My boss is a very hard working person that expects all of his employees to be as motivated and urgent in their work as he is. Bless that man for giving us all a chance to earn our living and have fun doing it. One might think the responsibility of his company rests directly on his shoulders, but really the responsibility is not all his. Our sales team knows very well how the income generated by them and their performance is crucial to the survival of the company.
We are always pushing, always wanting to do more. But when your boss asks for instructions on how to do your job, what is the first thing you think? Replacement? Outsourcing?
Now, in my bosses mind I know he's thinking expansion. But in my co-workers face I can see the horror and insecurity coming out. When I explained that we were instructed to make a video of “how to do your job” co-workers were perplexed. "What if you got hit by a bus tomorrow?" I said. Not entirely comforting, my co-workers didn’t like that at all. Oops, my version of trying to be funny—it didn’t pan-out.
I know my boss, he’s thinking expansion. If you’re growing, you’re green. If you’re ripe, you’re rotting as the expression goes so I can understand his motivation. Getting others to realize this, because they are skeptical of his motivations, makes me want to shake them and tell them how very much he appreciates them. It's obvious in his hiring/firing methods. He wants performance just like any other boss. Even if I'm wrong and all our jobs will be shipped out to India, I know I have skills that are useful and in demand. Every event is a opportunity to go through a different door. Some of those doors have been the most beautiful I've ever seen.
Don't doubt your abilities. If a boss doesn't want you then that means they don't appreciate what you can offer. If you still have a job and are busy then don't doubt yourself. Be that employee that everyone loves, be positive and believe in your abilities!
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Right on, Stephie! However, it would seem that he could have posted a memo explaining to everyone why he needs the video descriptions rather than leaving it to you to have to smooth over... I'm just saying...
Yes he could have--if he thought about how it would look to his employees that is! I really do believe he just didn't think that his people would see themselves as replaceable as that.
When confronted with the fact that he could do business anywhere and even closer to family his immediate reply is "I don't think my employees would follow me to Arizona."
When someone points out he could get more employees anywhere, he just smiles at them with that knowing smile. It says to me - "Right, not like these people."
So yes he could communicate by words, but one just needs to observe to know his intentions.
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