Employee Recognition and Gaming?

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I was in a guest lecture couple of days ago from a Employee Recognition director from one of the major Canadian banks and he said something pretty interesting about our generation that I thought I'd share.

He said that in his generation (45-65), a salary and bonus was enough to motivate them to work hard. Maybe some health insurance and dental thrown in there occasionally as a kicker.

He went on to say that our generation (currently under 25) demands constant "rewards" on top of that like Wii's or TVs or vacations becuase growing up, we've grown accustomed to "earning rewards" for "work" through video games. For example, put X amount of hours into Pokemon, and you reach an area that lets you find a rare Pokemon. Or.. kill X number of bosses and you get a powerful new sword for your character. Since we get bored easily, if there are no rewards, we will grow tired of our jobs quickly.

If this is true, more and more companies are going to invest in reward systems for their employees, giving away freebies for hard work and/or milestones.

Thoughts? :w00t:
 
Hmm idk about the "rewards" thing in the form of video games. I mean, with today's economy I think people are looking for whatever decent paying job they can get. Of course getting benefits in the form of health or dental insurance is a reassurance greatly needed by some people. Maybe this is veering away from our generation group, but a lot of people work and find jobs just so that they CAN get health insurance. Also, bonuses in the form of extra money do make sense for people who work hard in any generation, and that extra hard work (and consequently, extra money) allows people to reward themselves with TVs and other hardware. I've never heard of someone being handed an Xbox and given a pat on the back for a job well done, maybe from your parents when your a kid but to say that's what a 18-25 yr old employee is looking for in a job seems kind of strange.

Did he really make a Pokemon comparison? If that were the case everyone would just repeatedly beat the Elite Four every 30 minutes to rack in lots of money!
 
Umm... That'd be the dumbest thing ever. If kids can't keep a job because they want rewards, I don't want them working at my business.
 
You should have gotten up during the lecture and punched that guy in the face. The man is a damn idiot and should not be in lecturing on anything. Seriously why does everyone think our generation just a bunch of ADD addled adults with the attention span of a horse fly?
 
Shadow - a lot of companies do this now. Check out this company, which makes a business out of running these programs. They do quite well too.

They're not meant to replace anything, but to supplement what the company already does give out. The theory is that they make employees more engaged and find more fulfillment.

Byakuya - no.
 
I find this generation (my generation) a bit spoiled. Just walk into any Elementary School and ask the children if they have cellphones. Then ask them if they use it to communicate with their parents, or text to their "boyfriend" or "girlfriend"
Children/Teenager want to be like adults, as it's "cool". Understandable and we've all desired the idea of being older while young. The younger generation want the things adults go through (romance, partying, having money to spend etc) but as children they don't have to work for it with a real job usually. Just ask mummy and daddy for it nicely.
 
Sexy Beast said:
You should have gotten up during the lecture and punched that guy in the face. The man is a damn idiot and should not be in lecturing on anything. Seriously why does everyone think our generation just a bunch of ADD addled adults with the attention span of a horse fly?
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Shhhh


I want free stuff.
 
I think it depends on the type of household you grow up in.
If you grow up more privileged and used to getting what you want, theirs no doubt that you are going to expect more from the work you do then someone who grows up in poverty. I think that there is less poverty today (i'm not saying there's none) then 40 or 50 years ago which causes todays generation to be more stubborn about work.
 
HayesY said:
I think it depends on the type of household you grow up in.
If you grow up more privileged and used to getting what you want, theirs no doubt that you are going to expect more from the work you do then someone who grows up in poverty. I think that there is less poverty today (i'm not saying there's none) then 40 or 50 years ago which causes todays generation to be more stubborn about work.
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nonono. youve got it all wrong

they wouldve given away tvs way back in the day

but damn dude have you ever tried moving a tv from the 50s?

tvs just weighed too much back then

they werent practical gifts

now you can fit tvs in your pocket so theyre given as gifts
 
I think to many Americans, young and old, expect things to be just giving to them.
 
Actually that makes alot of sense. With the 25- generation; much of the male population is into video games. Also with the reward system; it does follow what many of that generation grew up with.

For example: World of Warcraft.
If you look at why it is so popular; it comes down to three things: Social gaming, interactive, doable goals - with rewards. If a company were to implement a similar system with with there new employees many of them would probably be far more enthusiastic about there jobs.

While i can not say that it is for certain; it is something to consider.

One last note; will people please stop trolling these type of things. Its ok to think out side of the box. Its ok to give out your ideas with out someone telling you that you are stupid. So instead of hating on people; how about you stop and think about what they are saying.
 
I don;t know how I feel on the subject. I guess it depends on what you do and where you work. If you work blue coller you don;t get gifts or anything like that. you may get a bonus or some health care but not much. There are not alot of blue collar jobs that do that. Im not to familier with jobs that do gifts and things for work production. On a side note Shadow that jim carry gif creeps me out lol
 
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Meh. He's got a point. Idm more rewards. However it's your personality in the end. How motivated and determined you are to do something I guess. But I get your point.

e.g 50 years ago, you would play rugby for your country for free even if you were the best in the world. Now, many threaten to leave if they're not given a big enough pay cheque.
 
Your bosses boss is a freaking idiot. Teenagers and Adults of our generation go for jobs because they're there! Not for some stupid *** freebee! How the hell do I feed myself with an Xbox? We may have low morale, but thats because we're not working in our fields of practice or in an environment thats unfriendly to either our economic well being or beneficial well being (health care, retirement, etc) all our generation really wants to do is get back into that "You can do whatever you can imagine as long as you study hard in your field and don't give up!" attitude, but we're having trouble doing so because idiots like your boss are getting all the good jobs while many people more intelligent than he would do just as good if not better!

I've met people who like to brag about being so successful and not even finishing High School! I mean the nerve of these lazy people!
 
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