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July 15, 2007
The Joy of Work

Comic by Joe Sayers, Wanna play work?

Wanna play work - comic

A good laugh, but also a reminder of an important idea. We spend much of our life at work: we deserve to have pride in what we do and even enjoy it (shocking I know). Read the respect for people posts for some ideas on how to make your workplace better. If you think a new job might be the answer - find management improvement jobs via Curious Cat Career Connections.

People are entitled to joy in work - Dr. W. Edwards Deming

Related: What Business Can Learn from Open Source - Stop Demotivating Employees

5 Responses to “The Joy of Work”

  1. Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Joy in Work - Software Development Says:

    [...] Software programmers are more likely to really enjoy what they do. There are many reasons for this [...]

  2. CuriousCat: Getting and Keeping Great Employees Says:

    I think the main thing to do is to respect employees (and have that visible in the management decisions made in the organization). Stopping the demotivation would be a big step for many organizations…

  3. Curious Cat: Ninja Professors Says:

    From the excellent Piled Higher and Deeper comic strip by Jorge Cham

  4. CuriousCat: Keeping Good Employees Says:

    Good advice. I like direct, simple, questions. What can we do to keep you? What do you enjoy about your job? What do you dislike?…

  5. Dream More, Work Less at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog Says:

    “I want to do something that I’m responsible for; something I’ve poured my heart and soul into. As it happens, I don’t think my current day-job is that “something” which will help build those dreams…”

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