Comment on What kind of institutional gaslighting is this?
disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 7 months agoEngagement and morale are independent of performance. A good leader will know their employees well enough to be able to ask what’s going on. Sometimes it’s a personal issue that’s on their mind. Other times it’s dissatisfaction with the work environment or company as a whole. It’s your job as a manager to address work-related concerns, and if you’re a good manager, you’d address them simply because you care about the employee.
snooggums@midwest.social 7 months ago
Someone doing their job without going above and beyond is a work related concern?
That is what we are talking about.
disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I’m on your side, but you keep missing the point. If you’re in charge of people that need to do a job, and while they are getting the work done, they seem miserable, wouldn’t you give enough fucks to find out why? Standing there and saying, “well I can’t fire them because they’re doing the work” is the real problem. Not the definition of engagement.
snooggums@midwest.social 7 months ago
Why do you think someone doing their job and not going above and beyond is likely to mean they are also miserable?
I would exorct someone who just does the job they signed up for to be happier than someone who things they have to go above and beyond.
disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 7 months ago
It doesn’t matter. Performance is measured independently of morale and engagement. If you meet expectations, but you’re unhappy at work, a decent leader will ask why and try to make your work life better. A good leader will care enough about you to hear out personal life issues too.