Is Employee Engagement the Same as Employee Satisfaction?

Although there is a very important difference between being satisfied with a job and being committed to it, these two concepts are often confused. If you have a good employment contract and the employer fulfills the terms of the contract and you fulfill your contractual responsibilities, you are usually satisfied with that job. You have a "give and take" exchange relationship with the place where you work. Commitment is about values. Where there is commitment, there is meaning in the work and there is a bond that goes far beyond exchange. To help clarify the difference between these two concepts, we have prepared a puzzle for you today. In the infographic below, critique each satisfaction card on the left hand side with its corresponding engagement card. The correct answers are at the bottom. Have fun...