Why You Hate Work
Feb 11, 2015 10:02:17 GMT -5
Post by RiseAndWine on Feb 11, 2015 10:02:17 GMT -5
There was an opinion piece in the New York Times last spring that someone on my Facebook just shared. It was so good I thought I would bring it here to you ladies. I hope it wasn't already discussed last year when it came out - apologies if it was!
The title of the article is "Why You Hate Work" and it's about how workplace satisfaction has plummeted in recent years from overworking, brutal hours and the impact of new technology making the flood of information and accessibility never-ending. I'm curious to hear if everyone feels this way? I tried to find a good excerpt to pull out, but really the whole entire thing is quotable and worth the read. But here are a couple snapshots:
"Demand for our time is increasingly exceeding our capacity — draining us of the energy we need to bring our skill and talent fully to life. Increased competitiveness and a leaner, post-recession work force add to the pressures. The rise of digital technology is perhaps the biggest influence, exposing us to an unprecedented flood of information and requests that we feel compelled to read and respond to at all hours of the day and night."
"Employees are vastly more satisfied and productive, it turns out, when four of their core needs are met: physical, through opportunities to regularly renew and recharge at work; emotional, by feeling valued and appreciated for their contributions; mental, when they have the opportunity to focus in an absorbed way on their most important tasks and define when and where they get their work done; and spiritual, by doing more of what they do best and enjoy most, and by feeling connected to a higher purpose at work."
"A truly human-centered organization puts its people first — even above customers — because it recognizes that they are the key to creating long-term value. Costco, for example, pays its average worker $20.89 an hour, Businessweek reported last year, about 65 percent more than Walmart, which owns its biggest competitor, Sam’s Club. Over time, Costco’s huge investment in employees — including offering benefits to part-time workers — has proved to be a distinct advantage."
"The energy of leaders is, for better or worse, contagious. When leaders explicitly encourage employees to work in more sustainable ways — and especially when they themselves model a sustainable way of working — their employees are 55 percent more engaged, 53 percent more focused, and more likely to stay at the company, our research with the Harvard Business Review found."
The title of the article is "Why You Hate Work" and it's about how workplace satisfaction has plummeted in recent years from overworking, brutal hours and the impact of new technology making the flood of information and accessibility never-ending. I'm curious to hear if everyone feels this way? I tried to find a good excerpt to pull out, but really the whole entire thing is quotable and worth the read. But here are a couple snapshots:
"Demand for our time is increasingly exceeding our capacity — draining us of the energy we need to bring our skill and talent fully to life. Increased competitiveness and a leaner, post-recession work force add to the pressures. The rise of digital technology is perhaps the biggest influence, exposing us to an unprecedented flood of information and requests that we feel compelled to read and respond to at all hours of the day and night."
"Employees are vastly more satisfied and productive, it turns out, when four of their core needs are met: physical, through opportunities to regularly renew and recharge at work; emotional, by feeling valued and appreciated for their contributions; mental, when they have the opportunity to focus in an absorbed way on their most important tasks and define when and where they get their work done; and spiritual, by doing more of what they do best and enjoy most, and by feeling connected to a higher purpose at work."
"A truly human-centered organization puts its people first — even above customers — because it recognizes that they are the key to creating long-term value. Costco, for example, pays its average worker $20.89 an hour, Businessweek reported last year, about 65 percent more than Walmart, which owns its biggest competitor, Sam’s Club. Over time, Costco’s huge investment in employees — including offering benefits to part-time workers — has proved to be a distinct advantage."
"The energy of leaders is, for better or worse, contagious. When leaders explicitly encourage employees to work in more sustainable ways — and especially when they themselves model a sustainable way of working — their employees are 55 percent more engaged, 53 percent more focused, and more likely to stay at the company, our research with the Harvard Business Review found."
), I'm surrounded by great co-workers, and I am paid extremely well for my field. I just wish that employee wellness was more important at times.