Comments on: Employee Appreciation Day gone awry http://www.pseudohr.com/2009/05/22/employee-appreciation-day-gone-awry/ Because HR can fake it too Mon, 16 May 2011 01:45:05 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: adowling http://www.pseudohr.com/2009/05/22/employee-appreciation-day-gone-awry/comment-page-1/#comment-60 adowling Fri, 22 May 2009 20:32:28 +0000 http://pseudohr.wordpress.com/?p=106#comment-60 @Charles OMG, I bet that was hilarious from the outside looking in, until the roast. Our departments have whiteboards with similar stats and they are updated daily. @Charles OMG, I bet that was hilarious from the outside looking in, until the roast. Our departments have whiteboards with similar stats and they are updated daily.

]]> By: adowling http://www.pseudohr.com/2009/05/22/employee-appreciation-day-gone-awry/comment-page-1/#comment-59 adowling Fri, 22 May 2009 20:30:40 +0000 http://pseudohr.wordpress.com/?p=106#comment-59 @Ben We have a small office in NY that does that. I would love to have group lunch but with an office of 75 people and a break room that accomdates 20 that's impossible. @Ben We have a small office in NY that does that. I would love to have group lunch but with an office of 75 people and a break room that accomdates 20 that’s impossible.

]]> By: Charles http://www.pseudohr.com/2009/05/22/employee-appreciation-day-gone-awry/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Charles Fri, 22 May 2009 15:37:47 +0000 http://pseudohr.wordpress.com/?p=106#comment-58 Not exactly an "employee appreciation" event. But one company I worked for (small - about 40 staff) had monthly meetings which were usually pretty good. We all got the scoop on what everyone else was doing, i.e. how were sales that month, how many support calls, what new things were the programmers up to. However, at this one meeting the owner decided that he should "say something" about everyone and expected his managers to do the same. After a while the owner decide that his managers were not doing a good job and them proceeded to "roast" everyone in the company. The next month's meeting was one manager and a couple employees less. Did I mention that they serve beer at these meetings? Not exactly an “employee appreciation” event. But one company I worked for (small – about 40 staff) had monthly meetings which were usually pretty good. We all got the scoop on what everyone else was doing, i.e. how were sales that month, how many support calls, what new things were the programmers up to.

However, at this one meeting the owner decided that he should “say something” about everyone and expected his managers to do the same. After a while the owner decide that his managers were not doing a good job and them proceeded to “roast” everyone in the company.

The next month’s meeting was one manager and a couple employees less.

Did I mention that they serve beer at these meetings?

]]> By: Ben Eubanks http://www.pseudohr.com/2009/05/22/employee-appreciation-day-gone-awry/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Ben Eubanks Fri, 22 May 2009 14:13:37 +0000 http://pseudohr.wordpress.com/?p=106#comment-57 My parents own a machine shop w/5-7 employees. They do something every week or so. Nothing huge, but bringing in a pizza for lunch or a plate of cookies for the break room is a fantastic way to show them you care. And the best part is they sit and eat lunch at the same table together. No segregating management from employees or hiding in the office. It's a quick and easy "everybody in" that made the extremely difficult work a little more enjoyable. :-) My parents own a machine shop w/5-7 employees. They do something every week or so. Nothing huge, but bringing in a pizza for lunch or a plate of cookies for the break room is a fantastic way to show them you care. And the best part is they sit and eat lunch at the same table together. No segregating management from employees or hiding in the office. It’s a quick and easy “everybody in” that made the extremely difficult work a little more enjoyable. :-)

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