Fulfillment is the satisfaction you get with a hardy meal made with billionaires.
I like where I work. I like my coworkers, I like my managers, I like the corporate “culture” and the flexible working conditions that permit a reasonable work-life balance.
Those are things I like.
I need to pay my mortgage, and buy food, and have health insurance, and pay my bills.
Those are things I need.
You cannot replace the latter with the former. My needs must be met, and my expenses only go up every year. If I can be paid more elsewhere, it is irresponsible of me to stay somewhere that does not provide sufficient value for my time. I am always looking for a new job.
But there is some truth to the concept. Once a certain threshold is met, I look for the perks of a healthy employer relationship. And if the emotional salary is very low, I’m going to start considering alternatives even if I don’t get a pay raise.
But there is some truth to the concept. Once a certain threshold is met, I look for the perks of a healthy employer relationship. And if the emotional salary is very low, I’m going to start considering alternatives even if I don’t get a pay raise.
The issue is that jackasses will try to apply this across the board, just like every other “management” technique that includes anything other than paying your people more.
To be clear, I’m not disagreeing with you. I’m just mad because this kind of shit defined the first decade of my career. The company that did it got bought out and the folks at the top got a fat payday while the rest of the underpaid “we’re all family here” got let go.
You’re right.
Continuation of “how about a nice pizza part after hours unpaid?” “PAY US MORE MONEY”
I want affordable, full Medical, Dental & Vision. A living wage. A Union. Paid Vacation & Sick Leave. 40 Hours a week minimum with Time & a half if overtime occurs. No one is ever allowed to call me during my off hours. Do not throw me a birthday party at work, and I am not participating in Secret Santa. And I want to work for a boss who is normal, not a psychopath / dictator / micromanaging freak.
I have all that in my job, but they still give me a birthday cake which is nice.
“It’s like a pizza party - but without the pizza costs!”
Oh, YEAAH, DADDY, SHOVE THAT CAMARADERIE RIGHT UP MY ASS AND SLAP MY CHEEKS!
There’s a way to say this that isn’t so gross: good working conditions are valuable. Quality of life is valuable. Work-life-balance is valuable. Mental and physical health is valuable. Not having raging shitbags in management is valuable.
The problem is that you can’t focus on secondary factors until the primary factor is taken care of. And the primary factor is that people need a living wage. Rent is expensive. Food is expensive. God help you if you need to pay for childcare.
If you’re already paying your employees a fair living wage, then yes, you should absolutely think about how you can improve working conditions.
As an example, if my company gave me the option to switch to a 4-day workweek for the same pay, or stay at a 5-day workweek for a 25% raise, I’m honestly not sure which one I’d prefer. But we all know that’s never going to happen; instead the choice would be to take a 20% pay cut or maintain the status quo. I wouldn’t take that deal because I’m not making enough money to live on 20% less.
I would actually throat punch someone who offered to pay me a higher “emotional salary” in lieu of more money.
Imma pay you in pussy.
Once upon a time business owners would build houses for their staff, I wonder how far off we are from that again?
It won’t necessarily be a good thing
Welcome to snailbrook I’m assuming enough people live there for them to open a 50 student Montessori school.
Headline writers are the worst. The actual article isn’t too bad. It acknowledges pay is important and it needs to be a liveable salary.
These very feelings allow companies to stand out, even if they can’t outpay all of their competitors. Of course, livable wages are critical for all individuals, but once reasonable compensation is established, emotional salary can outweigh base salary when it comes to engaging and retaining top talent. When paired with fair pay, a strong emotional salary can lead to higher job satisfaction, catalyzing a more committed employee base.
Which is kind of like a duh. If you hate your boss, think your company is ruining the world and the hours suck, then they’d have to pay a lot to retain you if you can get a job somewhere else. Whereas if you’re besties with your coworkers, your boss regularly shows his appreciation for you, and your company is alright, and you aren’t hurting for money then you’re less likely to even be looking at what other companies are offering.
Yeah that all seems pretty common sense. The problem is the people who make the decisions about this stuff pretty much only read headlines, if they don’t get this shit fed to them second hand from some sycophant who also only read the headline. When it reaches their ears what they’ll hear is “increase pizza parties 20% and create a rewards system that lets you buy cheap plastic baubles with good boy coupons.”
Well then, I’ll be sure to do some really emotional work.
- insert video of Jigglypuff beating the shit out of Clefairy here
We work for different companies but I’m my best friend’s(from college) technical lead on a project. I told him he was special and great then I congratulated him on his raise. Then I sent him a picture of this 🤣.
Forget the check, landlords really want to receive emotional rent every month.
Landlords just want a lanyard and a pizza party at the end of the day.
