=11.33). The sample belonged to a wide range of fields like banking and finance to police and teaching. It was hypothesized that (1) there will be significant difference in JS in private and public sector employees, (2) there will be gender difference in JS. The first hypothesis of study was proved. Generic Job Satisfaction scale was used on the sample. The results indicated that the public sector employees score significantly higher in job satisfaction as compared towards private sector employees however gender difference is insignificant in JS in the sample under study. The results provide significant information in reaching desired conclusion of study by extracting suitable information used for the decision -making. Consequently, the conclusion of current study offers the valuable insights into the dynamics of job satisfaction across various job sectors as well as genders.