Motivation among American workers is on the wane this year, and a majority of them aren’t highly engaged with their jobs — reducing their productivity — a new survey shows.
I’ve noticed this trend at several of my businesses. It’s impossible to find good help, I even offer all sorts of fun perks like themed thursdays where everybody has to dress up to match whatever theme I pick and whoever does it best gets a Starbucks gift card. Whenever it’s somebody’s birthday that person brings in pizza for everybody to share.
I think the pandemic and government hand outs have made people extra lazy, even more than they were before.
Have you considered pressuring your employees into donating to a charity of your choice with part of their paycheck? My job does that. It’s wonderful to add another charitable contribution to the list of things I spend my meager paycheck on, really helps me feel fulfilled. Maybe this is what your workplace is missing.
And, it’s like you’re crowdfunding your own corporate PR! Win-win for everyone!
That’s not a bad idea. Then once I’ve gotten the employees to donate a certain amount like $5,000 I can deliver it to the charity myself in the form of a big cardboard check, and do a photo op and put it in the company newsletter so everybody knows how good I am.
Wtf, that sounds horrible, most of people want to be paid more for their work so they can live fulfilling lives, not have part of their paycheck taken away from them.
Just pay your employees more, whether through capital or shares of the company. That’s what motivates people.
Not sure if this is sarcasm but I’m pretty sure I’m only motivated by a good raise and not cheesy “company culture”. Especially since the price everything is up so much, a 25$ gift card which pays for maybe 1.94 cups of coffee is not going to make a difference
Good chuckle at the “Starbucks gift card”. I haven’t had a good manager that gave those out. Almost a perfect signal for bad management. “oh thanks… You paid Starbucks for me. How special”
The whole gift card market probably consists of: scammers ; bad management; lazy parents.
I implore you to look into the benefits of paying people more for their work, not only does it improve the lives of your workers to be able to not just have a living wage, but a wage they can thrive on. Even the US department of Economy points to raising of wages as a benefit not just to the workers but also to the companies in increased productivity and satisfaction from workers.
I’ve noticed this trend at several of my businesses. It’s impossible to find good help, I even offer all sorts of fun perks like themed thursdays where everybody has to dress up to match whatever theme I pick and whoever does it best gets a Starbucks gift card. Whenever it’s somebody’s birthday that person brings in pizza for everybody to share.
I think the pandemic and government hand outs have made people extra lazy, even more than they were before.
Have you considered pressuring your employees into donating to a charity of your choice with part of their paycheck? My job does that. It’s wonderful to add another charitable contribution to the list of things I spend my meager paycheck on, really helps me feel fulfilled. Maybe this is what your workplace is missing.
And, it’s like you’re crowdfunding your own corporate PR! Win-win for everyone!
That’s not a bad idea. Then once I’ve gotten the employees to donate a certain amount like $5,000 I can deliver it to the charity myself in the form of a big cardboard check, and do a photo op and put it in the company newsletter so everybody knows how good I am.
lmao
screams internally
Wtf, that sounds horrible, most of people want to be paid more for their work so they can live fulfilling lives, not have part of their paycheck taken away from them. Just pay your employees more, whether through capital or shares of the company. That’s what motivates people.
AH, united Jeans-day-for-donators strikes again.
Not sure if this is sarcasm but I’m pretty sure I’m only motivated by a good raise and not cheesy “company culture”. Especially since the price everything is up so much, a 25$ gift card which pays for maybe 1.94 cups of coffee is not going to make a difference
Removed by mod
Good chuckle at the “Starbucks gift card”. I haven’t had a good manager that gave those out. Almost a perfect signal for bad management. “oh thanks… You paid Starbucks for me. How special”
The whole gift card market probably consists of: scammers ; bad management; lazy parents.
I like to pick my own shitty clothes and dinner, at least then it isn’t rubbed in my face.
I implore you to look into the benefits of paying people more for their work, not only does it improve the lives of your workers to be able to not just have a living wage, but a wage they can thrive on. Even the US department of Economy points to raising of wages as a benefit not just to the workers but also to the companies in increased productivity and satisfaction from workers.
deleted by creator
Shitty gimmick accounts should remain on Reddit.
I kind of agree
Waaaah people are putting content on a website waaaaaaaaah
Leave it to the “BuisnessMan” to only understand what the business needs and not its people lmao.
“I make enough money to do the things that make me happy but when I offer fun dress up day instead for people they don’t wanna work for me”
People don’t want to work… for you
That’s a parody account making fun of conservatives.
How do you know? The line between parody and disguising as parody/a joke are veeeery thin