The school year is almost over; this delights me. Work is probably about three weeks away from getting extremely easy, all of my weekend duties are done, soon I will be able to do laundry whenever I like without worrying that an angry student will pee into the detergent slot...good stuff.
I also have six RA's leaving at the end of the year. Four are graduating, two are going to take some time away from the position. And it's difficult to keep them motivated to achieve their goals for the year, in terms of number and type of programs, for one. I don't think they will skip out on the tasks they have for closing the building, because that would let everyone else down, but programs...I just don't see the effort. And I don't have a carrot or a stick with which I can motivate them.
Moving forward, I think that in the future, I'll take the opportunity at winter training to address this phenomenon. I want to think that the type of person we hire is the type of person who takes pride in their work, and would continue strong efforts throughout, even if there is no carrot or stick.
I knew I was a lame duck manager at Walgreens. I got the offer to go to grad school while working, in fact. So I knew when I was leaving, and I had no plans to return, so I really had no excuse not to work hard. However, with the exception of my last Memorial Day*, I did work hard for the last three months in that position. I don't think it was pride that motivated me, just that while I was still in the position, I should still put forth the effort to maintain the position. I guess I'd just like to see that kind of effort from the people working for me.
* I read all of Harry Potter 3 in the stockroom that day.
1 comment:
I think what you do at the end even when you are leaving says a lot about how much you care. Like when I was done with a job, I wanted to make sure that my customers or section was taken care of. I think it has to do with pride in your work.
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