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Mission? Loyalty? Company values? Which would do you live in? You are speaking as if the companies are doing a favor to the employees by giving them a job and
by foo101 9y ago
Mission? Loyalty? Company values? Which would do you live in?
You are speaking as if the companies are doing a favor to the employees by giving them a job and the employees are at the mercy of these companies.
Being employed with a company is a business transaction, where one party sells their time and skills in exchange for money.
Aren't employees disposable anyway? When the company runs low on cash, they are not going to hesitate to fire you to restore the financial health of itself.
Companies are motivated by money. It is in my interest to be motivated by money too. Companies are not loyal to employees. It is foolish to expect employees to be loyal to companies.
- freebish 9y agoPerhaps you're getting caught in the labels, like mission & loyalty. It's not about buzz words, or receiving favors. In my experience, there is a substantial difference in the quality of work of a person who cares about what they're doing and someone who doesn't care. Perhaps you've worked with a contractor who was willing to do a half-assed job, only fixing things if they were cornered. I certainly have. Money can motivate that caring only so much.
- foo101 9y agoOne may not bothered about things like mission and loyalty, care a lot about their income and yet care a lot about the work they are doing. Caring about money, caring about mission and loyalty and caring about work are all orthogonal to each other.