The worst morale-boosting gesture I've experienced

Post by hackerbabz » Wed, Jun 19, 2019, 2:03 AM UTC

function_seven wrote: post #246

cleetus wrote: post #240

I worked for a retail clothing company called Steve & Barry's which was very much like The Office. One year the bonus was a novelty 5 pound Hershey chocolate bar. I ended up with 20 pounds of chocolate because several people in my department had no idea what to do with them. Another year they gave Miracle on 34th Street DVDs and popcorn because earlier that year we opened a location on 34th St in Manhattan. There wer…

Oh God I forgot about that place. I went there once after hearing about the hype from a coworker ("Dude, great selection and cheap as hell!"). The place was miserable. Dirty clothing strewn all over the place. I bought a couple shirts for like $8 each. Neither of them fit all that well. They disintegrated after one wash. One was cut crooked. Seems like the whole company was a thin (and I mean thin ) quick fashion ven…

Post by c3534l » Wed, Jun 19, 2019, 2:32 AM UTC

gameswithgo wrote: post #151

I worked for a while for Thomson Reuters, where some years ago somebody in charge read that companies with value statements performed better than those that did not. So they hired a 3rd party consultant to write down their values and they had these posted all over the walls. They also had posters of stuff like "the mood elevator" pasted up in the kitchen: https://themoodelevator.com/ Everyone I felt like I could talk…

Post by euler_angles » Wed, Jun 19, 2019, 2:43 AM UTC

ineptech wrote: post #304

euler_angles wrote: post #281

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So you ask people to work overtime at a discount to their normal rate?

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Post by i_are_smart » Wed, Jun 19, 2019, 3:23 AM UTC

petra wrote: post #266

nothrabannosir wrote: post #241

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Get a competing job offer. Whatever they offer you, ask for a comparable raise of your current workplace. Be very explicit about it being non-negotiable. Whether to mention the competing job offer is a matter of taste; it helps prove you mean business, but it can damage trust. Either way: if they say no you leave. This only works if, and because , you are ready to walk away. It's the easiest form of negotiating. But…

Why does mentioning a competing job offer damages trust ? Aren't we all adults and know this is how this game is played ?

Post by brokenmachine » Wed, Jun 19, 2019, 3:59 AM UTC

GlenTheMachine wrote: post #79

My employer, a US DoD component, had a program called “On The Spot” awards. The idea was that if you had done something outstanding, your first line supervisor could authorize an immediate bonus of up to $1000. Being the DoD, it couldn’t be that simple. They decided that actually the bonuses had to be approved by your second, third, and fourth line supervisors. And also by the program manager at the sponsoring agency…