The Need to Praise Workers
As one who has many awards from My time in Military, which mean Nada to Me...I just don't get this heaping praise on workers. Even the Navy sent message saying it was something needing to be done. Nuts.
As a current Great NFL Coach says: Just do Your Job
If Ya need praise then go see...nevermind
, I'll be nice.
As a current Great NFL Coach says: Just do Your Job
If Ya need praise then go see...nevermind
, I'll be nice. 8
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As one who has many awards from My time in Military, which mean Nada to Me...I just don't get this heaping praise on workers. Even the Navy sent message saying it was something needing to be done. Nuts.
As a current Great NFL Coach says: Just do Your Job
If Ya need praise then go see...nevermind , I'll be nice.
I think it is always nice to get praise but ideally you do what you do because you want to do it. There is a difference between someone else praising you though and you needing/wanting and/or actively looking for praise.
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Everyone needs validation. If someone does a job well they deserve praise, if they do badly they deserve a rollocking. It is carrot and stick, if it all stick people leave. It doesn't have to be lavish, it is as simple as the word 'thank you' at times. In one job I was there for nearly 4 years and it was said to me once. I, along with the team I brought together, made them over €3Million, cut my departments costs by 20% and took us from the worst division to the best. My team regularly got praise from me, sometimes a small bonus such as a meal for them with their family when they had worked lots of excess hours. Eventually I left as I felt totally unappreciated. In two years since three people tried and quit the job, all bar two of my direct reports have left and they are proposing to close the office and move it elsewhere.
You have no idea of the power of two syllables "Thank you"!6 -
TheMrWobbly wrote: »Everyone needs validation. If someone does a job well they deserve praise, if they do badly they deserve a rollocking. It is carrot and stick, if it all stick people leave. It doesn't have to be lavish, it is as simple as the word 'thank you' at times. In one job I was there for nearly 4 years and it was said to me once. I, along with the team I brought together, made them over €3Million, cut my departments costs by 20% and took us from the worst division to the best. My team regularly got praise from me, sometimes a small bonus such as a meal for them with their family when they had worked lots of excess hours. Eventually I left as I felt totally unappreciated. In two years since three people tried and quit the job, all bar two of my direct reports have left and they are proposing to close the office and move it elsewhere.
You have no idea of the power of two syllables "Thank you"!
I get we are all different, but even my getting "Sailor of the Year" did not mean nothing to Me. Sailor of the quarters numerous times, same thing.
I always give 110% and do my work as if my own company. Hmm, makes me wonder, do the owners and such praise themselves? Doubt it, but good for them if they do.
I also firmly believe that need or want it are just "plain" insecure. To each their own. 4 -
That is the difference of being a leader. Almost everybody has a crutch, be that peer recognition, a partner, your job, religion, alcohol, etc. A few don't and they tend to be leaders - or sociopaths. The ability to recognise the needs of others might be the difference.3
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If they mean nothing to you, why lead off with that little bit of info?8
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I worked for a VP who made it a point to say thank you to me at the end of the work day. That made me want to work even harder for him.
Personally, I don't understand people who don't say thank you.6 -
I think an attitude of appreciation goes a long way and doesn't have to be verbally expressed every day or every week. But I strongly believe that a worker who knows he/she is appreciated will go the extra mile compared to those who feel unappreciated. It costs very little to say thank you, so why not?
In my current job, there are certain things said in the office very frequently that make me feel appreciated. It is in the small comments like "I knew you would have the report finished already because you're always on top of things" or "your team rocked that project". That means a lot more to me than a place I worked where they constantly took us out for lavish employee appreciation lunches and sent flowers to the admins and quarterly logo apparel "thank you" gifts and such. Probably because it feels more authentic!
My direct supervisor is at top level and she's not one to constantly praise. That's fine by me. At my annual review, raise & bonus is the only time she comes out and says appreciative things and that works for me...3 -
It is in the best interest of the employer to give kudos where it is due. A successful business has great employees. Great employees are typically motivated to stay where they are happy and appreciated. A high turn over rate and inconsistency isn’t a good model for success.3
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i think there is a difference between doing your job (i.e. the supply guys who got NAM's for stocking the soda machine) vs. going above and beyond or performing beyond your grade level - all the sailors i ever submitted for (and who got awards) did more than their job1
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Recognizing a hard working employee’s efforts and showing appreciation will make them want to continue to do a good job. A person shouldn’t need constant praise to do their job but occasionally it is nice.
In my field, I deal with sick people and people in pain or dying. It is usually a thankless job full of complaints. I can be running around like crazy, haven’t eaten in 9 hours, no formal break, no bathroom break because I’m trying to save a life and someone will complain they have been waiting a whole 3 hours for something trivial.
But those one out of 20 people who are thankful and express gratitude makes it all worth it.
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All great replies. Seems I left out the "thank you's". Quarterly or Annual performance bonuses are good. Which I and others did receive if no blemishes for year while I drove tractor-trailer. Though Me being such an "oddball" kind of guy , I just told them to pass on bonus to a charity. I got some eyes on that one.
As a former tractor trailer driver, where on-time delivery was paramount (mostly), the thank-yous etc. baffle me. Some may quit and cause high turnovers, but 50+ annually, I think I'll stay 2 -
The supervisors I think highly of are the ones who made the effort to notice your particular skills and abilities and make positive comments from time to time.
