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Furthermore, it was posited that an investigation that incorporates a less obtrusive method than Herzberg's may prove valuable to educators and psychologists interested in the simultaneous study of work roles and personality variables. Hence, the Job Impression Survey (JIS) was designed to have employees identify pleasant/unpleasant events occurring for a one week period, as well as state their degree of satisfaction with six work context variables, agreement with the Protestant work ethic, and extent of tedium. Employees of 12 community mental health centers in Baltimore City and County were distributed the instrument on a voluntary basis. Analysis of the 174 protocols returned found pleasant/unpleasant events and agents, satisfaction/dissatisfaction, Protestant work ethic, and tedium related in a meaningful manner. This relationship was mediated by work roles, individual attributes, and institutional affiliations. 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