Part of the layoffs have been administrative staff, so I now find myself copying, stapling, collating, filing and performing basic clerical tasks. Would you not agree that this is not the best use of time for someone at my salary level?
You have told me many times that it is likely I will work on any day that ends in the letter “y”, but you must understand that I am not an owner. I have a salaried position and receive a paycheck, not dividends or profits.
I don’t think that you should expect me to have the same passion about this company as you do.
On a positive note, I do believe that if you provided employees with incentives, it would make a big difference in how the company is perceived. However, after waiting for 4 years to see such a program, I determined that you were never going to offer this to your employees.
The continual change in direction and lack of sustained focus may serve your need for busyness, but it has not (in my opinion) moved the company forward. People never seem to know what is happening next, so they simply show up at work wondering if “the plan” will change, and it usually does.
Other than increasing company sales, I have never been too sure of the company’s goals. Because you never provided objectives, work that my department completed and sent to you was frequently rejected, damaging morale.
Additionally, I found that you never allowed your management to make any decision of consequence.
