So what makes people happy with their jobs? Respondents who are “quite happy” and “very happy” with their jobs say that satisfaction with their roles and the job that they do is the primary reason of their happiness. Twenty-five percent of respondents claim that they are happy with their jobs because of the relationships they have established with their colleagues and direct superior, while 21% say they are satisfied with their salaries. Breaking the results into employment levels, satisfaction with colleague relationships is actually the top reason across most levels, with salary satisfaction making most supervisors happy.
Also contributing to Thai employees’ happiness at work are the work-life balance their job offers and the incentive and benefit package they get as part of their remuneration.