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Posted: 4/20/2015 9:41:36 PM EDT
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A happy employee is a productive employee
it,s amazing that employers haven,t figured this out yet . Oh yea i own page three bitches |
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Posted: 4/20/2015 9:42:00 PM EDT
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My first commendation on the PD, for a foot pursuit of an armed carjacker, not only had my name spelled wrong but was delivered to me by Harry the Mailman! Chief was too busy to do awards. Made sure to pin the awards on the DARE and Community Police guys though, since that was a picture in the paper! By the time I left, I had my M.S in Criminal Justice, and my J.D, and was still pushing a marked unit around because I was "a troublemaker and malcontent". Of course I was also the guy at the annual updates to point out the screwed up things, so maybe they were right!
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Posted: 4/20/2015 9:43:52 PM EDT
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This! Dont confuse happiness with productivity. Management wonder why workers arent PRODUCTIVE. They could give a damn about morale Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I've rarely seen management even remotely concerned with the happiness of workers. . . This! Dont confuse happiness with productivity. Management wonder why workers arent PRODUCTIVE. They could give a damn about morale Leaders, however, understand the correlation between the two. FWIW, every time someone says "management" I think "he must be union." Maybe it's just a Texas thing. |
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Posted: 4/20/2015 9:48:50 PM EDT
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Morale can be about retention too. It costs money to train people, and it's exhausting to produce employees out of new hires. But sad or scared employees aren't going to help you out with constructive feedback on the job, and if management isn't open to hearing it in the first place... Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I've rarely seen management even remotely concerned with the happiness of workers. . . This! Dont confuse happiness with productivity. Management wonder why workers arent PRODUCTIVE. They could give a damn about morale Morale can be about retention too. It costs money to train people, and it's exhausting to produce employees out of new hires. But sad or scared employees aren't going to help you out with constructive feedback on the job, and if management isn't open to hearing it in the first place... When either the employee or management doesn't do their jobs (and part of being management is taking care of your employees, standing up for them when they need to be stood up for, and throwing the bad ones under the bus)...... But it seems that in modern day business, the whole "sticking up for your employees" part of being management has gone by the wayside. Instead of trying to earn loyalty, it seems that instilling fear of not being kept on is the only thing being used. Sometimes, the carrot works better than the stick, is cheaper, and actually gets that loyalty. Sure, you can go down the "we don't owe you anything besides what you earned," but sometimes, the cost of the hard line is more than the "try to do the right thing" method. |
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Posted: 4/20/2015 9:51:09 PM EDT
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I got a little letter of commendation and cash award for a 2 week job, flying in helicopters at some personal risk, working 12 - 14 hour days, solving insurmountable problems. It had a cash award of $200.
That same week a couple guys were unloading a van on a weekend, on their own time. Boss saw them and gave them each a $1500 award for being such good hard workers. |
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Posted: 4/20/2015 9:53:16 PM EDT
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I got a little letter of commendation and cash award for a 2 week job, flying in helicopters at some personal risk, working 12 - 14 hour days, solving insurmountable problems. It had a cash award of $200. That same week a couple guys were unloading a van on a weekend, on their own time. Boss saw them and gave them each a $1500 award for being such good hard workers. I think I might have quit over that. |
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Posted: 4/20/2015 9:54:35 PM EDT
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I've rarely seen management even remotely concerned with the happiness of workers. . . This! Dont confuse happiness with productivity. Management wonder why workers arent PRODUCTIVE. They could give a damn about morale Leaders, however, understand the correlation between the two. Yep Anyone can "manage." Not everyone can lead. Leaders inspire people to follow them. "Managers" only know how to use policy & fear. |
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Posted: 4/20/2015 9:59:54 PM EDT
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At my old university, I got a nice letter from the Dean, "recognizing" me for all the good things I had done. My name was spelled incorrectly.  I think I'd actually prefer that, then you know someone actually took the time to type/write your name into something instead of copy, paste, here's your letter. |
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Posted: 4/20/2015 10:01:18 PM EDT
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What have you done for me lately? Pretty damn funny, watch this. 
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Posted: 4/20/2015 10:03:47 PM EDT
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First world problems.
