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Sure but these can be hard to find. Let's suppose the factors that make people like their jobs are a sense of ownership, applying skills, having friends, a hig
by coffeefirst 3y ago
Sure but these can be hard to find.
Let's suppose the factors that make people like their jobs are a sense of ownership, applying skills, having friends, a high level of trust, and a sense that they're contributing something useful (the classic example is the construction worker isn't laying bricks, he's building a house).
The hyper-financialized economy we find ourselves in loves meaningless Goals and OKRs, then does mass layoffs for no apparent reason besides investors like it.
This is a pretty stark misalignment in values and incentives. Of course people are unhappy with it.
- supertrope 3y agoThis is why I roll my eyes internally when business leaders talk about wanting employees who are passionate about their role. When forced to choose decision makers will size up an individual contributor’s performance KPIs not their passion. e.g. Did you close enough sales? Was your butt planted in seat on schedule? Did you generally resolve problems for them or create them? Saying anything to suggest otherwise is a trick to distract you from keeping your eye on the ball.