"Just showing up"
According to a Conference Board study reported in BusinessWeek (March 28, 2005), 25% of workers surveyed in 5,000 households say they show up at work only to collect a paycheck. And, "only 14% say they are very satisfied with their job."
What's up with that?
We spend 40, 50, 60 hours a week at work, and we're just getting by? Sad, wouldn't you say?
Why do you figure this is the case?
What's up with that?
We spend 40, 50, 60 hours a week at work, and we're just getting by? Sad, wouldn't you say?
Why do you figure this is the case?
posted by Mark Burris - BURRIS at 4/05/2005 08:34:00 AM
1 Comments:
I've seen this lacidasical effect in action.
Sometimes, supervisors/managers/owners become apathetic or uninvolved in the growth of those in their charge.
Then, the talent that is the fruit on the branch of the corporate collective withers, shrivels, falls to the ground. Eventually rolling to another more (or less) fertile place.
Another cause: A one size fits all solution is in place to reward and recognize associates equitably and at the same level. This is also a path fraught with disaster. No impetus exists for the individual to innovate, learn and explore.
In the end, if one can "just show up and collect" the same as those that show up with a plan and put it into action, why work any more than required?
My answer is that it must be in the chromosomes, upbringing or values within the individual to do a great job despite or because of the circumstances.
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