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Posted: 4/20/2015 10:12:59 PM EDT
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It only takes one aw shit to cancel all your atta-boys! Fucking this! |
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Posted: 4/20/2015 10:13:39 PM EDT
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I am in an industry where I can hold up the middle finger and not come back at all.
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Posted: 4/20/2015 10:18:26 PM EDT
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When either the employee or management doesn't do their jobs (and part of being management is taking care of your employees, standing up for them when they need to be stood up for, and throwing the bad ones under the bus)...... But it seems that in modern day business, the whole "sticking up for your employees" part of being management has gone by the wayside. Instead of trying to earn loyalty, it seems that instilling fear of not being kept on is the only thing being used. Sometimes, the carrot works better than the stick, is cheaper, and actually gets that loyalty. Sure, you can go down the "we don't owe you anything besides what you earned," but sometimes, the cost of the hard line is more than the "try to do the right thing" method. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I've rarely seen management even remotely concerned with the happiness of workers. . . This! Dont confuse happiness with productivity. Management wonder why workers arent PRODUCTIVE. They could give a damn about morale Morale can be about retention too. It costs money to train people, and it's exhausting to produce employees out of new hires. But sad or scared employees aren't going to help you out with constructive feedback on the job, and if management isn't open to hearing it in the first place... When either the employee or management doesn't do their jobs (and part of being management is taking care of your employees, standing up for them when they need to be stood up for, and throwing the bad ones under the bus)...... But it seems that in modern day business, the whole "sticking up for your employees" part of being management has gone by the wayside. Instead of trying to earn loyalty, it seems that instilling fear of not being kept on is the only thing being used. Sometimes, the carrot works better than the stick, is cheaper, and actually gets that loyalty. Sure, you can go down the "we don't owe you anything besides what you earned," but sometimes, the cost of the hard line is more than the "try to do the right thing" method. Seems to me that management is torn. On the one hand, they want to be warm and caring and on the other they want to have "high standards". The peons get caught between two extremes. Throw a party but exclude the guy who got written up when he ran out of sick days. I think I'd be willing to work for a whole lot less if bosses were consistently humane. I'm wired to please, it's soul destroying to be worried about being in trouble. I try so hard to relax, but I can't stop caring about how my performance is seen. I can't just punch a clock. |
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Posted: 4/20/2015 10:22:03 PM EDT
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I'm surprised the arfcom corporate cock sucking brigade hasn't come in to shout all you ungrateful, unpatriotic, anti capitalist, liberal socialist communists down. How dare any of you not simply be grateful that your employer allows you to work for them. Why should they treat employees well in an effort to retain quality, loyal, hard working people? Everyone is replaceable, and without businesses this country would just up and collapse. Those "business leaders" are the ones making decisions because they're so smart and so good, not at all because they suck the most cock and kiss the most ass and know the people who promoted or hired them.
The guy who said people who call "managers" management and not leaders must be union - no, not really. The real reason, in my case certainly, is because very, very few managers at any level are "leaders". The VAST majority of managers, I mean "leaders", are looking out only for themselves and will think nothing of throwing their subordinates under the bus so they can look good, get a bigger bonus, or get promoted. Half of an HR's job is to correct or preempt the fuck ups of these "leaders". I've had ONE manager who was an actual leader, one that I liked and respected as professional and a person. I've had far many more who I'd hate to waste my spit on. |
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Posted: 4/20/2015 10:26:19 PM EDT
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I know in hardass ARFcom workplace fantasies, anyone who isn't going to work sick, doing 70 hour weeks while a stranger raises their kids, or suffers shitty conditions for a taciturn boss is a union pussy, but I honestly feel bad that we've degenerated as a nation to this point where people just by and large are disposable cogs for their place of employment.
It hasn't always been that way, and the growing divide between self-serving employees and soul-less employers is not a good thing, not in the slightest. It's not exactly rocket science that happy employees are the best employees, and that those who feel trusted and invested in a company will be more productive than the disaffected and over-stressed. Why do we keep on ignoring this just no-shit-sherlock of the employee/employer relationship? Seems we're going in the wrong direction. |
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Posted: 4/20/2015 10:27:01 PM EDT
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Meh, I pays my union dues and as long as I show up on time its all good  No kidding. I had no idea everyone's job sucks so fucking much. jesus |
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Posted: 4/20/2015 10:28:15 PM EDT
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I quit my job last year after 10 years of managing a couple hundred employees. I am currently in the process of starting my own business doing the same thing. I'm not allowed to solicit employees from my old company but word has gotten out. I've been contacted by 4 old employees in the last 2 days looking to come work for me and willing to take a paycut to do so. And word on the street is I can expect several more calls. The point is, sometimes bosses are awesome. Like me for example.
