This study attempts to examine the relationships between job satisfaction and various workplace factors. The 2006 General Social Survey (GSS) is utilized to compose a series of multivariate regression models. As firms continue to seek increases in productivity, through faster pace and longer work hours, employees are finding themselves particularly tied to their jobs. Through a series of hypotheses dealing with variables connected to autonomy and social support in the workplace, this thesis seeks to determine whether the degree of decision-making one has in his or her job is significantly more important than personal income, in determining job satisfaction. Moreover, certain workplace factors have also been found to be significant in determining self-reported happiness. It is in response to these findings that organizational changes, as well as grassroots efforts, have recently been instituted.
