Investigation of Workload Perceptions of Machinists Working in Railway Train Company

Abstract

Workload, which is one of the main elements of working life, is defined as the amount of work given by the manager that must be performed by the employee for a certain period of time and quality. The degree of difficulty of the work given by the manager and the work capacity of the employee constitute the perception of the workload of the person.  In this study, it is aimed to examine the workload perceptions of the machinists working in the Railway Train Company according to various variables. The sample group of the research consists of 449 machinists working in the Railway Train Company. In the research, the personal information form created by the researchers and the "Workload Perception Scale" which is developed by Keleş Ay (2010) and adapted to machinists were used as data collection tools. The scale is a 5-point Likert-type scale consisting of 9 items collected under one dimension. Exploratory factor analysis, Kolmogorov-Smirnov normality test, independent samples t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used in the analysis of the data. Tukey multiple comparison test was used to determine the groups whose averages differed as a result of ANOVA. According to the findings obtained as a result of the study, it has been determined that the workload perception of the machinists working in the worker status is significantly higher than the machinists working in the civil servant status. At the same time, it has been determined that the workload perception of the machinists whose wife is working is higher than the machinists whose wife is not working, and that the machinists who have children have higher workload perception than the machinists who do not have children. According to another finding, the workload perception of the machinists with a higher education level and a bachelor's degree is found to be significantly higher than the machinists with an associate degree. It has been concluded that the workload perception of the machinists does not show a significant difference according to the marital status and working time in the profession.