In keeping with recent studies the results demonstrated convincingly that EI is an important personality-level predictor of work affectivity and job satisfaction. Subsequent regression analyses indicated that use of emotion and emotion regulation are two EI dimensions predictive of positive and negative affect at work and perceiving others’ emotions was uniquely associated with job satisfaction a finding that primarily concerned women.Notably, these findings are at odds with studies showing weak relationships between some trait EI measures (i.e., Kafetsios & Loumakou, 2007) and job satisfaction. Given that some of this research evidence concerned the same population as in this study one may exclude organizational level variables as possible moderators and focus on the measurement instruments being used (Brackett & Mayer, 2003). In the present study, we used a self-report measure of EI (WLEIS) that adheres to the ability model of EI and confirmed its psychometric properties and utility for a nonEnglish speaking culture.