Thursday, July 17, 2014

EOC WEEK ONE: BEST AND WORST JOBS



          The strategies used to manage human resources can affect the business by how they are Run Company and their employees, yes some companies feel like they have to treat their employees in an unhealthy manner and some companies want their employees to be happy when they go to work. This helps me explain my experiences with my jobs that I have had or am in now. Both of the jobs I have done are within retail. Let’s define them by X and Y. My first job ever was job X and I didn’t know what to expect, the first 2 weeks were really good, then as the time kept going, I was just stressed with working there and going to school. They would have me be there over 10 hours, with only one break, and sometimes if I were to close (which would be about 75% of the time) we wouldn’t leave the store until 3 in the morning the next day, then I would have to be back at work by 9 am. So you can say they worked me to the max. There was also something that I didn’t quite understand about Job X and why they would always have all of the employees clock out at midnight and then clock back in after it. Until I asked my parents, and they just mentioned how it was a way to get the company to get out of giving their employees time in a half. RIP OFF. I know, I was so mad when I found out this happened. So I really wanted to find a better job that would appreciate my hard work I do. I was literally over stressing myself for this job and they didn’t event seem to appreciate anything that I do.  If I were to talk to the management of this company I would tell them that they have all their employees working like slaves and they don’t even care, this company is literally in my opinion ONE OF THE WORST companies to ever work for.  Now that I have moved on, and at job Y now, I am more satisfied with it. I’m not stressed out, or overworking when I really don’t have to. I get good hours, and I love going to work, and this place actually appreciates me, and helps me get to a better position. To me that is all about the management of the company which included HR, in the book, they have a quote, “Regardless of the industry segment in which they work, most employees have the same basic wants and needs.” (Page 7) and to be honest that is true. Now and days no one wants to be working for a company who doesn’t appreciate them, then they will never want to go to work, or the biggest issue they won’t enjoy as much as they wish they did, they are just there because it pays them and they can’t seem to find anything else.  Also, benefits is a need and must have to those who are full time, if there is no bit of any kind of benefits then they will have a hard time putting a team together. HR, is a very crucial department, they basically set all the rules for the worldwide business and hope there are no issues and people will agree and feel good with what they are set.