"study says" but it's just an arrow pointing at food being lower than money on Maslow's hierarchy of needs
I mean, once all your basic needs are met, there's an argument that what you're really looking for is that self-actualized sense of purpose.
But when the bosses won't pay you enough to make rent, good luck getting there.
Turning a giant knob that says effort and looking back at your dickhead boss for approval like a contestant on the price is right :dril:
This! Above average reviews are a sign you are working above socially average labor time.
Study says thing the ruling class desperately hopes is true is true
legit if you gave your employees good vibes and didnt ride their asses they probably would feel better motivated :yea:
The mock sincerity is easy to detect though. Amazon warehouses have their assistant managers walk around and give individual pep rallies that usually made me move slower.
they still ride your ass though
like if they dont expect you to put in a ton of effort it takes a lot of the stress off of a poor paying job
its just when they are expecting to have a goddess at the wheel and dont pay goddess rates thats when i get angry
I hate when fucking COWORKERS give me that shit, like, i expect some shithead manager to expect 110% effort, but when coworkers act like you're lazy or some shit because you don't wanna give up all your sweat and blood making your employer money? Ugh
The end state of capitalism is corporate towns where the workforce is compensated entirely in compliments and pizza parties
we have to finish this project so that I can smuggle some slices back to my kids
companies weaponize employee's desire to help other people to intensify work
The most fucked up thing I ever saw in the healthcare industry is that you choose between being successful and doing the work that helps people.
Edit: I saw plenty that was fucked up. That's probably not the most fucked up thing. Private death panels are probably worse
That's awful but that's the system we operate in and to be well-adjusted in capitalism is to be at least partially, if not completely, inured to the suffering you are witness to and participate in.
Even between coworkers at a business "being a team player" often just means doing work in excess of responsibilities AKA free labor for the company.
Also healthcare pulls the exact same shit as the article. Understaffed? People dying due to understaffing? Have a pizza party and a "great job!" sticker.
it's a strange world we live in where 'did you know being decent to your serfs is more effective than some morsels of food' is actual advice that could in fact improve someone's life
This one book that might be peer-reviewed says that a pizza coupon or a message from your boss complimenting you work better than 30 dollars/???, which we will refer to as "money" in the abstract. We speculate that this is because people have a psychological need for compliments and has absolutely nothing to do with compliments from a boss possibly leading to a pay raise.
Used to work with a grumpy older guy that would respond to compliments from the boss with "talk is cheap" and it made my day every time I overheard it
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