A STUDY ON EMPLOYEE JOB SATISFACTION WHILE MOONLIGHTING-A STUDY AMONG NON IT EMPLOYEES

The degree of happiness and gratification an individual gains through his job is named as job satisfaction. In recent times, the emergence of hybrid work—a system that fuses remote tasks with onsite attendance- has greatly transformed the realm of job satisfaction. Whereas moonlighting is the act of having one or more extra jobs mainly to enhance the income. Moonlighting can manifest in different ways, such as freelance projects, part-time positions, consulting work, or even operating a small enterprise. This research is an attempt to examine the factors of job satisfaction while moonlighting among non-IT professionals. 60 respondents were selected through convenient sampling technique who all are working in non- IT related industry such as graphic designers, consulting firms, and other skill-based employees. The research indicates that the male employees could focus more on moonlighting and getting job satisfaction whereas female employees could not focus much on moonlighting as already they are managing their dual career of personal and professional life. Keywords: Moonlighting, Job-satisfaction, non-IT employees, Dual career and Respondents.