So I've been thinking, why do we work? I mean I understand the fact we get a salary and money is used to finance our daily lives but exactly why do we do the things we do at work? Is it really a simple matter of financial incentive that drives us?
The fact is, we don't always do the ideal thing we would want to do at work. Everyone ain't working their dream jobs so the motivations and incentives are different. Corporations had often used money and even punishment as a way of getting employees to produce results which I've always found to be rather... offputing. Why can't it be different? Why can't employer employee relationship be more reciprocal or rather about cooperation rather than fear of getting blamed for things?
This was something I looked into as I wrote a preliminary write up on Cooperation vs Competition in the free market as an alternative philosophy of business. Wouldn't the world be a better place if we cooperated with other, helping others to be better right from our work place. The positive factor would spill over to the rest of the world and the world would be a much better place for everyone. But instead of that, we have politicking, back stabbing, sabotage and generally negative behaviour to solidify the position of individuals at the expense of others.
I often found it rather hypocritical to expect government/world leaders to resolve differences and work together. Surely it would be a lot more effective if such shifts in the way we work started from the individual from a much smaller level and work its way up. The next time you see a colleague having a tough time, perhaps... just perhaps... its time for you to offer some comfort or help. Tell them they are doing a good job. A small nod such as that would go a long way to improve humanity as a whole. Think about it.
The fact is, we don't always do the ideal thing we would want to do at work. Everyone ain't working their dream jobs so the motivations and incentives are different. Corporations had often used money and even punishment as a way of getting employees to produce results which I've always found to be rather... offputing. Why can't it be different? Why can't employer employee relationship be more reciprocal or rather about cooperation rather than fear of getting blamed for things?
This was something I looked into as I wrote a preliminary write up on Cooperation vs Competition in the free market as an alternative philosophy of business. Wouldn't the world be a better place if we cooperated with other, helping others to be better right from our work place. The positive factor would spill over to the rest of the world and the world would be a much better place for everyone. But instead of that, we have politicking, back stabbing, sabotage and generally negative behaviour to solidify the position of individuals at the expense of others.
I often found it rather hypocritical to expect government/world leaders to resolve differences and work together. Surely it would be a lot more effective if such shifts in the way we work started from the individual from a much smaller level and work its way up. The next time you see a colleague having a tough time, perhaps... just perhaps... its time for you to offer some comfort or help. Tell them they are doing a good job. A small nod such as that would go a long way to improve humanity as a whole. Think about it.
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