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Posted: 4/20/2015 10:30:59 PM EDT
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Seems to me that management is torn. On the one hand, they want to be warm and caring and on the other they want to have "high standards". The peons get caught between two extremes. Throw a party but exclude the guy who got written up when he ran out of sick days. I think I'd be willing to work for a whole lot less if bosses were consistently humane. I'm wired to please, it's soul destroying to be worried about being in trouble. I try so hard to relax, but I can't stop caring about how my performance is seen. I can't just punch a clock. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I've rarely seen management even remotely concerned with the happiness of workers. . . This! Dont confuse happiness with productivity. Management wonder why workers arent PRODUCTIVE. They could give a damn about morale Morale can be about retention too. It costs money to train people, and it's exhausting to produce employees out of new hires. But sad or scared employees aren't going to help you out with constructive feedback on the job, and if management isn't open to hearing it in the first place... When either the employee or management doesn't do their jobs (and part of being management is taking care of your employees, standing up for them when they need to be stood up for, and throwing the bad ones under the bus)...... But it seems that in modern day business, the whole "sticking up for your employees" part of being management has gone by the wayside. Instead of trying to earn loyalty, it seems that instilling fear of not being kept on is the only thing being used. Sometimes, the carrot works better than the stick, is cheaper, and actually gets that loyalty. Sure, you can go down the "we don't owe you anything besides what you earned," but sometimes, the cost of the hard line is more than the "try to do the right thing" method. Seems to me that management is torn. On the one hand, they want to be warm and caring and on the other they want to have "high standards". The peons get caught between two extremes. Throw a party but exclude the guy who got written up when he ran out of sick days. I think I'd be willing to work for a whole lot less if bosses were consistently humane. I'm wired to please, it's soul destroying to be worried about being in trouble. I try so hard to relax, but I can't stop caring about how my performance is seen. I can't just punch a clock. The problem is that way to many managers do a very poor job of dealing with the f-ups while leaving the good workers alone. It is FAR easier to include everyone in ''changes'' or ''readjustments'' then it is to call little johnny F-up into the office and write him up or can his ass because he can't get with the program even after repeated attempts to help. A leader will cut the losses and get rid of the turd without screwing with everyone else who is doing a good job. Guess which one is far more prevalent in management? The other side of that is that there are a ton of companies with upper management [NOT leaders] that won't support anyone actually leading that is under them and are afraid that someone in some ''protected'' class will raise a stink because they got let go for poor performance. So the turds stay and everyone gets dragged down while upper management sits around scratching their asses and wondering WTF is going on. |
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Posted: 4/20/2015 10:34:02 PM EDT
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I know in hardass ARFcom workplace fantasies, anyone who isn't going to work sick, doing 70 hour weeks while a stranger raises their kids, or suffers shitty conditions for a taciturn boss is a union pussy, but I honestly feel bad that we've degenerated as a nation to this point where people just by and large are disposable cogs for their place of employment. It hasn't always been that way, and the growing divide between self-serving employees and soul-less employers is not a good thing, not in the slightest. It's not exactly rocket science that happy employees are the best employees, and that those who feel trusted and invested in a company will be more productive than the disaffected and over-stressed. Why do we keep on ignoring this just no-shit-sherlock of the employee/employer relationship? Seems we're going in the wrong direction. Because the corporate cock gobblers of arfcom have decreed that anyone who criticizes any business, for any reason, is an unpatriotic, anti capitalistic, unconservative liberal socialist communist. If you don't parrot the line of "their business their rules" and do so obnoxiously even, then you're not a good American. Any ill words about employers or businesses and you're condemning capitalism and by extension, America itself. There was a reason LibertarianYankee would make the sarcastic corporate cock sucking comments. |
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Posted: 4/20/2015 10:34:04 PM EDT
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I was working a job where 100% of the job can be done completely remotely, from anywhere in the world with an internet connection, at any time of day or night. Immediate supervisor was cool with people working remotely. Hell, all our applications were web-based to a server a few states away, so even in the office we were still "working remotely". Upper management refuses to let people work from home because they "don't trust" that they are working, and they have a masturbatory fantasy of everyone working in a "team environment" in the office…meaning in dull, gray, mostly quiet cubicles. So now instead of some employees getting some overtime from home (easily verifiable that they are actually working based on how the systems were set up) and going the extra mile when we have a backlog of work, that all stops. Upper management wonders why production is slowing down. Good going fostering high morale, dickheads.   "Oh you don't trust us to work remotely? Guess we'll stop putting in extra hours from home to clear out the backlog."
