Factors affecting employee job satisfaction in Tanzania: a case of public primary school Teachers in Temeke District

The study assessed the factors affecting employee job satisfaction. Using a case study design, it assessed the problem of employee Job satisfaction at nine public primary schools in Temeke District of Dar es Salaam Region. In all, 50 respondents from the nine primary schools under study and two district trade union leaders took part in the study. The necessary data were collected through the use of questionnaires and interviews. Data were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 17.0). The findings show that the majority of the participants were not satisfied with their jobs. The major problems were identified as poor remunerations, lack of promotions, package compared to work overload, inadequate staff, lack of training, poor working environment and lack of equipments. These factors were found to have a direct link to job satisfaction. On the whole, however, the politicization of the teaching profession is seen by the respondents to be the single most important major reason that affects nearly all the aspects of job satisfaction. On the basis of the findings, the study recommends that the employer, the government in this case, should create a friendly environment so as to improve teachers’ job satisfaction.