The media is relentless in its reports of the financial crisis. Headlines of a looming recession are on every press and every news channel. Every single day and hour.
It does nothing but unsettle the common folks. And they actually try to take advantage of such uneasiness.
A meeting was called for in the early week. The main agenda was to address the imminent crisis and how we can hinder the possible decrease in sales.
Shortly into the meeting, the topic was steered towards some other mundane problems. They rattled on and on.
My patience was wearing thin since these problems did not concern me. I asked if I was needed in the meeting. You see, I had better things to do than listening to these thrashing out. My request to leave was being turned down however.
Two and a half hours later, we left the room with no concrete plans or solutions whatsoever to the anticipated problems on the agenda.
What a perfect waste of time.
One thing they did achieve though. To instil fear in us. So that we would work harder and longer in order to secure our jobs in the company. With a recession, retrenchment will be on the cards.
My young colleague was totally out of sorts and fidgeted during the rest of the day. Till she went to clarify with one of them if her job is safe. It is. She is assured.
Devious scheme, I call it. Instead of ensuring a sense of security in the company, they rather have us operating in fear and panic. Just so to generate results. These results, if any, will not be long-lasting, I am very certain. Because no one can perform productively for long under the dictationship of fear.
Shortsightedness? Oh yes, it is in abundance over here.
And then they went on to hire 2 new staffs.
I don't understand these people.
1 comment:
I don´t know if I have commented on this before. But I´m facing the EXACT same problem in my workplace too. We don´t get enough hours but they are hiring new teachers all the time! At least we get paid what we´re supposed to be paid! :)
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