What a lot of business owners and managers don't understand (or don't care to understand) is that a happy employee equals a happy company. Take Google for example; all their employees are extremely happy there and are therefore innovating and creating at unprecedented rates. People are lining up around the block just to get a position at the company! What does that mean? Well, it means that Google doesn't have to accept crappy employees (or, employees that can't do their jobs well) and then FORCE them to do better. Since people love working there, Google has a large selection of potential candidates and can choose the best person for each job. And that best person will be happy inside the company, meaning that their work gets even better!
I've got a theory about employee responsibility, too. I propose that employees should be given their job description and told that they're required to achieve a certain amount: nothing more, nothing less. If the employee goes over on either side - they're in trouble! It's like a machine or a biological system; for it to work perfectly, each and every part has to do exactly what they're intended - nothing more, nothing less.
Moreover, managers won't always be prodding employees to do more and more... which actually leads to anger, resentment, and eventually, quitting. Tell your employee to do exactly what he or she was hired to do and that's it.
Murmur to the Districts
Murmur to the Districts is now a blog both about my random thoughts AND funny English! Yes... as you do not know, I correct senior high school students' English essays for a partial-living every weekend (in Taiwan). I love the job... and one of the perks is cracking up whenever I (or my co-workers) come across one of these "gems." Read for yourself and enjoy!
The name, "Murmur to the Districts" was invented by one of these very students.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Do You Know What Blows?
Do you know what blows? Well, I'll tell you... being frickin' old and having to run around here and there just to get scraps thrown at you every payday really blows. Even if you're not old, it still blows. But, it especially blows if you're old. Imagine using up all your energy for the sake of your work everyday? Do we live to work or do we work to live? It sure seems like we live to work sometimes... but there's the contradiction.
Each of us is working to produce something for the other people out there in society... so why does everyone work like slaves? Is it so that in the little time that we do have off, we can spend it more hedonistically compared to if we didn't work as hard? Are we living somewhere unenjoyable so that we can make a little extra dough and then take that extra money to go somewhere desirable on the short vacation you get? Why not just directly live where is desirable, work less and enjoy each day of your life?! Do we really need to be tired to enjoy the feeling of energy? DO WE?!?!
Of course, choosing to live in the society that we do live in, money is an important thing. We all need it to get by in a society based upon money... so it's unavoidable. However, what is avoidable is working too hard at something that will get you nowhere. What is avoidable is wasting the earnings of your hard work on something that doesn't really alleviate any of the pressure on your life. What is avoidable is wasting your younger years working with no aim in mind, with no goals set. What is avoidable is not setting yourself up for the day that you break free...
Each of us is working to produce something for the other people out there in society... so why does everyone work like slaves? Is it so that in the little time that we do have off, we can spend it more hedonistically compared to if we didn't work as hard? Are we living somewhere unenjoyable so that we can make a little extra dough and then take that extra money to go somewhere desirable on the short vacation you get? Why not just directly live where is desirable, work less and enjoy each day of your life?! Do we really need to be tired to enjoy the feeling of energy? DO WE?!?!
Of course, choosing to live in the society that we do live in, money is an important thing. We all need it to get by in a society based upon money... so it's unavoidable. However, what is avoidable is working too hard at something that will get you nowhere. What is avoidable is wasting the earnings of your hard work on something that doesn't really alleviate any of the pressure on your life. What is avoidable is wasting your younger years working with no aim in mind, with no goals set. What is avoidable is not setting yourself up for the day that you break free...
Sunday, June 15, 2008
English Murmur #7
Part of the answer of one high school student when posed the question, "Would you rather be a celebrity, or an ordinary person?" HAHAHA...
"And I will not be pested by paparaze on my way home. Further more, I will not hit the head lines when I have affair."
"And I will not be pested by paparaze on my way home. Further more, I will not hit the head lines when I have affair."
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
English Murmur #6
"I am a fat girl that I don’t like to exercise everyday."
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Sunday, June 8, 2008
English Murmur #5
"When I was ten years old, my parents took me to swim. Unfortunately, I drown."
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Saturday, June 7, 2008
English Murmur #4
"I wish I can be thinner that every will change their mind and be easier to know the inside of me."
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Thursday, June 5, 2008
English Murmur #3
"He has a heavy body, kind face, soft voice, and a hearty heart."
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