Did you know money can actually have a negative impact if used the wrong way?
This is about an experience I had with my last corporate America job. I had been working for this company for about 20 years. The money was good, I had people working for me, I was growing and brought technology into the company that I am still told to this day thank you for (I just got a LinkedIn message from someone that worked with me).
So what went wrong?
The manager I worked for at the time thought he would incentivize me to do even more! At this time I had a smaller team of 5 people. We supported the developer environment with Database support, Unix Support, and other operational support. Team members were learning and growing. I was able to teach and coach the team on different aspects of the support we did. I thought everything was going well! Then I had my annual review. During that review I was told I could start earning Stock Options with the company but, I need to do more. I was help back by $5 a year from earning Stock Options. This was the incentive to work harder.
How would you respond to this?
My personal response was not a good one. I started looking for another solution to my problem. I cut back on the hours I was putting in to help out. I started working more on my other business opportunities instead. This included working closer with my mentor. Then my team was broken up and I was held back from moving with them to a more operational role. The explanation I was given was that I was needed for my expertise in one particular area.
What happened next?
One year later I that knowledge was used only one time. I went back to working on areas I brought in to the company 10 years prior. At that time I made the choice to leave the company. I have never looked back at that experience or situation again and used it to take me to the next level!
My name is Paul Caraway
More Power To You!
Posted from my blog with Exxp : https://www.paulcaraway.com/can-money-be-used-as-a-negative-incentive/
Dear @paulcaraway, we need your help!
The Hivebuzz proposal already got important support from the community. However, it lost its funding a few days ago and only needs a bit more support to get funded again.
May we ask you to support it so our team can continue its work?
You can do it on Peakd, ecency,
https://peakd.com/me/proposals/199
Your support will be really appreciated.
Thank you!