Employee DissatisfactionThe main reason why employees are dissatisfied is the lack of personal growth and progress in their work environment. According to a recent jobs report, nearly 50% of the US workforce is dissatisfied with their current job (Charas, Solange). With such a high rate of job dissatisfaction it is safe to say that the “unhappy employee” will look for better opportunities or choose to become self-employed. People don't want to work just for money, they want to be motivated, feel appreciated by building excellent working relationships with their colleagues; workers want their managers to have confidence in their ability to perform their tasks. However, humans have a tendency to progress in their careers or feel uninspired in their work. When employees are bland they will rebel by giving less, complain and make excuses to go to work or leave work. No matter how much someone makes, if they are unhappy with their current position, they will seek out other positions that pay less within the industry to avoid comparison. In order for employees to meet their manager's expectations, their job function should be clear about what is expected of them. For a company to create effective managers, it must be counterproductive to be properly trained and understand the policies and guidelines that affect their staff. (A guide to personal growth). Strategies used by US companies to keep the Union free. According to Mello page. 558, US companies have implemented these strategies to avoid being unionized. First, relocation has traditionally kept jobs from the United States to developing countries abroad to take advantage of lower labor costs. Second, employers change their employment relationship from full...... middle of paper ......Works Cited Charas, Solange. Fending Off Employee Dissatisfaction: How to Retain Top Talent in a Turbulent Job Market (2011) Retrieved from http://www.strategydriven.com/2010/05/19/fending-off-employee-dissatisfaction-how-to -retain- top talent in a turbulent job market/A guide to personal growth. Information on employee dissatisfaction. (2005-2011) Retrieved from http://www.about-personal-growth.com/employee-dissatisfaction.htmlMello, Jeffery (2010) Chapter. In Melissa Acuna (ed.) Strategic Human Resource Management (pp. 105-107) Mason: South-Western Cengage Learning.Skinner, Wickham., & Beckman, Heather., (2008) The Treadway Tire Company: Job Disatisfaction and High Turnover at the Lima Tire plant (pages 1-4 and 7-12), product no. 2189-PDF-ENG retrieved from http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/2189-PDF-ENG: Harvard Business Online