Therese,
I agree with you. There are many horrid jobs out there, and they do seem to
have the same autocratic attitude that seems to have employees 'find the
door,' rather than listen to the employees, or to take time in treating them
as humans with value.
There is a great deal of time and money invested in the people that were
thought of as being worth enough to hire for a place, and the least that can
be done, is to not treat them as if the only thing that they should get for
their efforts, expressions and desire to change things for he better is a
door knob hitting them on the way out.
There is arrogance and pretence in this attitude.
Marc
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Therese Quinn" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 8:16 AM
Subject: Re: Staff uniforms


> Wow. This response kind of shocked me and reminded me of all the horrible
jobs
> I've ever had, and why I left them rather than put up with insulting
attitudes
> from managers.
>
> It is always within an employee's, indeed, within any citizen's purview to
> expect and actively seek change, if situations of employment are unfair or
> disliked. Sure, change-seekers risk their jobs sometimes. And even when
workers
> aren't just fired, autocratic responses to employee feelings about
conditions of
> employment are sure to cause high turnover rates. In the long run, is this
best
> for an institution? Most places invest a lot in their workers, and would
> probably do better to listen and amend or flex a bit, than simply tell
them to
> "find the door."
>
> Quoting James Sturgill <[log in to unmask]>:
>
> > Margaret,
> > I am glad that someone finally spoke with a contrary opinion.  The
people who
> > work for you sign on with an understanding of expectations, usually
outlined
> > in an employee handbook.  If they don't like an aspect of your rules, it
is
> > not their place to expect change.  Whether it be a uniform or a dress
code,
> > the people on your staff are representative of your organization, so if
the
> > administration wants them to dress a certain way to present an image to
the
> > guests, ultimately the people we are there for, then that is the way it
> > goes.  If they don't like it, they can always find the door.
> > Jim Sturgill
> > Manager of Education and External Relations
> > Mahoning Valley Historical Society
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