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Anna Huysse-Gaytandjieva1, Wim Groot, Milena Pavlova

  • 1Department of Health Services Research, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, CAPHRI, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands ; Psychotherapie Praktijk Limburg, Valkenburgerweg 95, 6321 GC Wijlre, The Netherlands.

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Employees may remain in dissatisfying jobs due to "job lock," a state influenced by personal factors and job conditions. Understanding these elements is key to addressing why workers feel "stuck" despite unhappiness.

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Area of Science:

  • Economics
  • Psychology
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Job dissatisfaction is a common issue, yet many employees remain in their roles.
  • The concepts of 'job lock' in economics and feeling 'stuck' in psychology explain this phenomenon.
  • Existing research has not fully integrated these perspectives to understand adaptation to job dissatisfaction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze why employees fail to adapt to job dissatisfaction.
  • To expand the understanding of job lock and the feeling of being 'stuck' at work.
  • To identify factors influencing employees' adjustment to job dissatisfaction.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the British Household Panel Survey data.
  • Employed probit regression analysis to examine factors predicting job lock.
  • Categorized influencing factors into socio-demographic, personality, occupational, employment, sectoral, and contextual features.

Main Results:

  • Socio-demographic features, personality attributes, occupation type, employment conditions, sector, and work context jointly predict job dissatisfaction, lack of turnover, and job lock.
  • Personality attributes, particularly self-esteem, significantly influence adaptation to job dissatisfaction.
  • The study provides empirical evidence for the factors contributing to employees feeling 'stuck' in their jobs.

Conclusions:

  • Employees' adaptation to job dissatisfaction is a complex process influenced by a combination of individual and work-related factors.
  • Personality traits play a crucial role in whether an employee becomes 'job locked'.
  • This research offers a more nuanced understanding of job lock and employee retention strategies.