Work-Place Friendship and Work-Life Balance Vis-A-Vis Job Satisfaction – A Study On It Employees

Abstract

The aim of the present investigation is to study work-place friendship, work-life balance and
job satisfaction as expressed by the employees engaged in IT sector. Accordingly, a group of 80
employees (40 employees whose duration of service is 1-5 years and 40 employees whose duration of
service 6-10 years) were selected as sample in this investigation. Accordingly, a General Information
Schedule, Work-Place Friendship Scale, Work-Life Balance Scale and Job Satisfaction Scale were
used as tools. Both qualitative and quantitative analyses were done. Findings revealed that there
seems to be indication of good work-place friendship as expressed by both the group. No significant
difference was observed in connection with duration of service. On the other hand, work-life balance
and job satisfaction level is comparatively better as expressed by the employees whose duration of
service is 6-10 years than those whose duration of service is 1-5 years. Significant difference was
observed in this regard. Besides this, positive correlation was found between work-place friendship
and job satisfaction level and also between work-life balance and job satisfaction level. Adequate
measures may be taken to increase the job satisfaction level, to maintain better work-life balance and
also to increase work-place friendship for both the group especially for the employees whose
duration of service is between 1-5 years.