This study aims to analyze the mediating effect of work stress in the relationship between workload and employee job satisfaction. The research employs a quantitative approach using a census technique involving all 44 permanent employees. This study employs Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) based on Partial Least Squares (PLS). The results of the study show that: (1) workload does not have a significant effect on job satisfaction, as indicated by a coefficient value of 0.149, t-value of 0.583 < t-table of 1.96, and a significance value of 0.560 > 0.05, (2) workload has a positive and significant effect on job stress, with a coefficient of 0.617, t-value of 3.093 > t-table of 1.96, and a significance value of 0.002 < 0.05, (3) job stress has a negative and significant effect on job satisfaction, with a coefficient of -0.572, t-value of 3.093 > t-table of 1.96, and a significance value of 0.001 < 0.05, (4) workload has a negative and significant indirect effect on job satisfaction through job stress, with a coefficient of -0.353, t-value of 2.180 > t-table of 1.96, and a significance value of 0.029 < 0.05.
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