Teacher Working Conditions and Professional Development

What working conditions matter (or mattered) to you the most in your current or most recent job? If possible, differentiate between positive, motivating factors (in other words, things that made you happy about and excited to do your job) and negative, de-motivating factors (in other words, things that made you not enjoy going to work and doing your job). Some research suggests that working conditions do not necessarily fit into both categories (for example, money is often a de-motivating factor, and less often a motivating factor).

In addition, what are specific examples of steps that you have seen effective principals (or executives in a non-school environment) take to improve working conditions in a school or non-school organization?