Today I sat down and did the pluses and minuses of working for my company. Don’t get me wrong. I wasn’t deciding whether to leave or not. I like the work I do and I like the people I work with.
I was trying to justify why I stay. I wanted to make sure I wasn't staying because I am too lazy, or too afraid, to leave. Are there true reasons to stay?
It bothers me that the company seems to aspire to be like every other company in their market space, even in areas where they are actually better. We are told that our benefits, or workspace, or whatever, are industry average. On the other hand, the company talks about aspiring to be an industry leader. Upper management hasn’t seemed to figure out that you cannot lead and follow at the same time.
The lack of logic is disturbing.
And they somehow think that rewarding everyone equally is logical. It is unsettling, and demotivating, to give everyone the same raise regardless of whether they worked their behinds off, phoned it in, or barely escaped termination. How does that inspire an employee to put in the extra effort the next year?
So I compiled my list of good and bad. It was enlightening.
I realized that what I like about the company has been determined at the local level, before the big corporate takeover. There is the flexible work schedule that lets me come in at 6:30 and leave at 3. There is the ability to work from home one day a week (which I don’t take advantage of, but is still nice to have). There is the casual dress code that allows me to wear jeans and sneakers to work every day. The understanding of my desire to have a cubicle by a window and to do the type of work I enjoy and am good at. The hiring of people who work well together and are not prima donnas. Compassion for people who have families and situations that sometimes require attention during a work day.
The only good thing on my list that comes from the corporate level is the plentiful vacation time. And Corporate is planning on mucking that up in the next year or so.
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