Anyone else sick and tired of unprofessional employees? (People napping, texting, making-out on the clock)
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ninja man
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I am, I sometimes feel like coworkers don't appreciate thier jobs. It's always wha can my employer do for me attitude.
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UH - YUP, YUP, and a big-ole YUP! I try and explain to the teenagers where I work...we're in a recession now...jobs are getting harder to find, and I'd rather hire someone who will be reliable and with a good work ethic who NEEDS a job, and let people go who aren't... They don't listen, and then wonder why they're getting written up, and let go... Go figure.
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Sometimes, however it's easy enough to fix. I think the big problem revolves around how long an employee has been repeating a task. Challenge them, pick some usual tasks or add responsibility to an employee's position (Not extra mundane work, but more obscure things like having them once a month make the office supply store run. It's nothing big, but it gives people a variety in their work life. People are genearally a little bit smarter then you give them credit for and a little less then the credit they give themselves for. Another tactic is to get them signed up for a few post secondary or adult education courses. This will add professional development to the employee's profile and make them more valuable to you, weather slightly or greatly. Ask them what they think, you'd be shocked at what you get. Don't be afraid of new ideas, explore them first. Above all else, keep an open mind because they deal with the grind day in and day out. Odds are that if your in charge you know how cruddy it could get sometimes too.
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