Comments on: Huh?

By: Thomas Finn

Thomas Finn — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:57:40 +0000

I was at a former job pulled aside by management and told I shouldn’t express my positivity and happiness for the product we were making. Apparently it made other colleagues on my team irritated and frustrated as they didn’t believe in what we did as I much as I did… For several reasons I conformed at the time – I guarantee I won’t make that mistake ever again as the absence of expressing joy and positivity and focusing on all the things that were “wrong” steadily drove the spirit of the team into an ireversible downward spiral – ending with the company going bankrupt…
Thanks for reminding me! :)

By: Nutster

Nutster — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:24:42 +0000

HR is right but there are organizations, particularly large ones, that manage to the lowest common denominator. It is the same concept of the teacher moving at the pace of the slower students. The fast kids with potential either conform, misbehave, or leave (and are asked to leave) the system. No one ever wants to admit this phenomenon exists but they know that it does.

By: HR Wench

HR Wench — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:13:01 +0000

WHAT? The manager should be thanking his lucky stars he has such a happy employee.

By: karl Staib - Your Work Happiness Matters

karl Staib - Your Work Happiness Matters — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:16:51 +0000

People are amazing. I know people like that exist because I’ve met them. I’m glad the guy didn’t back down.