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Read the full article from [Benefits Pro](http://www.benefitspro.com/2016/07/29/employee-satisfaction-high-but-workers-still-want). "Organizations are still being fiscally conservative, so they're not investing full force in benefits as before," said Evren Esen, director of survey programs at SHRM. Employers largely still [offer](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/05/business/employers-keep-health-insurance-despite-affordable-care-act.html) health benefits, but as costs rise, more of the costs have [shifted](http://www.cnbc.com/2015/09/24/employers-shifting-more-health-care-costs-to-employees.html) to workers via deductibles and health savings accounts.  The uptick in employee satisfaction might have more to do with perspective: Remember when things were worse? "There's a stabilization, so to speak," said Esen. 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