Workplaces

[meh_too]

I have had this discussion twice in the last week, so I will open it up for discussion here too. Am I just unlucky or have workplaces changed over the last 30 years?

Very little teamwork - it would seem it's everyman (or woman) for themselves.  I don't understand it, maybe its time to retire.

[boots551]

yes i agree things have really changed................ no teamwork .............. no friendships made............... everyone keeps tot hemselves or get in a group and bully others................. well thats how it was in the woolies factory where i had worked for 5 years................ and no one as in management wanted to know about he bullying or the injury they were causing to other workers................. and only a handful of people seemed to believe in giving it your best and the rest aren't worth talking about.........................it seems to be a mentatily of its all about me these days............................ so i got out of that and got my cert111 in aged and community care and am much happier in the work i do................... i enjoy going to work again

[the_hawk*]

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@alexander*beetle wrote:

Sad but true Meh. As an employer I can't believe how people now just expect to be paid top dollar for just turning up. I've had a really difficult time over the past few years with staff who are constantly taking time off, on their mobile, won't do what they are required to do and spend the majority of their time texting. Grrrr. luckily I do have some staff who are passionate and I reward them for their passion and loyalty.

I've had to put off 2 staff over the past 12 months simply because they were just slack and couldn't see why I would have a problem with them having most monday's off, to recover from the weekend, and why I insisted that they not txt during work hours. I had already banned facebook because the young ones seem to not be able to survive if they don't check in every 5 minutes.

I think I'm a fair employer, pay well and am very much of the give and take mindset. But nowadays many people are simply of the take mindset and in a small business it just doesn't work. Mind you when you get someone who is willing to put in to the business, not just work wise but with their thoughts and ideas, then you hang on to them like gold because they are rare.

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It sounds like you employ mainly youger people (cheap labor) and when you say top dollar, if you are saying you pay award rates? they are the minimum you can pay.

Times have certanly changed in the work place, Back in the late 70s and early 80s as a good tradie I was paid 50% more than the award for quality work at good speed, now days employers think they are paying great if they pay the minimum award and think they are doing you a huge favour.