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Most managers don't understand that a company is a group of people (employees). for it to succeed you have to make sure employees are happy and productive. If
by ne01 10y ago
Most managers don't understand that a company is a group of people (employees). for it to succeed you have to make sure employees are happy and productive.
If you are not productive (tend to procrastinate) it's because you don't have enough incentive to work.
People you hire have feelings, hopes, and dreams too. Like you, they want to become extremely successful (and if they don’t you have hired the wrong people). Embrace other people’s feelings and help them fulfill their life with happiness.
How? Simple.
Instead of hiring 3 people and pay them average wage or god forbid minimum wage — hire 1 person and pay her 3 times more.
When you fulfill someones dream and help them achieve happiness you have no idea how much they become more productive and it requires zero effort to manage them.
Most managers run their company like dictators.
When my startup gets to a point where I have to hire someone besides hitting the right person I'll make sure I have the resources to fulfill his dream life and I'm sure he will be more productive than 3 programmes (just like me) and would never submit a question like this on HN
- e_proxus 10y agoWhat if their dream is to work a bit less, have a nice work-life balance, see their family more and travel the world a bit? Those people are still productive employees (because of the factors you mention). They just don't generate the same ratio of riches into your pockets (but of course also cost less). I think your view as an employer is just looking to your own self interest.
- ne01 10y agoYou are right I too believe that hours of work is not correlated with the output and work output is not everything. People should be free to work as many hours as they are pleased, remember the ultimate goal in this life is happiness (not money). Hire the right people, give them total freedom while paying them extra and watch the results! I hate companies that treat their employees like assets. Even Google, they just think because they make work environment fun they have the right to take most of your useful time from you.