Quality of Life at Work of Janitors Workers

Abstract

The aim of the study was to analyze the perception of quality of life in the work of janitor employees. The design was descriptive with a mixed approach. The 11 janitor workers of a Faculty of a public university participated and they responded individually to a questionnaire. In addition, eight of them participated in semi-structured interviews where the theme of study was addressed. The results showed that janitor workers have a high general perception of the quality of life at work associated with a high level of subjective wellbeing and satisfaction with work, good health and social interaction with coworkers, boss and members of the organization. For all janitor workers, the family is a great motivator and support in their daily lives and works. However, a work-family imbalance was found that women perceive greater than men.

Work-related information-seeking behaviour of janitors at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

“…The need for this type of information may be associated with the nature of the respondents' work which as elucidated earlier, is considered a low-paying job (Buckingham et al, 2020;Perri, 2023) and that they were not satisfied with it. Understandably, a well-paid job is generally associated with greater job satisfaction (Rodríguez-Nieto et al, 2018), resulting in higher morale at work. Being employed in a low-paying job, therefore, might compel the janitors to seek more financial information for them to increase their income.…”

Kelangsungan Hidup Janitor Tempatan dalam Sektor Pembersihan: Kajian Kes di Lembah Klang

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