Do More, Go Faster... And Like It
What is it with the world today?
You work your butt off, give way more than 100% to your job because you are that kind of dedicated person (ie: nuts) and what do you get?
Not a pat on the back, a smile, a thank you, or even a good job. Nope. You get snarled at that if things do not improve there will be layoffs so get busy and do more than you're presently doing, do it faster and you will like it or you can leave.
We employees do not need much really when we like the work we do. But we do need positive reinforcement every so often to keep us going. Not veiled threats. And thinly veiled at that.
Take this example, a person works for months running flat out pulling six days a week at more than 10 hours a day and pulls together a huge project with outrageous goals and comes in at 3% less than the powers that be wanted. Never mind that the increase over the previous year for this same project was 90%. Nope that does not matter. All the powers that be can focus on is that missing 3%. This person now has two months to pull back in everyone who worked on the project, and find a way to make up that 3% meanwhile moving ahead with the next project(s) in line. Everyone is expected to keep working on the new projects while at the same time back-track and make up the difference. How sane is that?
Growth was achieved. 90% in fact. No thank you, no congratulations, not even a "that's nice". Nope... do more, go faster or else.
No one should have to put up with that.
You work your butt off, give way more than 100% to your job because you are that kind of dedicated person (ie: nuts) and what do you get?
Not a pat on the back, a smile, a thank you, or even a good job. Nope. You get snarled at that if things do not improve there will be layoffs so get busy and do more than you're presently doing, do it faster and you will like it or you can leave.
We employees do not need much really when we like the work we do. But we do need positive reinforcement every so often to keep us going. Not veiled threats. And thinly veiled at that.
Take this example, a person works for months running flat out pulling six days a week at more than 10 hours a day and pulls together a huge project with outrageous goals and comes in at 3% less than the powers that be wanted. Never mind that the increase over the previous year for this same project was 90%. Nope that does not matter. All the powers that be can focus on is that missing 3%. This person now has two months to pull back in everyone who worked on the project, and find a way to make up that 3% meanwhile moving ahead with the next project(s) in line. Everyone is expected to keep working on the new projects while at the same time back-track and make up the difference. How sane is that?
Growth was achieved. 90% in fact. No thank you, no congratulations, not even a "that's nice". Nope... do more, go faster or else.
No one should have to put up with that.
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