tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post1947568110042717527..comments2024-03-26T19:52:25.909-04:00Comments on PT Dilloway: Everyday Heroes 9/13PT Dillowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-55320815284260524332013-09-20T08:56:47.735-04:002013-09-20T08:56:47.735-04:00I used to lead our 'Fun Committee' at work...I used to lead our 'Fun Committee' at work. I found that in large enough groups, people will complain about every decision or event. After a few years of this, our quarterly events went from citywide scavenger hunts (and being paid for it!) to me doing stand-up until people got bored and left the conference room I'd scheduled for it.<br /><br />But hey, when people are complaning about, literally, every detail of every carefully planned event... it just wears a person down after a while.Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-46330323428481109222013-09-19T11:00:11.235-04:002013-09-19T11:00:11.235-04:00What a wonderful list. You know, all of these stoc...What a wonderful list. You know, all of these stocks have (for the most part) had a record year too. I've been following Celgene and am looking for a "buy" opportunity to emerge on a 5% pullback of some kind. <br /><br />Aren't you glad I told you to get out of bond? Look what happened to the market yesterday! Fantastic and huge surge woo hoo!Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-14614897879614119212013-09-19T02:39:53.430-04:002013-09-19T02:39:53.430-04:00Interesting statistics. I notice County and State ...Interesting statistics. I notice County and State agencies are absent from the list. Oh wait, these are corporate only?<br /><br />......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-36228035311562939062013-09-18T22:13:17.206-04:002013-09-18T22:13:17.206-04:00I Googled, Google, Inc. and they came out and numb...I Googled, Google, Inc. and they came out and number two, alright. <br /><br />No mention of McDonald's. No surprise! klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-65403268180520797562013-09-18T21:28:25.000-04:002013-09-18T21:28:25.000-04:00Microsoft is #14. No wonder people are jumping to ...Microsoft is #14. No wonder people are jumping to Google. Celgene makes drug therapies for cancer. I'm sure working for a company that helps people is satisfying. That's why I like working at my job.Maurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-9205606313884922822013-09-18T13:41:39.053-04:002013-09-18T13:41:39.053-04:00"Median" pay is a statistical measure th..."Median" pay is a statistical measure that means 1/2 the people make more, 1/2 make less. As a measure, it's more helpful than an average, but not as helpful in this context as the "mode" (remember from math? Mean/median/mode?) Mode would tell you what MOST people in the company make. For example, if a company has 10 people, and the boss makes $100,000 per year, four people make $20,000 and five make $10,000 per year, then the <br /><br />Mean = 23,000, which is useless because it would leave you assuming most people make that, but in fact all but one make less.<br />Median = 10,001, which tells you something -- 1/2 the people make less than that, but you don't know HOW MUCH less, and 1/2 make more, but you don't know how muchmore.<br /><br />Mode actually tells you the most, here, because you would find out that most workers make only $10,000, painting a very different picture than the other two.<br /><br />In any event, speaking as an employer, I'm not sure how they measure this, and I'd be interested in the mechanics of the survey. Yahoo!, for example, ended their previously-popular telecommuting benefit. Google just ended many benefits they'd offered including 20% time, which was a great idea.<br /><br />At our firm, I try really hard to be flexible and let people bring kids to work and let them take days off and we do small incentive programs to try to be fun and we give out bonuses and we have a Christmas party. It's tough to make everyone happy. The other week, I tried to have a review of people following office procedures by having our office manager pick out a procedure a day, and go around to see if people were following it. So an example would be having your timesheet up and billing to make sure clients' fees are being recorded appropriately.<br /><br />If you had the timesheet open, you got a candy bar. If you didn't, nothing bad happened to you, you just got reminded to have it open. <br /><br />PEOPLE COMPLAINED. They didn't like that it was a candy bar. They felt like they were being treated 'like children' (that's from someone who didn't have the timesheet open), and felt like we were policing them.<br /><br />So: try to enforce a rule by rewarding people who follow it with a little treat, get complaints.<br /><br />Anyway, I think we've got a pretty good place to work here. We have superlow turnover: only about 2 people have left voluntarily while I've been here (13 years this week) and some people who left came back.Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-15980592988067251812013-09-18T12:26:06.322-04:002013-09-18T12:26:06.322-04:00I have to second the comment highlighting the grum...I have to second the comment highlighting the grumpy note, because I wonder if these paychecks are going to everyone or just the people they're willing to talk about, being higher up the corporate structure, five years with the company or not. When a company wants to sound good, that's how they manipulate the flow of information.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-50560076509497076112013-09-18T11:16:50.792-04:002013-09-18T11:16:50.792-04:00Love the Grumpy Note!
I work at a University. The ...Love the Grumpy Note!<br />I work at a University. The pay is ok I could get more in the private sector, but not the benefits.<br />I basically work for the State of Texas...<br />*Shiver* Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208969934278199592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-77821228989497082152013-09-18T11:10:09.866-04:002013-09-18T11:10:09.866-04:00Very interesting. Thanks for reminding me of how l...Very interesting. Thanks for reminding me of how little money I make. Happy Hump Day! stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.com