The Great Realization

ABSTRACT

EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION The COVID-19 pandemic caused people to yearn to be happier, more fulfilled at work by Henry J. Lindborg Conducting employee surveys to assess quality improvement, strategic alignment, cultural values, and employee satisfaction and engagement showed me that widespread overwork without adequate recognition often coexists with quality aspirations. While teaching a graduate-level class for educators that included a values inventory and detailed time diary, I learned that the burdens of teaching and administration-especially in urban schools-consumed lives, but change was possible for individuals even in failing systems. Ireland, for example, "launched a National Remote Work Strategy in January 2021, intended 'to ensure that remote working is a permanent feature in the Irish workplace' in order to maximize economic, social and environmental benefits.