Wasting Time
I am writting this on a borrowed laptop, and will probebly have to keep this short.
I had to go to a conference today for emplyees of the company where I work. The whole purpose of this conference is still a little hazy to me but it is basicaly a motivational thing, telling us ways to improve our work place, and improve morale, or as we just heard "engagement" in the workplace. In reality it is just a pile of steaming crap. The presenters that are from my company, all in senior managment, use their time time for self indulgent back patting. Look at how well we are doing. Yeah!
The motivational speakers, that were hired to speak, just talked about ways to "become more engaged in our work", "manage the polarities in our lives", "build positive dynamics", "intergrate partnerships" and other mumbo jumbo that really doesn't mean anything. Basicaly all I got from it was that we have to be doing more for our company, which is just what our bosses want said, but these guys do it more elegantly. Although to be fair, this one speaker, Ian Percy, was very entertaining.
Nothing is being accomplished in all this. The bosses just want us to work harder, but they really don't do anything to garner that loyalty. Like todays conference, as well as the ones held tomorow and friday, is nothing but words, words that will never become action. And when I think of all the money spent on this thing, it gets me a little steamed. They rented out a very expenesive center, payed top dollar for presenters, catered lunch and dinner, amoung other expencice, this thing came out to cost a fortune. It would probebly been cheaper to give us all $200. Hell, I would have been happy with a nice bottle of Cognac or Scotch.
The point is, and I'm sure every big company has these events, this is just a waste of time. Sure, to higher mangement, this seams like a good idea, but us front line workes know that it does nothing. Words and fancy conferances don't build a healthy workplace, actions and understanding does. I want a boss who knows my position, one who has gone through similer experiances. If you haven't worked in my position, or one like it, how can you be a leader? We want people to understand that work is just a means to an end. I work to live, I don't live to work. My real life is at home, with my family, my friends, my faith, and what I do for others. Work needs to revolve around that, and if a company can't do that, or worse, refuses to even try, then their can't be any great morale. And any amount of rhetoric is just wasted time.
I had to go to a conference today for emplyees of the company where I work. The whole purpose of this conference is still a little hazy to me but it is basicaly a motivational thing, telling us ways to improve our work place, and improve morale, or as we just heard "engagement" in the workplace. In reality it is just a pile of steaming crap. The presenters that are from my company, all in senior managment, use their time time for self indulgent back patting. Look at how well we are doing. Yeah!
The motivational speakers, that were hired to speak, just talked about ways to "become more engaged in our work", "manage the polarities in our lives", "build positive dynamics", "intergrate partnerships" and other mumbo jumbo that really doesn't mean anything. Basicaly all I got from it was that we have to be doing more for our company, which is just what our bosses want said, but these guys do it more elegantly. Although to be fair, this one speaker, Ian Percy, was very entertaining.
Nothing is being accomplished in all this. The bosses just want us to work harder, but they really don't do anything to garner that loyalty. Like todays conference, as well as the ones held tomorow and friday, is nothing but words, words that will never become action. And when I think of all the money spent on this thing, it gets me a little steamed. They rented out a very expenesive center, payed top dollar for presenters, catered lunch and dinner, amoung other expencice, this thing came out to cost a fortune. It would probebly been cheaper to give us all $200. Hell, I would have been happy with a nice bottle of Cognac or Scotch.
The point is, and I'm sure every big company has these events, this is just a waste of time. Sure, to higher mangement, this seams like a good idea, but us front line workes know that it does nothing. Words and fancy conferances don't build a healthy workplace, actions and understanding does. I want a boss who knows my position, one who has gone through similer experiances. If you haven't worked in my position, or one like it, how can you be a leader? We want people to understand that work is just a means to an end. I work to live, I don't live to work. My real life is at home, with my family, my friends, my faith, and what I do for others. Work needs to revolve around that, and if a company can't do that, or worse, refuses to even try, then their can't be any great morale. And any amount of rhetoric is just wasted time.
posted by The Cube at 10:59 AM
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