Jokes - cut backs.

onebigvoice

I have had a few jobs in my time but the best was a Works Study Engineer, where I was paid to watch people work.
  This is where we were then.
  

  seems to still apply now don't you think

L_Volunteer

So sad but somewhat, too, accurate as well  Is this something you are experiencing at the moment @onebigvoice? 

onebigvoice

L_Volunteer said:

So sad but somewhat, too, accurate as well  Is this something you are experiencing at the moment @onebigvoice? 

  Sorry for the delay in replying, but have to straighten out a few things.
Not now, but to be quite honest this is how the world goes round.  Employees do want to work and most when finding an employer who values their worth would not need to "fight" for rights and working conditions, they say that this is what we are offering and can be improved in time with other skills together.
  Every where I have worked, the mind set for work has been changed to realise that if the employee is not happy then the work rate or efficiency goes down, it becomes a job where you have to get up for work, instead of wanting to get up for work.
  As a work study Engineer I was paid to "improve" not to reduce wages by improving efficiency so every one made money.    

L_Volunteer

Please don't be sorry @onebigvoice. As you know, the most important thing to us is that you feel able to reach out to us when you want and need to. 

I found your thread really interesting, my last job was more of a fight than my current job (despite really wanting to work in both). 

I find attitudes are absolutely pivotal. As you have said, when an employee is not happy the work rate/efficiency goes down.

Improving wages sounds like a key factor in making people happier to work and, in turn, improving efficiency 

onebigvoice

Why would an employee want to move, if everything s/he needs is right their?  and for those that want other skills, the employer would put on courses, to advance and build the skills the company want.
  My job changed attitudes in many companies, and always said a pat on the back goes a long way, and a good suggestion scheme does the same.  An operator is the front line and they will always find an easier way to do the job.  But it goes against risk assessment and method statements.  My job in writing them was to make sure that every one went home with all the fingers and toes they came with.  Some suggestions needed a tweak and others just needed to make sure that the risks were eliminated.
  People who did not claim for sick days, a few here and their, when they could have come to work for what ever reason, were rewarded with a percentage of their wages on top of their sick pay.  After 3 years they got full basic wage when on the sick and included the holiday elements.
  There are loads of thing you can do to get people back into work which would not cost the earth but government seem to spend more money on defending their actions rather that supporting the employers and taking on unskilled staff and training them, the cost initially bourn by the government but if you leave the job with in a certain time period you as the employee will bear some of the costs.
  I find SSE quite good, when you are given emergency credit  and you reload the card it is taken back at the rate of 70% off the bill and 30% in gas, per pound, this is not negotiable. 
  Imagine all over payments taken back at this rate?
I cannot work because of the same reason except my deductions would be 85% in the £1 against any benefits I claim?  Mine is not an isolated incident ask any pensioner about work and wages.   

L_Volunteer

Thank you for sharing this @onebigvoice. I hear you, it sounds like there should be a change in focus. In terms of your question about wanting to move, I can only speak for myself but I wouldn't want to change my job if everything is right. Not even if everything is right, but just that the key things are right