Comparative Study on Employee Engagement and Job Satisfaction Level between Generation X and Y

Yesica Apriliana Paska

Abstract


The purpose of this research is to compare the level of employee engagement and job satisfaction of the generations X and Y in the Human Capital & General Affairs Division of PT. Karoseri. This type of research is a comparative descriptive study intended to examine differences the level of employee engagement and job satisfaction. The population of this study was all employees of the Human Capital & General Affairs Division with a total of 35 people. They are all used as the sample. The data analysis techniques were descriptive analysis, inferential analysis, and t-test which was used for comparison. The results showed that there was no difference in the level of employee engagement and job satisfaction between the generation X and Y. High level of employee engagement indicates that the two generations have already had feeling to engage with the company. Moderate level of job satisfaction indicates that the generation X and Y were quite satisfied with their current job.


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employee engagement; job satisfaction; generation X; generation Y

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