HR complained that our office was pretty flexible with when employees could come and go (apparently other company offices weren't, and I guess that isn't fair). It made for a nice environment where people were treated as adults and if you wanted to go to the gym for 2 hours in the middle of the day you could, as long as your work got done. So that ended, making people pretty upset since it had been like that for years and suddenly the had to re-arrange their life schedules to keep HR happy. Oh and there's a dress code requirement (meaning khakis/button-up/nice shoes as a minimum) even though this office is completely internal to the company and doesn't see outside clients.  Everyone here literally comes in, stares at their computers all day, and goes home. But there's "casual Fridays" where we were allowed to wear jeans and a golf shirt. If it's ok on Friday, why isn't it ok every other day? 
The complete absurdity of that situation is off the scale. "This job can be done 100% from anywhere at any time, so let's make people dress up and come into the office and sit in cubes, and take away their flexible schedules just to keep up appearances. Why are they unhappy?!?!" Wait 'til they outsource you and it becomes perfectly acceptable for an Indian to work out of their living room in Bangalore. Wrap you head around that one. I was offered a job at company I will call bullseye someplace up north, told them I was not interested unless I could work from home, though I was perfectly willing to travel as needed for whatever and whenever. They say sure, you betcha, 5 interviews later, job offer - which they then say is dependent on my moving to their city - CIO would not sign off on my position being remote. I told him no...  Could have heard a pin drop no one tells him no. Of course a month later they layoff thousands and decide they are going to compete with Amazon... Lol.
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Posted: 4/20/2015 10:40:33 PM EDT
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I work in the parts dept. of a dealership. In the last year I've been employee of the month twice, everyone comes to me to order their parts etc...
My coworkers and management team include a guy who's about to retire and shops boat parts all day, a new guy who disappears for hours at a time, a guy that refuses to shut up and will sit and talk instead of working, my direct supervisor whom sits in her office all day and bounces on a yoga ball talking on her cell phone, and the dept manager who comes and goes as he pleases and knows nothing about the dept. But has his job because he is friends with the GM. All that said I had my review last week and it was explained to me that I wouldn't be getting a raise because the department isn't profitable (which with a 70% markup on goods sold I find hard to believe) and I don't do enough to help out the rest of the dept. When I dissented I was told I should feel lucky to have the job I do and that they are deciding how to reorganize the dept. |
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Posted: 4/20/2015 10:45:25 PM EDT
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Nevermind
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Posted: 4/20/2015 10:51:17 PM EDT
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Trying being that 'good' manager who cares about employees and cuts them some slack based on past performance only to catch shit later on during some senior leadership discussion about timecards. Have fun when people cry and moan about their pay situation (for good reason). bring it up the chain with documentation and proof, only to be shot down because of some unknown corporate initiative to increase profits or drive efficiency. Be 'that guy' who takes the side of a direct report when the client is coming down on them because they are batshit crazy and can't manage their own house, let alone ours. Keep pushing corporate initiatives to a skeptical, sometimes hostile staff when you know, and can't tell them, that the alternative is pay cuts and/or layoffs. Try sleeping at night when you know it's up to you and few other people to convince a bunch of folks unfamiliar with your work that they should keep your people around and pay you more than the closest competitor who says they can provide the same service at a lower cost. It's not all rosy on the other side. It's stressful when jobs are on the line and there are forces at work you just can't talk about, but people still come at you 24/7 with their unique drama and needs
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Posted: 4/20/2015 10:52:45 PM EDT
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If they fire him for that I'd wager he has an excellent case against that company. My favorite is when you get a letter and an award for being an excellent employee and exemplary for the past decade. And no raises for the past 5 years. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Sitting here shooting the bull with a buddy. He mad. He recently recieved a letter of commendation for 14 YEARS of perfect attendance. Exemplory employee. Great asset to the company. Blah blah blah. Of course a few weeks later he gets a severe case of the flu and missed 10 days. He gets called to the front office. Ass chewing and letter of reprimand for being an unacceptable employee. He holds up his hand, makes the hold on a sec sign, leaves, goes to his office, returns with the letter of commendation. Shows it to them. Now management is even more pissed off at him.
