tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post5053366999402388990..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Do You Hate Your Job?Stuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-39960608374647199162020-02-06T10:07:25.694-08:002020-02-06T10:07:25.694-08:00I've never hated any of my jobs, even when I w...I've never hated any of my jobs, even when I was cleaning out dropping pits on the chicken farm. Or underground in missile launch control centers. Now I'm retired; what have I to hate?Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-84296135439100020492020-02-05T15:08:03.960-08:002020-02-05T15:08:03.960-08:00Donald TЯump.Donald TЯump.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-83407841720031655752020-02-05T11:19:54.877-08:002020-02-05T11:19:54.877-08:00The survey didn't actually say that 85% of peo...The survey didn't actually say that 85% of people hate their jobs; it said that 85% of people (worldwide) were "not engaged", which is not great but is a different thing. And that's a worldwide number; the number for the US is 70%.<br /><br />To the extent that people aren't engaged or actually do hate their jobs, I'd assert that most of the time the problem isn't that they don't want to work, but that the jobs are in a poorly-organized and poorly-managed environment. In the US retail industry, for example, decisions are often made at HQ...by people and/or by computers...without any opportunity for local input, leading to such things as the stocking of snow blowers in south Florida. Erratic schedules, with no advance notice of when someone has to come in, are common. And there in a vicious circle between inadequate training and high employee turnover.<br /><br />I recommend Zeynep Ton's book 'The Good Jobs Strategy', in which she discusses the problems with retail and customer service jobs and discusses alternative management approaches. My review is here:<br /><br />https://chicagoboyz.net/archives/60771.htmlDavid Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-42058280953389897412020-02-05T07:24:59.831-08:002020-02-05T07:24:59.831-08:00Shalneva? Who is she? I suspect I shall neve(r) ...Shalneva? Who is she? I suspect I shall neve(r) know, for LO, I care not.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-2663217387822886552020-02-05T06:18:35.423-08:002020-02-05T06:18:35.423-08:00Before enlightenment: chop wood, carry water.
Afte...Before enlightenment: chop wood, carry water.<br />After enlightenment: chop wood carry water.<br /><br />Guatama Ubu<br /><br />"paean to sloth" Is that a 12-tone poem?UbuMaccabeenoreply@blogger.com