The ones I (and everyone else) disliked are the ones who spoke to you only when they were pointing out an error.
It's a lot easier to hear about an area you need to strengthen when you've also heard about your assets.2 -
Recognition ??
I've worked with this kind .......
First Place in Sales is a new Cadillac; second place is a set of steak knives:
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Praising workers is important. I definitely do this to my direct reports as a form of motivation. I praise their efforts publicly and deal with issues privately.
This is good leadership 101.
I also take responsibility for any errors of the team and make sure to give credit for success to the team who helped me. This motivates people to go above and beyond in their job and retains "talent" over the long term.
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I take all the credit for my employees' and constituents accomplishments and directly blame them for my own mistakes.
Some might call this 'terrible'.
...... I call it a perk of becoming a US Senator.4 -
I’ve worked for many years for an organization that supports adults with developmental disabilities and mental health issues. I do my job well. And the only reason I know that is by the way my clientele responds to me and my immediate co-worker’s feedback. Some thanks from management would be nice once in awhile but that doesn’t seem to happen anywhere near as much as it should. I’m seasoned and confident in my job so I don’t necessarily need the thanks from the uppers to keep doing my job as I’ve learned to get validation from other sources but for my newer co-workers just entering the field it would be really nice. There’s a high rate of burn out and a low rate of loyalty to agencies here in the social work/health care field. Part of that is people not being prepared for what they’re entering into and the low morale in the work force. That could be balanced a bit by there being some recognition for frontline workers. Probably true in most fields but that’s just my personal vent. Lol.5
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Also I would just like to say in response to OP....
There is no job that anyone HAS to do. We all pick the fields we do for varying reasons. But whether you are a brain surgeon saving kids lives or an employee serving coffee and donuts to the public, we all need to be thanked and treated with respect. It’s human decency to say “thank you” to anyone providing a service of any kind to others in life. It’s what differentiates us from animals in the wild. Just my two cents from someone who is thankful in life, period.6 -
FeelinFooFoo wrote: »I work in mental health and during supervision or appraisals my manager will praise me for work well done, it's not like a 'thank you for showing up and doing what your paid for' but it's more like positive feedback and I think that's the difference. People need to know that they are performing well as it can and does improve peoples confidence and let's them know they are meeting standards. I am equally prepared to listen to constructive criticism as I don't need or want praise, but I can see the benefit of it. If your gona tell someone what they are doing wrong, telling them what they are doing right provides a bit of balance. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses and they shouldn't be ignored in the workplace.
I don't look for it or necessarily need it but the best feedback I get is from the people who use the service. I can then see, in real time, that my job does actually make a difference to peoples lives and a bit of appreciation is nice to receive. I also think it's quite natural for someone to thank you for a well delivered service, be it in social care or any other line of work.
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I was raised to say thank you.
So was my boss.
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As one who has many awards from My time in Military, which mean Nada to Me...I just don't get this heaping praise on workers. Even the Navy sent message saying it was something needing to be done. Nuts.
As a current Great NFL Coach says: Just do Your Job
If Ya need praise then go see...nevermind , I'll be nice.
I praise you for your input. Oops sorry I mean I don't praise you🤔3 -
Back4Aminute wrote: »As one who has many awards from My time in Military, which mean Nada to Me...I just don't get this heaping praise on workers. Even the Navy sent message saying it was something needing to be done. Nuts.
As a current Great NFL Coach says: Just do Your Job
If Ya need praise then go see...nevermind , I'll be nice.
I think the idea is positive reinforcement kinda thing.
He was in the navy so for him that probably means when the other ships back him up??
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@Danw586 I'd work for you any time! You sound like a good boss. @FeelinFooFoo ... you said exactly what I was thinking, positive feedback is priceless!4
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I teach and have students who crave recognition all the time...but it means nothing if I’m praising them for doing what they were supposed to do, like homework. I reserve it for extremely limited times when they go above and beyond or work hard for dramatic improvement on a big test. It means a lot more this way as they know I’m extremely limited on praises.3
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I teach and have students who crave recognition all the time...but it means nothing if I’m praising them for doing what they were supposed to do, like homework. I reserve it for extremely limited times when they go above and beyond or work hard for dramatic improvement on a big test. It means a lot more this way as they know I’m extremely limited on praises.
You bring up a good point. There is a threshold where one can offer too much praise for the validation seeking millennials. Better to be a little more selective with praise so that it is better appreciated.
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Recognizing a hard working employee’s efforts and showing appreciation will make them want to continue to do a good job. A person shouldn’t need constant praise to do their job but occasionally it is nice.
In my field, I deal with sick people and people in pain or dying. It is usually a thankless job full of complaints. I can be running around like crazy, haven’t eaten in 9 hours, no formal break, no bathroom break because I’m trying to save a life and someone will complain they have been waiting a whole 3 hours for something trivial.
But those one out of 20 people who are thankful and express gratitude makes it all worth it.
You are so dreamy 😊
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I like money. And to be left alone most of the time.
But if most employees like praise it seems like it would be a lot cheaper for the employer to use a little codified backpatting than giving raises.4 -
your_future_ex_wife wrote: »I like money. And to be left alone most of the time.
But if most employees like praise it seems like it would be a lot cheaper for the employer to use a little codified backpatting than giving raises.
Bingo
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