Part 1 - THE PROBLEM: Merriam Webster defines a slave as, a person who has lost control of himself and is dominated by something or someone else. No wonder many employees, shackled to their jobs with little freedom to control their day-to-day work or their career, feel like slaves.Employees are dominated because what they do, when they do it, and where they do it are controlled by their employer. They are like slaves because their employer controls their time and their space. Many employees live in a state of perpetual anxiety about losing their jobs. Indeed, research shows that more than half of all employees feel insecure in their jobs and inhibited about expressing their views openly. Technically, of course, employees are voluntary workers and are legally free to leave whenever they please. In practice, however, this is not the case for most people. The job market today is extremely tight and the prospect of finding a job elsewhere is daunting. The slave analogy is also relevant because employees do not feel management cares about their well being or gives them the authority to make their own decisions. Research conducted by Discovery Surveys also shows: Less than half of employees believe that management shows a genuine interest in their well being; Half dont trust the information they receive from management; Only 58 percent feel that they have the decision-making authority they need; and Only one-third feel that they are involved in decisions that affect their day-to-day work. Many employees live in a perpetual state of anxiety because they lack what psychologists call the perception of control. Psychological studies have shown that the perceived control over ones destiny has more of an influence over anxiety than does the actual control. squidoo/slavesoremployees
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 10:24:57 +0000
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