Comments on: Motivating employees after cuts http://blogs.ajc.com/business-beat/2009/06/30/motivating-employees-after-cuts/ Get inside Atlanta\'s and national business news and how it affects you. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:41:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Yikes http://blogs.ajc.com/business-beat/2009/06/30/motivating-employees-after-cuts/comment-page-1/#comment-751 Yikes Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:57:56 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/business-beat/?p=697#comment-751 I found out yesterday that I've got two weeks left in my job. Now do you think that I'm motivated. NOT! I found out yesterday that I’ve got two weeks left in my job. Now do you think that I’m motivated. NOT!

]]> By: Ditto http://blogs.ajc.com/business-beat/2009/06/30/motivating-employees-after-cuts/comment-page-1/#comment-750 Ditto Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:50:28 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/business-beat/?p=697#comment-750 My thoughts precisely wbk. Employers could care less about employees. It does not matter in good times or bad, the guys at the top sacrifice rank and file employees to ensure they at the top receive everything they want and feel they deserve. I once worked for a company that would motivate employees by having them participate in "business teams". Low ranked employees were expected to sit in meetings along side managers and executives and "brainstorm" ideas to reduce costs and increase efficiencies. Management thinks we were stupid. We know what the "business teams" were all about. It was nothing more than another attempt for the company to get as much work out of hourly employees as they could while eliminating the need for additional management staff. If the hourly worker could fix the problem for an annual salary of $26-$32K per year, that was one less manager at $60K plus a year, leaving more money for the executives in terms of management incentive performance (bonuses). And that was during profitable years this went on. I would hate to see how this company is fooling its hourly employees in the tough times we're in now. My thoughts precisely wbk. Employers could care less about employees. It does not matter in good times or bad, the guys at the top sacrifice rank and file employees to ensure they at the top receive everything they want and feel they deserve. I once worked for a company that would motivate employees by having them participate in “business teams”. Low ranked employees were expected to sit in meetings along side managers and executives and “brainstorm” ideas to reduce costs and increase efficiencies. Management thinks we were stupid. We know what the “business teams” were all about. It was nothing more than another attempt for the company to get as much work out of hourly employees as they could while eliminating the need for additional management staff. If the hourly worker could fix the problem for an annual salary of $26-$32K per year, that was one less manager at $60K plus a year, leaving more money for the executives in terms of management incentive performance (bonuses). And that was during profitable years this went on. I would hate to see how this company is fooling its hourly employees in the tough times we’re in now.

]]> By: wbk http://blogs.ajc.com/business-beat/2009/06/30/motivating-employees-after-cuts/comment-page-1/#comment-749 wbk Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:00:06 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/business-beat/?p=697#comment-749 Well if the employer would take care of their employee when times are not bad there might be more motivation and loyalty. However in today's times there is no employer and employee loyalty. I blame the employer because in Ga all the labor laws are for the employer and the employers abuse it constantly. Well if the employer would take care of their employee when times are not bad there might be more motivation and loyalty. However in today’s times there is no employer and employee loyalty. I blame the employer because in Ga all the labor laws are for the employer and the employers abuse it constantly.

]]> By: J.D. http://blogs.ajc.com/business-beat/2009/06/30/motivating-employees-after-cuts/comment-page-1/#comment-748 J.D. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:50:43 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/business-beat/?p=697#comment-748 What I find difficult is getting other surviving employees to assist with projects. Many have this attitude of "Why bother? It's just a matter of time before they get axed". It's frustrating and pulls the morale of all the others down. With that kind of mentality I wish they'd go ahead and leave or be shown the door now. I commend Blake and his determination to make things work with Home Depot. His actions prove that he understands how to practice what he preaches. What I find difficult is getting other surviving employees to assist with projects. Many have this attitude of “Why bother? It’s just a matter of time before they get axed”. It’s frustrating and pulls the morale of all the others down. With that kind of mentality I wish they’d go ahead and leave or be shown the door now.

I commend Blake and his determination to make things work with Home Depot. His actions prove that he understands how to practice what he preaches.

]]> By: Works a drag http://blogs.ajc.com/business-beat/2009/06/30/motivating-employees-after-cuts/comment-page-1/#comment-747 Works a drag Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:44:26 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/business-beat/?p=697#comment-747 work, turn to the left work, now turn to the right work, sashay shante work, turn to the left
work, now turn to the right
work, sashay shante

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