This article stresses me out. I oversee an organizational department of 165 employees. I deliberate about what things to call people on and what not to. I deliberate and agonize about what I allow my direct office staff to do vs. what I let the rest of the staff to do under the guise of "the jobs are different", but not completely. And, I agonize about whether or not I am treating my organization fairly when it comes to things like compensation time for long weeks and hours. Sometimes I wish there were clearer guidelines, but I also think they lead to resentment by employees. I like this article at the same time because someone is addressing all the things I agonize over daily. I want to be honest, but I am not always. I want people to be honest with me, but they are not always. What is the real expense of small dishonesties? Don’t we have to keep the peace? Happy staff make productive staff? Not true? I am not always happy at work with deadlines and major projects, but I feel I am productive because I am driven to succeed for whatever reason. Then, I ask myself, how much is enough when you have little in the way of clear direction from above? I always want to make things easier and better for my department in ways like streamlining procedures, purchasing something that makes something go faster and sharing my value of kindness to others across the board to make an easier workday for everyone, but that takes a toll on me in two ways. One, I don’t see others making that same effort which is frustrating. I see corruption and lack of kindness too often in my colleagues and higher ups. It makes me ask, why try? Two, I don’t know when to stop. When is enough, enough? I chase my tail at work about work life balance and I always get the S end of the stick in my opinion. Nice guys finish last. I often look up and have spent weeks ignoring my family in the name of work and then feel guilty if I take time for myself because I think it is dishonest. I am not a saint and am not trying to draw this picture; we all know I am not and am just like the rest of us. I guess in summary, honesty, what is it? And, do we sometimes ask too much of one another or not enough. Which is it?
On Apr 8, 2014 Lunch123 wrote:
This article stresses me out. I oversee an organizational department of 165
employees. I deliberate about what things to call people on and what not to. I deliberate and agonize about what I allow my direct office staff to do vs. what I let the rest of the staff to do under the guise of "the jobs are different", but not completely. And, I agonize about whether or not I am treating my organization fairly when it comes to things like compensation time for long weeks and hours. Sometimes I wish there were clearer guidelines, but I also think they lead to resentment by employees. I like this article at the same time because someone is addressing all the things I agonize over daily. I want to be honest, but I am not always. I want people to be honest with me, but they are not always. What is the real expense of small dishonesties? Don’t
we have to keep the peace? Happy staff make productive staff? Not true? I am not always happy at work with deadlines and major projects, but I feel I am productive because I am driven to succeed for whatever reason. Then, I ask myself, how much is enough when you have little in the way of clear direction from above? I always want to make things easier and
better for my department in ways like streamlining procedures, purchasing something that makes something go faster and sharing my value of kindness to others across the board to make an easier workday for everyone, but that takes a toll on me in two ways. One, I don’t see others making that same effort which is frustrating. I see corruption and lack of kindness too often in my colleagues and higher ups. It makes me ask, why try? Two, I don’t know when to stop. When is enough, enough? I chase my tail at work about work life balance and I always get the S end of the stick in my opinion. Nice guys finish last. I often look up and have spent weeks ignoring my family in the name of work and then feel guilty if I take time for myself because I think it is dishonest. I am not a saint and am not trying to draw this picture; we all know I am not and am just like the rest of us. I guess in summary, honesty, what is it? And, do we sometimes ask too much of one another or not enough. Which is it?