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We have all heard analysts comments about the "disappointing" earnings, when the company
missed the target earnings by $.01/share.
There was an interesting documentary TV item re the different work environment at Zappo's.
missed the target earnings by $.01/share.
There was an interesting documentary TV item re the different work environment at Zappo's.
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Watching that makes me think boring meetings aren't so bad.
Watching that makes me think boring meetings aren't so bad.
Those meetings with charts about quarterly profits are the most important thing.
Over the course of time, the employee has become the "enemy" of the corporation, from the view of management, and the stockholders. Like it or not, they want to get rid of you if at all possible, because each employee paycheck represents lost profit.
And since the cycle is the next quarter's profit, there is a strong incentive to get rid of people and quickly. Even if it harms the company long-term. Look up the history of Westinghouse.
The big problem in all this is that eventually a company is wrecked, possibly a takeover target. But it doesn't matter to the stockholders, they made their money and are moving on to their next pecuniary extraction.
How enthusiastic can a person be when their goal is to get rid of you?
Over the course of time, the employee has become the "enemy" of the corporation, from the view of management, and the stockholders. Like it or not, they want to get rid of you if at all possible, because each employee paycheck represents lost profit.
And since the cycle is the next quarter's profit, there is a strong incentive to get rid of people and quickly. Even if it harms the company long-term. Look up the history of Westinghouse.
The big problem in all this is that eventually a company is wrecked, possibly a takeover target. But it doesn't matter to the stockholders, they made their money and are moving on to their next pecuniary extraction.
How enthusiastic can a person be when their goal is to get rid of you?
Reality and Negativity are not the same thing. I've had jaded times, when 20 years at the same company made me believe that nothing ever changes. And my current job is in a large company with two centuries of history behind all the frustrating reasons that things have to change slowly. But I still try to find something to be hopeful about every day. IT is a field that lives with constant change or obsolescence, so I can certainly understand the venting here. But I think Toni is right, a little enthusiasm can go a long way and be very contagious. So tomorrow morning, after you've slogged your way through another day's e-mail, (I double-dog dare you to) look around at your team, then surprise someone by finding something in their work or in your job to be enthusiastic about. Who knows, you might generate smile or two, maybe even find your frustrations lightened by a simple change in perspective...
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