I am a direct supervisor/manager to about twenty employees. As a supervisor, if a staff person can't find coverage for their shift, it's up to me to cover it, either by finding someone else to work it, or I have to cover it myself.
I don't mind doing this on occasion, as I know **** happens... but something I've noticed over the past couple of months... it's happening more and more.
There have been instances recently, that led me to believe there is a severe lack of work ethic in some employees. This is the case in a lot of jobs, but it seems to be more and more prevalent.
Never before have I ever worked in an industry where the overall feeling is that they just have to be dressed and show up for their shift and they expect a paycheck. Heaven forbid I expect them to actually preform work to earn their paycheck.
I'm not a micro-manager and yet... I feel that's all I do any more. I am only in a reactive role instead of a PRO-active role. I find myself having to hold hands, nanny a person... be there at their beck and call in order to make sure they are getting things done in a timely, accurate and efficient manner.
Whatever happened to work ethic? Taking pride in one's work? Wanting to do a great job and feeling that reflected directly upon themselves?
Instead... feelings of 'screw it, it's just a job'... 'they should be thankful I'm even here'...'I could draw more on unemployment than I can by working.. so why bother'... seem rampant.
How do I go about changing things up? I've been trying, but it doesn't seem as though I can catch a ****ing break to make things better.. because I'm too busy just trying to keep staff (good staff) around long enough to even do the minimum.
I am frustrated and disgusted all rolled into one.
I don't mind doing this on occasion, as I know **** happens... but something I've noticed over the past couple of months... it's happening more and more.
There have been instances recently, that led me to believe there is a severe lack of work ethic in some employees. This is the case in a lot of jobs, but it seems to be more and more prevalent.
Never before have I ever worked in an industry where the overall feeling is that they just have to be dressed and show up for their shift and they expect a paycheck. Heaven forbid I expect them to actually preform work to earn their paycheck.
I'm not a micro-manager and yet... I feel that's all I do any more. I am only in a reactive role instead of a PRO-active role. I find myself having to hold hands, nanny a person... be there at their beck and call in order to make sure they are getting things done in a timely, accurate and efficient manner.
Whatever happened to work ethic? Taking pride in one's work? Wanting to do a great job and feeling that reflected directly upon themselves?
Instead... feelings of 'screw it, it's just a job'... 'they should be thankful I'm even here'...'I could draw more on unemployment than I can by working.. so why bother'... seem rampant.
How do I go about changing things up? I've been trying, but it doesn't seem as though I can catch a ****ing break to make things better.. because I'm too busy just trying to keep staff (good staff) around long enough to even do the minimum.
I am frustrated and disgusted all rolled into one.