The best of intentions often miss the mark….completley!
Posted by: cyberevolution in General, tags: General, Lost the plot!!!, Rant, Work PoliticsYes…I know, it’s the thought that counts…..but….
I was told recently at work, that I was part of a “Formula One Team” for the role I played in bringing on board a new client. I was also told to look out for a “special thankyou” in my inbox.
It arrived today, a printed certificate signed by the MD for the UK - not framed or laminated or anything (though it “was” colour to be fair), fresh off the printer 
and a Hotwheels Toy Car.
….pauses for effect…..
For the last year there’s been this BIG drive to improve employee engagement, so here I am; poorly paid in my current position, and they thank me for going above and beyond by sending me….a kid’s toy? If I was happy in my current role, and paid a proportionate amount for the level of work I deliver, and if I wasn’t currently immigrating to another country perhaps I could have seen the funny side, to be fair I still can - but that doesn’t outway how insulted and belittled I feel.
Here I am, with years of experience and respect earned in my role, being thanked by the top dogs with a toy.
What more can be said?
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The one & only time a colleague & I were “rewarded” for our hard work, the boss came in, sat down and said “I’d like to thank you for all the hard work you’ve been putting in. I like to let staff know they’re appreciated (yeah right!). Obviously I could reward you in your pay, but I think a personal thank you is much better, don’t you?” (No, not really!).
They probably teach this approach on some crappy management course that all upper management have to attend…I’m not bitter
I just think their approach could have been a bit better, like how about he delivered it personally for example? Or, actually paid a further £2.50 on the 75p already spent on my car for a frame for the certificate, instead of a clear laminate folder nicked (sorry borrowed) from the stationary cubpboard?
sigh - the Devil’s Advocate in me keeps telling me, the MD had little involvement other than signing the certificate and it was in fact some subordinate of his, that decided upon and carried out this…novel thank you approach…
Ah, hey, you’re walking anyway (or rather flying to the other side of the planet!) off to better things. I have come to the conclusion that management don’t care (and often don’t listen, in my experience). I’m on the look out for something new too!
What more can be said?
“Good riddance.”
At my company, we get thanked with cash.