If they fire him for that I'd wager he has an excellent case against that company. My favorite is when you get a letter and an award for being an excellent employee and exemplary for the past decade. And no raises for the past 5 years. That's because these days they pay people in laser-printed certificates and bullshit titles. And people lick it up. LICK. IT. UP. |
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Posted: 4/20/2015 10:55:06 PM EDT
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I think I'd actually prefer that, then you know someone actually took the time to type/write your name into something instead of copy, paste, here's your letter. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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At my old university, I got a nice letter from the Dean, "recognizing" me for all the good things I had done. My name was spelled incorrectly. I think I'd actually prefer that, then you know someone actually took the time to type/write your name into something instead of copy, paste, here's your letter. Or it just means the first asshole spelled his name wrong in the database somewhere and it was copypasta'd as-is from that moment on. |
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Posted: 4/20/2015 10:57:09 PM EDT
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That's because these days they pay people in laser-printed certificates and bullshit titles. And people lick it up. LICK. IT. UP. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Sitting here shooting the bull with a buddy. He mad. He recently recieved a letter of commendation for 14 YEARS of perfect attendance. Exemplory employee. Great asset to the company. Blah blah blah. Of course a few weeks later he gets a severe case of the flu and missed 10 days. He gets called to the front office. Ass chewing and letter of reprimand for being an unacceptable employee. He holds up his hand, makes the hold on a sec sign, leaves, goes to his office, returns with the letter of commendation. Shows it to them. Now management is even more pissed off at him.
If they fire him for that I'd wager he has an excellent case against that company. My favorite is when you get a letter and an award for being an excellent employee and exemplary for the past decade. And no raises for the past 5 years. That's because these days they pay people in laser-printed certificates and bullshit titles. And people lick it up. LICK. IT. UP. Never understood this. ''Assistant'' manager usually means way more hours, responsibility and a piddling raise if you're lucky. Cheapest way for a company to cut your pay by increasing your hours to the point you make less then minimum wage if you added up the total hours worked per week or pay period. |
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Posted: 4/20/2015 11:02:25 PM EDT
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I work in the parts dept. of a dealership. In the last year I've been employee of the month twice, everyone comes to me to order their parts etc... My coworkers and management team include a guy who's about to retire and shops boat parts all day, a new guy who disappears for hours at a time, a guy that refuses to shut up and will sit and talk instead of working, my direct supervisor whom sits in her office all day and bounces on a yoga ball talking on her cell phone, and the dept manager who comes and goes as he pleases and knows nothing about the dept. But has his job because he is friends with the GM. All that said I had my review last week and it was explained to me that I wouldn't be getting a raise because the department isn't profitable (which with a 70% markup on goods sold I find hard to believe) and I don't do enough to help out the rest of the dept. When I dissented I was told I should feel lucky to have the job I do and that they are deciding how to reorganize the dept. Get out of there. Now. |
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Posted: 4/20/2015 11:03:15 PM EDT
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We the unwilling led by the unknowing have been doing the impossible for the ungreatful.
