Improving Company Morale?

Undaar asks: "I work as a developer for a web development company. We were pretty hard hit (as were many companies that do what we do) by the "economic down-turn". The company went from over 500 people to under 200 in under two years. It's more stable now, but people are consistently laid-off. Consequently people feel like they always have to look over their shoulder to avoid getting fired. Most lunches are spent complaining about lack of enjoyment/challenge from the job and the fact that upper-management seems not to understand what we do. Employers: what have you done to improve employee morale in your company? As an employee, what can I do to improve the morale in the people I work with? How can I make my work environment more enjoyable? What kind of constructive suggestions can I take to management so that they can help improve the situation?"

Comments

Some people whine too much

[jagilbertvt]

Get a new job you whiner. Some of us would be happy to have a job to complain about.

Convert to Islamic Law

[Baldrson]

The best way to improve corporate morale is to convert en masse to Islamic law. Then you get to have the pleasure of watching managers flogged in public from time to time.

Now, while it is true that low level employees will get flogged from time to time, consider how close their current situation is to that already.

Do the tradeoff godamit! Are you a pussy or an engineer?

It's going to be like this for awhile ...

[Ex-MislTech]

Why you ask ???

The H1-b visa quota has not been rescinded ,
more foreign labor to be imported for less $$ .

The L-1 visa program is now sweeping thru
insurance companies in connecticut and
large portions of the staff are being dumped
for cheaper L-1 labor .

The L-1 visa program is going to make the
H1-B visa program look like a JOKE !!!

There is no cap on the number of L-1 visas,
that is right, it is unlimited !!!

They just use the clause that says they
have a branch outside the US , and they
have their loophole !!!

http://www.visapro.com/L1-Visa/L1-Visa.asp

If this keeps happening look for mass
bankruptcies, forclosures, and ppl goin postal .

I feel lucky I have ratholed away ALOT of money,
and am living ultra-cheap right now .

I quit my job due to lopsided responsibilities
and pay, and was only able to do it because
I have been thru this cycle of crapping
on ppl while the economy is bad before .

I am taking the time to study and get some
more certifications .

They can find someone else to be super tech,
while the other ppl are getting promoted .

Peace...
Ex-MislTech

Easy!

[The AtomicPunk]

Start a war - it works for countries. :)

Re:You're a piece of shit.

[Ex-MislTech]

Well maybe your just a Neo-nazi, or palestinian
supporter, or someone that does not mind
being in their company eh ???

If so, keep posting, makes it easier to
trace where you are so we can come question
you about your affiliations .

Peace...
Ex-MislTech

Here's a suggestion...

[Bowie J. Poag]

Hire some fucking employees.

ha ha ha.

[Erris]

This is soooo true. I have flex hours, I can work 6am-2pm, 2pm-10pm, or 9-5. I can work at home, or my office, thanks to things like a VPN and Avaya IP Softphone [avaya.com]. ... When your work load starts to be equal to that of 2 or 3 (or more!) head count, and you know that if you push yourself that you can do it..

So, you work from 6AM to 10pm every day, including your two "casual days", saturday and sunday.

you realize that doing this work will save your job for the months to come so you do it, and 2) you realize that your boss doesn't really care if you sit in an office or the recliner in your home... as long as the work gets done

Months to come, then you are fired and so is your boss.

Ahhh, the real world. It's such a moral booster.

Re:listen up

[Bowie J. Poag]

The previous comment/troll was posted by:


McDaniel, Scott mcdev@mcdev.com, pipebomb@pipebomb.net

McDaniel Development
2139 Old Highway 5 South, and..
637 Riverside Dr.
Ellijay, Georgia 30540, United States
Tel: (706) 698-5112


Scott McDaniel is my stalker. He has attempted to harass/make himself known to me for several years now. He lives with his mother, and that's her voice in the answering machine message. Every time Mr. McDaniel decides to harass me, another copy of his personal information will be posted immediately afterward. In the past, releaisng his personal information has proven to be an effective deterrant to his behavior.