Pats on the back are free. Stop being stingy.
April 28th 2007 17:31
All this Tony working so much has me thinking about how to get people to work. There is a coworker of Tony's who has basically given up. He says if he does well, he works late, if he does bad, he works late. So why bother? Tony is of a different ilk. He is more like my sister and mother. The need within them to succeed and do well is enough for them to keep chugging along. No matter if they're working late, being treated not that well, or working with arthitic hands to build furniture.
This quality in people awes me in some respects, but I'm like Tony's coworker. Fuck you if you're not giving me my due. Work strike anyone?
Yet, it brings up a good question. Should people be compensated for a job well done, or hell doing their jobs period? Even children? Should they get money for every A? Should they get a treat for using the potty? Where does it end you know? Should you get a bonus for every contract you put in?
Let's face it... bonuses help.
When I worked in hotels we had bonuses at the first two I worked for. Both were owned by the same company, I'm sure that's why. For every night we sold out during a certain time of year, we got $10. Sometimes by the end of the month we would get an additional $100-$200 a month. That is a big chunk of money. It helped when you were working the night shift, and you got a call for distressed passengers, knowing you could get $10 for going the extra step, even a pain in the ass one, made it a little easier to say "Yes, we have rooms"
The other hotel I worked for didn't believe in incentives. They also didn't believe in renovations, or creating an honest work enviroment, but that's another story all together. My general manager once told me "We shouldn't have to pay you more to do your job". Even though that sucked ass, it got me thinking. I mean, isn't he right? We get paid an hourly wage if it was a pittance. Shouldn't THAT be enough to be polite, smile and hit every point on the reservations script?
With children, it's the same. I'd love to instill in my kids that doing a job well done is the greatest reward. They have me for a mother though. I half ass most my life, and I'm ok with that. I am one half assed job away from being a slacker, if I'm being honest with myself. I have been known to reward my kids for a job well done. Jonny gets a new Cars toy if he poops in the potty, Aislinn gets a little trinket if she does well in school, or doesn't lose a stick for a whole month.
We have yet to reach the point where my kids EXPECT a crap toy for every good deed. So, I assume I've not taken it too far. More than anything they love when I make a fuss over them. Praise them for their good works, their good deeds, their kindness.
I think that is what it all boils down to. People want to be appreciated. They want to be told "Hey! You're doing a good job!. Thanks for all your hard work!" In the workforce that doesn't happen very often. If someone had just said "Hey great job!" I think that would have been enough for me to go that extta mile. You might say that maybe I wasn't doing a good job. I know I was. Even though I'm a slacker, I still worked and did what I had to do, even if I was 25 minutes late coming in and took an extra long lunch. I am a smart person, and I think that the only reason WHY I got lazy is becuase I felt unappreciated.
I think the thing to remember is people love being told they're doing good. That is the best incentive a person, or company can do in my opinion. Appreciate the people who do for you, whether it be launder your dirty socks, or maximize your revenue. A pat on the back is free, yet people are so stingy with them.
This quality in people awes me in some respects, but I'm like Tony's coworker. Fuck you if you're not giving me my due. Work strike anyone?
Yet, it brings up a good question. Should people be compensated for a job well done, or hell doing their jobs period? Even children? Should they get money for every A? Should they get a treat for using the potty? Where does it end you know? Should you get a bonus for every contract you put in?
Let's face it... bonuses help.
When I worked in hotels we had bonuses at the first two I worked for. Both were owned by the same company, I'm sure that's why. For every night we sold out during a certain time of year, we got $10. Sometimes by the end of the month we would get an additional $100-$200 a month. That is a big chunk of money. It helped when you were working the night shift, and you got a call for distressed passengers, knowing you could get $10 for going the extra step, even a pain in the ass one, made it a little easier to say "Yes, we have rooms"
The other hotel I worked for didn't believe in incentives. They also didn't believe in renovations, or creating an honest work enviroment, but that's another story all together. My general manager once told me "We shouldn't have to pay you more to do your job". Even though that sucked ass, it got me thinking. I mean, isn't he right? We get paid an hourly wage if it was a pittance. Shouldn't THAT be enough to be polite, smile and hit every point on the reservations script?
With children, it's the same. I'd love to instill in my kids that doing a job well done is the greatest reward. They have me for a mother though. I half ass most my life, and I'm ok with that. I am one half assed job away from being a slacker, if I'm being honest with myself. I have been known to reward my kids for a job well done. Jonny gets a new Cars toy if he poops in the potty, Aislinn gets a little trinket if she does well in school, or doesn't lose a stick for a whole month.
We have yet to reach the point where my kids EXPECT a crap toy for every good deed. So, I assume I've not taken it too far. More than anything they love when I make a fuss over them. Praise them for their good works, their good deeds, their kindness.
I think that is what it all boils down to. People want to be appreciated. They want to be told "Hey! You're doing a good job!. Thanks for all your hard work!" In the workforce that doesn't happen very often. If someone had just said "Hey great job!" I think that would have been enough for me to go that extta mile. You might say that maybe I wasn't doing a good job. I know I was. Even though I'm a slacker, I still worked and did what I had to do, even if I was 25 minutes late coming in and took an extra long lunch. I am a smart person, and I think that the only reason WHY I got lazy is becuase I felt unappreciated.
I think the thing to remember is people love being told they're doing good. That is the best incentive a person, or company can do in my opinion. Appreciate the people who do for you, whether it be launder your dirty socks, or maximize your revenue. A pat on the back is free, yet people are so stingy with them.
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(Just had a Beavis moment there..
" Jonny gets a new Cars toy if he poops in the potty"..
"We have yet to reach the point where my kids EXPECT a "crap" toy for every good deed"...
hehehehehhehh........)