I am in management and I see this play out constantly. Stuff isn't getting done, people expect you to "motivate" others to work faster, and yet you know that if you were in the same position, we might share the same attitude.
How do we as middle managers show more respect toward our staff? Today, I gave a $10 tip to the grocery store worker loading up my car. "Split it with the cashier," I commented, and shortly thereafter felt like a schmuck. $10 or $5 each, it is not nearly enough for what they do daily.
So, how do people make their voices heard? Striking, yes. But where is the cushion to allow underpaid workers to do so? Not everyone has unions. A collective of sort, which allowed people to donate for people protesting poor working conditions, would be a cause I could support.
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There Isn't A Labor Shortage, There's An Abundance of Bad Companies
I am in management and I see this play out constantly. Stuff isn't getting done, people expect you to "motivate" others to work faster, and yet you know that if you were in the same position, we might share the same attitude.
How do we as middle managers show more respect toward our staff? Today, I gave a $10 tip to the grocery store worker loading up my car. "Split it with the cashier," I commented, and shortly thereafter felt like a schmuck. $10 or $5 each, it is not nearly enough for what they do daily.
So, how do people make their voices heard? Striking, yes. But where is the cushion to allow underpaid workers to do so? Not everyone has unions. A collective of sort, which allowed people to donate for people protesting poor working conditions, would be a cause I could support.