We have been doing so much with so little for so long we are now qualified to do anything with nothing. |
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Posted: 4/20/2015 11:05:20 PM EDT
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P.S. Don't tell me about that vacation day you're planning on taking in fucking August. I don't care. Tell me like...a week before. The problem with that is.... vacation time is first come first served. If I didn't tell my boss about my upcoming vacation plans one of his cronies would beat me to it, get the time off first, and I'd be out that vacation time that I've planned months in advance since we can only have a certain amount of employees out on vacation at any one time. Either that or the boss would say, "Uhhh, but I was planning on having XYZ Widget Reorganization Day sometime that week, why didn't you tell me in advance so I could plan??" |
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Posted: 4/20/2015 11:12:56 PM EDT
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The problem with that is.... vacation time is first come first served. If I didn't tell my boss about my upcoming vacation plans one of his cronies would beat me to it, get the time off first, and I'd be out that vacation time that I've planned months in advance since we can only have a certain amount of employees out on vacation at any one time. Either that or the boss would say, "Uhhh, but I was planning on having XYZ Widget Reorganization Day sometime that week, why didn't you tell me in advance so I could plan??" Quote HistoryQuoted:
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P.S. Don't tell me about that vacation day you're planning on taking in fucking August. I don't care. Tell me like...a week before. The problem with that is.... vacation time is first come first served. If I didn't tell my boss about my upcoming vacation plans one of his cronies would beat me to it, get the time off first, and I'd be out that vacation time that I've planned months in advance since we can only have a certain amount of employees out on vacation at any one time. Either that or the boss would say, "Uhhh, but I was planning on having XYZ Widget Reorganization Day sometime that week, why didn't you tell me in advance so I could plan??" This for sure. Already put in for the week of Thanksgiving, week of Christmas and week of New Years. [9 days of vacation, 3 weeks off from work with holidays] If I didn't, the days would fill up due to vacation requests and I'd get denied. |
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Posted: 4/20/2015 11:24:38 PM EDT
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This! Dont confuse happiness with productivity. Management wonder why workers arent PRODUCTIVE. They could give a damn about morale Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I've rarely seen management even remotely concerned with the happiness of workers. . . This! Dont confuse happiness with productivity. Management wonder why workers arent PRODUCTIVE. They could give a damn about morale No, they couldn't. |
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Posted: 4/20/2015 11:28:47 PM EDT
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A bitching sailor is a happy sailor...
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Posted: 4/20/2015 11:32:37 PM EDT
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I got a performance based raise and a write up 24 hours apart. A company I used to be a supervisor for (working in armed security), actually sent us to a "management meeting" where we were told by this corporate fuckstick throwback to the 80s douchebag "HR Expert" that ALL employees should have at least ONE write up on file when the company's "HR Specialists" come around to audit our employee files. Even your best employees, who "seemingly" never do anything wrong. "Because it promotes discipline, a sense of fairness, tells your employees that you are engaged and paying attention to them, and they will thank you for it!" Everyone laughed at him, and told him how fucking retarded he was.
All except the one super among us who was "that guy".
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Posted: 4/20/2015 11:42:39 PM EDT
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Ours is, right before the annual survey. They tell you how they want you to answer the questions on the 'anonymous survey,' and that if you answer differently, you'll be having a chat with your manager. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I've rarely seen management even remotely concerned with the happiness of workers. . . Sounds like my old job. Of course, this place also had their employees answer surveys as past "patients" to give positive reviews to boost our patient satisfaction score. Survey was not anonymous in the sense that if you wrote down what was wrong, concerns, they would find someone who knew your handwriting to verify who wrote it. So then tried telling us that taking the employee satisfaction survey online was anonymous. Like hell it was, you had to sign in to use a computer.
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Posted: 4/20/2015 11:45:23 PM EDT
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Sounds like my old job. Of course, this place also had their employees answer surveys as past "patients" to give positive reviews to boost our patient satisfaction score. Survey was not anonymous in the sense that if you wrote down what was wrong, concerns, they would find someone who knew your handwriting to verify who wrote it. So then tried telling us that taking the employee satisfaction survey online was anonymous. Like hell it was, you had to sign in to use a computer. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I've rarely seen management even remotely concerned with the happiness of workers. . . Sounds like my old job. Of course, this place also had their employees answer surveys as past "patients" to give positive reviews to boost our patient satisfaction score. Survey was not anonymous in the sense that if you wrote down what was wrong, concerns, they would find someone who knew your handwriting to verify who wrote it. So then tried telling us that taking the employee satisfaction survey online was anonymous. Like hell it was, you had to sign in to use a computer. Our 'anonymous' surveys were numbered and those numbers were recorded as to who had gotten it. "But HONEST, no one will ever know as an outside company is doing it!" We just all laughed and tossed them in the circular file. |
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Posted: 4/20/2015 11:48:39 PM EDT
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It only takes one aw shit to cancel all your atta-boys! Absolutely. Just had to deal with this today. Year and a half, zero attendance issues. Come in 15min early every day, stay as late as they need (once worked a 22 straight hour shift). Got stuck in the traffic caused by a bad car accident on the way to work... literally 2 minutes late. Got to play 20 fucking questions. Unreal. |
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Posted: 4/20/2015 11:49:58 PM EDT
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Ours is, right before the annual survey. They tell you how they want you to answer the questions on the 'anonymous survey,' and that if you answer differently, you'll be having a chat with your manager. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I've rarely seen management even remotely concerned with the happiness of workers. . . Sounds like you work for Dish Network.
