Sandwiches I’m not keen on
Anyone that works in the corporate world will have eaten one. I’m sick to death of the taste of them. The “compliment sandwich”. Bleurrghhh. Does your boss not realise you know what’s going on? Do they not realise that by over-abusing this managerial tactic they are forever tainting the taste of compliments?
In this economic climate we need all the praise and motivation we can get. Times are tough, granted and we get that you want us to improve [read: keep the business afloat]. But, seriously, using this method means that employees swiftly learn that praise means jack shit. When praise is used as a buffer for what you fucked up, you begin to mistake any acknowledgment of your work-place successes as merely a precursor to your failings.
Employers: take note!
(on a positive note, if any one has any sandwich recommendations in the Charlotte St area, I’m all ears)
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