My Own Motivation
Many times in class we have discussed what the best employee motivators may be. More than once we have mentioned that, although important, money is not always the best motivation for employees. Oftentimes, employees enjoy recognition or increased responsibility as a method of reward for above-average performance. I find myself currently dealing with this issue as I, like many of my peers, look toward employment over winter break. At this time I have two options, one offering sporatic, often stressful hours in a retail environment, and the other more peaceful, full-time work in a plant during its Christmas shutdown. Although the factory work would allow me to work with friends, receive slightly higher pay, and be minimally stressful, I find myself more actively pursuing the "less desireable" job. This means that I will be turning down money for the sake of a more stimulating and personally rewarding work environment. Without realizing it, I have proven to myself the one of the core ideas of this class; that there are many more positive motivators than a big paycheck.
Comments
Posted by: Jen Prizant
Posted on: November 9, 2006 03:56 PM
I found what you said about your own motivations to be rather interesting. I think this is because I would have chosen the other job which just goes to show that different things motivate different people. However, I do not understand why you would label the job you are gravitating towards as "less desirable" even if it is in quotes. It seems to me that because the motivators associated with that job are more in line with what motivates you there is nothing "less desirable" about the job despite the on sufrace appearances.