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Businesses putting profits over people is nothing new.

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Meanwhile, only 17% report being unhappy overall.

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Interestingly, factors like gender and age appear to have little impact on overall job happiness.

However, compensation isnt the only thing that determines job fulfillment.

As the numbers show, more people report being satisfied with their jobs than with their salaries.

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This suggests that its possible to enjoy your work while still feeling underpaid.

ODonnell, CEO and founder of Work It DAILY, has spent years studying why people dislike their jobs.

She believes theres one key reason why so many workers feel unfulfilledpraise addiction.

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Weve been trained to seek out incentives like good grades, stickers, trophies, and yes, praise.

We like to be liked, she said in an op-ed forInc.

More important, we like to be respected.

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We want people to be impressed with us.

It gives us a temporary feeling of happiness.

In the process, we lose sight of what makes us truly happy.

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With each career move, we get unhappier.

The more we venture to impress, the more frustrated we feel.

The right job for you creates a state of mind that transforms your life, said ODonnell.

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