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Posted: 4/21/2015 12:00:59 AM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I know in hardass ARFcom workplace fantasies, anyone who isn't going to work sick, doing 70 hour weeks while a stranger raises their kids, or suffers shitty conditions for a taciturn boss is a union pussy, but I honestly feel bad that we've degenerated as a nation to this point where people just by and large are disposable cogs for their place of employment. It hasn't always been that way, and the growing divide between self-serving employees and soul-less employers is not a good thing, not in the slightest. It's not exactly rocket science that happy employees are the best employees, and that those who feel trusted and invested in a company will be more productive than the disaffected and over-stressed. Why do we keep on ignoring this just no-shit-sherlock of the employee/employer relationship? Seems we're going in the wrong direction. |
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Posted: 4/21/2015 12:06:00 AM EDT
[#39]
It's a shame to read a lot of these stories (even accounting for the number of people who are either leaving things out or just aren't aware that they've done something to piss off "management").
It's relatively easy to keep people happy as long as your company doesn't maintain a culture where that's not a priority. I'll never understand why so many managers, but more particularly the senior management who really drive the culture, don't seem to understand how valuable to productivity and profitability a properly motivated and content employee can be. |
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Posted: 4/21/2015 12:06:17 AM EDT
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Our 'anonymous' surveys were numbered and those numbers were recorded as to who had gotten it. "But HONEST, no one will ever know as an outside company is doing it!" We just all laughed and tossed them in the circular file. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I've rarely seen management even remotely concerned with the happiness of workers. . . Sounds like my old job. Of course, this place also had their employees answer surveys as past "patients" to give positive reviews to boost our patient satisfaction score. Survey was not anonymous in the sense that if you wrote down what was wrong, concerns, they would find someone who knew your handwriting to verify who wrote it. So then tried telling us that taking the employee satisfaction survey online was anonymous. Like hell it was, you had to sign in to use a computer. Our 'anonymous' surveys were numbered and those numbers were recorded as to who had gotten it. "But HONEST, no one will ever know as an outside company is doing it!" We just all laughed and tossed them in the circular file. I knew my boss had read mine b/c after each survey, he treated me worse. Hell, one time he punched me in the shoulder, tried to threaten me with HR and I said Let's go so of course we did not (working under extremely verbal supervisor who was a favorite of his), got told it was MY problem that I had a problem with a fellow employee's alcoholism problem affecting my work and family life. He was also upset I did not offer to cover the drunk's bail so she could come in to work and I would not get OT. He accused me of being greedy and I reminded him that I was working to support 5 people, one of which was my SO at the time who did not work. This fucking broad needed like $2,500 and all I could think was if I had THAT kind of money, I'd be divorced so I'm not supporting a deadbeat asshole. |
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Posted: 4/21/2015 12:11:13 AM EDT
[#41]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Yep Anyone can "manage." Not everyone can lead. Leaders inspire people to follow them. "Managers" only know how to use policy & fear. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I've rarely seen management even remotely concerned with the happiness of workers. . . This! Dont confuse happiness with productivity. Management wonder why workers arent PRODUCTIVE. They could give a damn about morale Leaders, however, understand the correlation between the two. Yep Anyone can "manage." Not everyone can lead. Leaders inspire people to follow them. "Managers" only know how to use policy & fear. |
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Posted: 4/21/2015 12:14:21 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Or it just means the first asshole spelled his name wrong in the database somewhere and it was copypasta'd as-is from that moment on. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: At my old university, I got a nice letter from the Dean, "recognizing" me for all the good things I had done. My name was spelled incorrectly. I think I'd actually prefer that, then you know someone actually took the time to type/write your name into something instead of copy, paste, here's your letter. Or it just means the first asshole spelled his name wrong in the database somewhere and it was copypasta'd as-is from that moment on. DK-Proof? We gotta know! |
