Some Places Just Don't Get It

I've worked for a few different places, some that understand now how to reward their employees in meaningful ways, & I have also worked in companies that do lip service to rewarding employees & some that are just clueless at how their employees feel about the company at all.

I worked at a store that clearly only cared about the manager, supervisors & their office staff. How did I know this? Well all those people got a higher discount then the regular staff, they also got better benefits then the regular staff, & after this companies Christmas party was cancelled because some teenage staff decided to show up drunk to one of the Christmas parties, the mangers supervisors & office staff still had a dinner with the owners and a nice swanky joint downtown. The place I work at currently has no clue either. Our imitate managers do us right, we get pizza parties, prizes that we like, Gift Cards for stores we'll actually go to & employee of the month things too. But when the higher ups put on a company wide contest it SUCKS CHUNKS!!! During Christmas there were a lot of contests on different floors on the building, I participated in a paper air plane flying contest (which I suck at BTW) & that was fun, I won a $25 gift card to Chapters from a draw, it was fun in Dec. So the higher ups (literally they're on the top floor of the building) decided they would have a contest, it was a contest to draw stuff (a little childish but could have been fun) the winner would get a jacket with the company logo on it, not so fun, & super cheap since those jackets are stored on my floor & there are a TONNE of them! Now they've come up with something that is just absolutely ridicules! The higher ups are having a video contest. They want the employees to make a video about a great experience here & with our customers. & the prize is a donation to a charity of our choice, we get some little plaque saying we won. I look at this & just think that 'hey free commercial for our company!'

I have also worked at a company where I was paid relatively little but I would have worked there for free because they were awesome to work for. I loved the people that worked their, our managers stood up for us, we had awesome Christmas parties & everyone was treated equally. I have also worked for a large company, one that spans the globe, I worked at Walt Disney World. I was only there for 6 months, but I did qualify for benefits while I was there, I had access to their discount employee store, I could take courses at the 'Disney Univeristy' if I wanted to. I know a lot of companies that try to emulate Disney, but the do a terrible job of it. I know part of the employee loyalty is the name, but there's more to it than that, all the stuff they give to anyone who works for the company is the biggest thing for me.

There are sooooo many companies that don't take care of their front line workers, those companies will eventually go under. Why? Because if you don't take care of the people who interact with the public they won't represent you in a positive light & they'll stop caring.