ABSTRACT: This study aims to determine the effect of work flexibility and work enthusiasm on employee performance through job satisfaction at PT XYZ Manufacturing Indonesia. This study uses a quantitative approach with primary data obtained by distributing questionnaires to respondents. The number of samples is determined using the Slovin formula, so that from a total population of 328 employees, a sample of 180 respondents is obtained. The data analysis technique used is Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with the help of the LISREL 8.80 application. The results of the study indicate that: (1) work flexibility has a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction; (2) work enthusiasm has a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction; (3) work flexibility has a positive and significant effect on employee performance; (4) work enthusiasm does not affect employee performance; (5) job satisfaction has a positive and significant effect on performance; (6) work flexibility and work enthusiasm directly or indirectly have a positive and significant effect on employee performance through job satisfaction as an intervening variable. Based on the research results, companies are advised to adjust flexible work systems and focus on aspects that increase job satisfaction, because this factor has been proven to have the most influence on performance.
Syamsul Hidayat (2026) studied this question.