My post below and Becky’s response to it reminded me of this quote:
“You see Bob, it’s not that I’m lazy, it’s that I just don’t care… It’s a problem of motivation, all right? Now if I work my ass off and Initech ships a few extra units, I don’t see another dime, so where’s the motivation? And here’s another thing, I have eight different bosses right now… So that means when I make a mistake, I have eight different people coming by to tell me about it. That’s my only real motivation is not to be hassled, that, and the fear of losing my job. But you know, Bob, that will only make someone work just hard enough not to get fired. ” -Peter Gibbons in Office Space
I LOVE that quote, and I saw that movie the first time when I was working at that old job, so it kind of became my mantra. That’s the main thing they teach you in business classes (only most execs are dinosaurs and went to school in the 70s) that to make employees happy, it’s not just about the paycheck but the other benefits like recognition, time off, etc.
Comment by Becky — May 11, 2005 @ 2:23 pm