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> Anyway, in this discussion on compensation and productivity, it would
seem that depending on why you were hired (who you are vs what you do)
would determine the things that would make a person more productive.
For example, if you were hired because you were a groovy dude, getting
more money wouldn't make you work harder, but getting to walk around in
bare feet might (just throwin something out as an example). If you were
hired because you were a master at what you do, walking around in bare
feet wouldn't make you work harder, but getting more money might.
>
> Thoughts?
I do think there is something to that. I've worked in some places where
skills and ability to deliver mattered more than the "happy horses**t"
of team-building exercises, off-site retreats, and being a "nice"
person. I'm dealing with the latter right now, working on a project
with a technical "writer" who doesn't know how to write, doesn't know
how to use Word, and illustrates every step in a procedure with a
screen dump. Seems that the old "Motel Boy" stereotype does exist. It
isn't the money per se that gets me motivated, but some sort of
recognition that I am doing a great job and that I have some
credibility.
I suppose I'll have lots of time to think about it, since my layoff
starts Monday due to jury duty...
steve arrants
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