Loyalty
One of the things I remember from growing up was my dad always preached you must be loyal to the company you work for. I noticed that loyalty like that seems to have changed but do companies foster that concept? Have they ever? I think that it is all about the money. Who can offer the best quality work for the lowest price and for the worker it is who pays the best for your services. I guess I am stuck in the in between generation where I expect a fair wage for a fair days work. I went to work for a company, that does hire a lot of ex-military, They offered me a job They were more then fair offering me $5000 more than I asked for, but they did not pay for me to move from Oklahoma to Nevada but in return I felt I was being more than compensated for my work. I still find that honesty in dealing with others and most of all integrity is still a valued commodity. My old company has since dropped me as the main contractor is taking over the position. They did offer another job but the main contractor has offered me my old job at a reduced pay. I am keeping the old job and was angry with my old company for not giving me but 4 days notice. They are now paying me for the next to weeks plus vacation owed. I had not complained, well may be a wee bit, but I think my old boss who had left the project several months ago interceded for those of us who got laid off. So I have not totally lost faith that all businesses are run by those with just $ signs in their eyes. I would be interested to hear others experiences in things like this or your opinions as to the current state of Company and worker ethics. From what I have learned it is not company loyalty but self loyalty and loving what you do that counts now.
Interesting quotes:
The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.
Robert Frost (1874 - 1963)
Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives.
William Dement
Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.
Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727)
All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of others.
Cyril Connolly (1903 - 1974), Enemies of Promise (1938)
http://www.quotationspage.com/qotd.html
Interesting quotes:
The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.
Robert Frost (1874 - 1963)
Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives.
William Dement
Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.
Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727)
All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of others.
Cyril Connolly (1903 - 1974), Enemies of Promise (1938)
http://www.quotationspage.com/qotd.html
posted by Old Army | 6:56 PM
7 Comments:
Ever feel like just another tool in the tool box? That's when you should start reaching for you ankles.
I have worked for for all kinds. I've always been loyal to the company or person I worked for, but I always knew I was just another tool in the tool box. I never expected more. I worked hard and never asked for a raise. Never thought I should have to. When it got to where I thought I deserved a raise or promotion and didn't get one-----------I moved on, always to my betterment.
Just remember, if you stay bent over long enough, someone will surely find you as a target.
Or so it seems from these woods.
Yes I know the feeling. Do you think it was always like this or that at one time it was different with more emphasis on taking care of people and customers not just the bottom line.
In my experience, once a strata of management becomes populated with knee-jerk "yes men," then loyality in sectors under their control falls off rapidly. If the strata is low, then only small departments will be hurt. However, if the strata is in the executives and upper management, then major problems ensue. That is the process happening where I work. It started in our small subdivision when our boss was replaced with a person who simply mirrored any view of any superior without tact or accountability to reason. Our division immediately suffered morale issues.
(Sorry, should have signed that last comment 'Wine-aholic')
Yes I have had to deal with the yes guys but at times it is fun to watch and go up to the boss and say " don't make any quick moves you'll snap yes boys head off.
I think, back in the day, people were more worried about making a living than in how they were being treated. I always figured I worked "with" not "for" someone. It made me feel better about what I was doing. And was usually the case. When it got to where I felt I was working "for" someone, my attitude toward my work suffered.
Big companies=big separation between top and bottom=lack of loyalty and then sometimes you just happen to work for some ass-hole.
I work for a large company and they only look at the bottom line and never long term. It always seems to be immediate savings and not long term profits.
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