Comic by Joe Sayers, Wanna play work?
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
November 25th, 2007 at 10:33 am
[...] Software programmers are more likely to really enjoy what they do. There are many reasons for this [...]
November 29th, 2007 at 7:49 pm
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…
July 9th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
From the excellent Piled Higher and Deeper comic strip by Jorge Cham
July 24th, 2008 at 8:43 am
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?…
October 16th, 2008 at 8:28 am
“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…”