If emotional salary is another word for higher nurse:patient ratio I’m actually all for it and would treasure being able to slow down and both conserve more energy for myself and have more time to actually feel like I’m taking care of people instead of shoving pills in people’s faces and running on to the next one. That’s also a functional raise in that I’d be doing less overall work for the same pay.
But realistically that is also an increased expenditure for my boss same as paying me more and they’re actually talking about more tea carts and pizza parties.
Was just talking to my coworker last night about how ppl be sayin’ dumb shit like “ratios aren’t the only thing that affect quality of care its more complex than that!” It’s 90% of the problem. Stop acting like that other shit matters even half as much and admit that 90% of the problem has a super simple fix that you just don’t want to pay for.
Same with housing and the mental health crisis. “Well it’s more complex than that people actually also need-” shut up. Just shut the fuck up. If any other problems in the world had super simple 90% fixes and then you only have to worry about the remaining 10% complex part we would be jumping on that shit.
But telling jeff bezos to pay his fair fucking share and putting it towards housing people is just straight heresy in the church of capitalism.
“It’s more complex than the obvious huge part of the problem” should be the start of saying that the problem should be addressed and then we should also work on those other things too.
Like how both pay AND working environment need to be improved instead of choosing one over the other!
They may be threatening to unionize over low pay but I bet a pizza party will clear that right up.
I like where I work. I like my coworkers, I like my managers, I like the corporate “culture” and the flexible working conditions that permit a reasonable work-life balance.
Those are things I like.
I need to pay my mortgage, and buy food, and have health insurance, and pay my bills.
Those are things I need.
You cannot replace the latter with the former. My needs must be met, and my expenses only go up every year. If I can be paid more elsewhere, it is irresponsible of me to stay somewhere that does not provide sufficient value for my time. I am always looking for a new job.
But there is some truth to the concept. Once a certain threshold is met, I look for the perks of a healthy employer relationship. And if the emotional salary is very low, I’m going to start considering alternatives even if I don’t get a pay raise.
But there is some truth to the concept. Once a certain threshold is met, I look for the perks of a healthy employer relationship. And if the emotional salary is very low, I’m going to start considering alternatives even if I don’t get a pay raise.
The issue is that jackasses will try to apply this across the board, just like every other “management” technique that includes anything other than paying your people more.
To be clear, I’m not disagreeing with you. I’m just mad because this kind of shit defined the first decade of my career. The company that did it got bought out and the folks at the top got a fat payday while the rest of the underpaid “we’re all family here” got let go.
You’re right.
Headline writers are the worst. The actual article isn’t too bad. It acknowledges pay is important and it needs to be a liveable salary.
These very feelings allow companies to stand out, even if they can’t outpay all of their competitors. Of course, livable wages are critical for all individuals, but once reasonable compensation is established, emotional salary can outweigh base salary when it comes to engaging and retaining top talent. When paired with fair pay, a strong emotional salary can lead to higher job satisfaction, catalyzing a more committed employee base.
Which is kind of like a duh. If you hate your boss, think your company is ruining the world and the hours suck, then they’d have to pay a lot to retain you if you can get a job somewhere else. Whereas if you’re besties with your coworkers, your boss regularly shows his appreciation for you, and your company is alright, and you aren’t hurting for money then you’re less likely to even be looking at what other companies are offering.
Yeah that all seems pretty common sense. The problem is the people who make the decisions about this stuff pretty much only read headlines, if they don’t get this shit fed to them second hand from some sycophant who also only read the headline. When it reaches their ears what they’ll hear is “increase pizza parties 20% and create a rewards system that lets you buy cheap plastic baubles with good boy coupons.”
We work for different companies but I’m my best friend’s(from college) technical lead on a project. I told him he was special and great then I congratulated him on his raise. Then I sent him a picture of this 🤣.
Ahahahahahaha. It’s his emotional paycheck.
Forget the check, landlords really want to receive emotional rent every month.
Landlords just want a lanyard and a pizza party at the end of the day.
I want affordable, full Medical, Dental & Vision. A living wage. A Union. Paid Vacation & Sick Leave. 40 Hours a week minimum with Time & a half if overtime occurs. No one is ever allowed to call me during my off hours. Do not throw me a birthday party at work, and I am not participating in Secret Santa. And I want to work for a boss who is normal, not a psychopath / dictator / micromanaging freak.
I have all that in my job, but they still give me a birthday cake which is nice.
- insert video of Jigglypuff beating the shit out of Clefairy here
Once upon a time business owners would build houses for their staff, I wonder how far off we are from that again?
It won’t necessarily be a good thing
Welcome to snailbrook I’m assuming enough people live there for them to open a 50 student Montessori school.
Well there you go
“We’re all family here.”
That sounds like emotional labor.
Well then, I’ll be sure to do some really emotional work.
“It’s like a pizza party - but without the pizza costs!”
bold of them of assume I cannot increase my emotional salary by paying me more salary
Fuck you, pay me.
“Business bad? Fuck you, pay me.
Oh, you had a fire? Fuck you, pay me.
Place got hit by lightning, huh? Fuck you, pay me.”
Oh, YEAAH, DADDY, SHOVE THAT CAMARADERIE RIGHT UP MY ASS AND SLAP MY CHEEKS!
