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> Not to be too harsh but this should be the lowest priority business goal. Joy at work is just one tactic to retain employees. I whole heartedly disagree. Hap
by jmholla 3y ago
> Not to be too harsh but this should be the lowest priority business goal. Joy at work is just one tactic to retain employees.
I whole heartedly disagree. Happiness is more than just about retention. It's also about efficacy of your employees. Happy employees do better work and produce more.
- sublinear 3y agoPaying employees more works wonders when you're making them pick up slack. Maybe I was too subtle in implying that the path to success in such a situation is to pay the SME more and crack the whip and refuse raises on the ones dragging things down until they quit. I'm pretty sure they have been with the company too long and/or have managed to avoid work thus far only hurting themselves and the company long term. Treating them well won't do anything if they take it for granted. The next round of hires should keep these lessons in mind. You can absolutely have a great workplace full of happy people, but you need to build that on a foundation of competence and respect. Happiness is a lot of little things done right. It's the result, not the cause. > Happy employees do better work and produce more. Employees who do better work and produce more are happy when they're working with peers who do the same.
- gopher_space 3y agoOne of my main poles is “how much do I give a shit about this business and the people running it”, but I never see that mentioned when people discuss employee motivation. I’ve never worked with people whose happiness depended on productivity. It’s always been assumed that it worked the other way around.
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