Do you reflect?
Having just celebrated a fantastic Thanksgiving celebration this weekend here in Canada, for me, it is often a good reminder to reflect on what is important in life and what I have to be thankful for. I hope you did some reflecting as well as this is something that we don’t often do. Instead, we have a tendency to get caught up in all the drama that is part of our every day life – and why not right – it is hard not to sometimes!!
Employer reflection
How about taking things a little further?
- Have you thought about what you have to be thankful for as an employee?
- What is it that your employer has provided to the employees that really makes a difference to you?
- What keeps you there?
- What keeps you from moving to another company?
- What does your employer do that others don’t do or don’t do well?
- How are the benefits?
- What is the workplace culture like?
- Is there an education fund? Is there an open door policy?
- Are people promoted from within?
- Do you feel valued at work?
- Are you paid well for what you do?
- Do the managers care?
- Can you talk to your boss and does he/she actually listen?
- Are there workplace activities?
- What else?
Life
Sometimes life gets in the way…something happens at work and all of the sudden we forget the important things. We forget everything an employer HAS done for us, or what the employer has worked hard to create in the office and we start to look at other options. Maybe we see a similar job posting with a higher salary offering. But is it all about salary? Will the other employer truly provide you with everything that makes you happy at your current job?
Take a moment
Take a moment to write out a top 10 list – think about all those things that make a difference – TO YOU – in your workplace…the list may surprise you and as an added bonus, it may help you in the long run!