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Posted: 4/21/2015 12:24:16 AM EDT
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Trying being that 'good' manager who cares about employees and cuts them some slack based on past performance only to catch shit later on during some senior leadership discussion about timecards. Have fun when people cry and moan about their pay situation (for good reason). bring it up the chain with documentation and proof, only to be shot down because of some unknown corporate initiative to increase profits or drive efficiency. Be 'that guy' who takes the side of a direct report when the client is coming down on them because they are batshit crazy and can't manage their own house, let alone ours. Keep pushing corporate initiatives to a skeptical, sometimes hostile staff when you know, and can't tell them, that the alternative is pay cuts and/or layoffs. Try sleeping at night when you know it's up to you and few other people to convince a bunch of folks unfamiliar with your work that they should keep your people around and pay you more than the closest competitor who says they can provide the same service at a lower cost. It's not all rosy on the other side. It's stressful when jobs are on the line and there are forces at work you just can't talk about, but people still come at you 24/7 with their unique drama and needs i read this. then stared at your avatar. saw your username... then chuckled. |
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Posted: 4/21/2015 12:40:37 AM EDT
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I've rarely seen management even remotely concerned with the happiness of workers. . . Quite true...it just doesn't happen. Most of my supervisors are pretentious, arrogant, megalomaniac pricks. |
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Posted: 4/21/2015 12:43:11 AM EDT
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Manager was telling me to "let's get back to work" 30 seconds after the second plane hit the tower.
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Posted: 4/21/2015 6:58:56 AM EDT
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Remember ladies, gents, and people from Texas, that shit rolls down hill.
If your boss is being a douche its likely cuz his boss was being a douche with him etc. etc. Being late is black and white. You are either on time or you aren't. Its company policy so I don't get all the bitching. Speaking of company policy you should know all this in an interview. Don't accept a job offer if they wont divulge pertinent information. Chances are they have high turnaround rate. |
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Posted: 4/21/2015 7:05:49 AM EDT
[#47]
I no rite? Take a thousand tandem passengers on a safe and fun skydive and nobody says shit. Drop one old granny and it's all "You dropped a customer!!"
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Posted: 4/21/2015 7:40:23 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I did once. Private company. We experienced a round of layoffs and the owner, a billionaire, overheard that one of the lower level employees being laid off also has a wife that was just laid off from her job, and they were expecting a baby. He said, "we can't do that to this family," and immediately had the guy hired back on as an employee...and it wasn't just a temporary thing. I haven't seen that level of humanity in a publicly traded company. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I've rarely seen management even remotely concerned with the happiness of workers. . . I did once. Private company. We experienced a round of layoffs and the owner, a billionaire, overheard that one of the lower level employees being laid off also has a wife that was just laid off from her job, and they were expecting a baby. He said, "we can't do that to this family," and immediately had the guy hired back on as an employee...and it wasn't just a temporary thing. I haven't seen that level of humanity in a publicly traded company. A security guard (contractor) was in a serious car accident that laid him up for months. He also had no medical benefits. My CEO personally put fourth $50k and match dollar for dollar anything the employees raised to help. |
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Posted: 4/21/2015 7:51:20 AM EDT
[#49]
Fuck just one goat...
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Posted: 4/21/2015 7:58:48 AM EDT
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my board of directors wanted my opinion on changes to our pto policy. they proposed to not allow accrual and get paid out if it's not used and go to a use it or lose it model. they went on about all they money they were going to save from people forfeiting their pto each year. As if people are not going to use vacation time that they will lose if they don't use it. When I explained we will have to staff up to cover all the vacation time. This will eat up all the "savings" and productivity is going to decrease from the best people not being on duty as much: "yeah, well we think were still going to save more money because people just won't take their vacations."
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