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The purpose of this study is to measure work satisfaction of workers employed at waste recycling factories in Kocaeli-Izmit center by Minnesota Satisfaction Scale and to examine the extent to which it is predicted with demographic variables including age, gender, marital status, level of education, total income, rank, working hours, managership, selection of job, suitability for work, commitment to work, night duties, managership and meeting of personal needs. The study was attended by 150 workers chosen with easy access sampling method in Izmit province in 2013, but data collection tools were returned by 67 workers. Democratic information gathering form and Minnesota job satisfaction scale was applied to the participants and frequency distribution and unilateral variance analysis was applied for analysing the data. As a result of the conducted analysis, significant difference was not found (P > 0,05) as per the dimensions of age, gender, marital status, education level, total income, rank, working hours and managership of those in the sample but significant difference was found (P < 0,05) as per status, job selection, suitability for work, commitment to work, night duties, meeting personal needs. Accordingly, job satisfaction of those employees who choose their job not based on conditions but with their free will, who think that the job is suitable for them, those who think that they are committed o their job and those who have no night duties is found to be higher. In addition, the job satisfaction of personnel whose personal needs such as catering and clothing are met by the workplace is found to be higher compared to the otherwise. As regards statute variable, job satisfaction of workers employed at administrative works (X=3,14) is found to be lower than administrative and technical employees (X=3,99). According to the Dunnett’s C test, the job satisfaction of workers (X=3,39) and administrative staff X=3,14) is found to be lower than administrative and technical personnel (X=3,99 ).

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