Have you ever told yourself you would start exercising, then hit the snooze button the next morning? Or felt uneasy when someone praised a project you secretly thought was mediocre? Those inner clashes are all about attitudes—the hidden judgments that shape how we think, feel, and act at work. This chapter unpacks what attitudes are, why we sometimes bend them to feel better, and why job satisfaction, in particular, has fascinated researchers and managers for decades.