If you Treat Employees like they don't make a difference, they won't!

Here is the thing. When companies label themselves as employee centric and start singing Kumbaya over marshmallows and biscuits you need to understand that such optics are for the gullible. These are the same sorts of things that companies do when they start talking about their "eco friendly" products, or their "socially responsible" procurement, or their "healthy and natural" foods etc. Companies exist to make their owner rich and to that end they will put that is their number one priority. Anything else is simply an enabler for that objective, or a way to circumvent the challenges that public opinion and government intervention impose upon their ability to meet their mercenary goals. Treat your employment engagements as though you were working under contract (because that is exactly what you are doing) and make yourself the CEO of your own personal enterprise. You don't need to register a legal entity to do this because you already are a legal entity (complete with birth certificate). Simply remember that the bottom line is the bottom line in any world where we have free markets and at will employment. Be the sovereign ruler of your own life and not a serf in someone else's agenda.

I am now chosing homelessness over SHIT TOXIC work, and I am loving myself doing this, I am tired of being stuck in an invisible economic underclass in Canada. I hope to freeze to death peacefully this winter somewhere in the mountains of Northern Coastal BC, all because I am no longer willing to be made part of the greed and CLEARLY UNSTOPPABLE overconsumption and well off people generally treating poor people as disposable and fit for abuse, all to still not be able to pay rent or eat decent food, let alone have any joy in life. I would apply for MAID, IF I HAD A FUCKING DOCTOR!!!!! People SAY they care, but they sure don't ever ACT like they do for me. I have 10 years of university education in some of the most advanced courses and areas of study known to humanity, decades of skilled and unskilled work experience, but my only way to live with dignity now is to chose to die in a tent, no problems with homo STUPIDANS. I am not using my mind power's correctly, I guess, such hateful shit people believe.

Well said, I am 100% agree.

EEOC Lesson Learned (not another virus story)?A year ago I was happy. I received an above average “Exemplary” score on my yearly review and the maximum bonus amount. Then I became disabled.At first I was thankful because I believed CBRE would be there for me. I reported my condition and corresponding limitations to my supervisor and she seemed supportive. But then nothing happened. There was no follow up, no attempt accommodate my limitations, which were an inability to travel (I won’t go into detail). So this meant no one was covering the required site visits to my remote projects. Unfortunately we had a bad GC on one project. Eventually the local client AVP complained to the head of real estate for our client, the Hartford Insurance Company. They in turn complained to our senior manager that my lack of site visits was unacceptable and he needed to “deal” with my poor performance.That became a dilemma for him because our teams main goal has always been to do whatever we had to do to make the customer happy so we could get a dark green rating. This is where system failed. Instead of letting the client know I had extenuating circumstances our managers decided to let it stand that I had performance issues and that they would discipline me accordingly. I met with my manager and was told the head of real estate was very upset and that I may be terminated. This was extremely upsetting so I contacted HR with my concerns. But nothing changed the pressure increased and now I was trying to do my job, manage a serious illness, and be under the constant fear of termination.I was finally told I had to leave “for my health” even though I wanted to work to the of the year and close out my projects. All I needed was some reasonable accommodations. So with one day notice I was required to turn in my computer and was escorted out of the building in front of my fellow employees. All of which assumed was because of my poor performance. I have been out of work since November and was also denied my year end bonus. Fortunately I kept meticulous records and have now filed a complaint with the EEOC (never thought I would have to) and they agreed it was discrimination and are investigating the matter.Lesson Learned Don’t assume your managers or HR will be there if you become less than a shining star even through no fault of your own. Document everything that does not seem right. Report any instance immediately to compliance. Don’t be surprised if you get no response from any group. Be prepared for retaliation.?I still can’t believe the way I was treated by a company that professes to be employee-centric. Sadly enough I used to ride a shiny red motorcycle now I ride a shiny red electric scooter when I am not using my walker

This is so true of every employment body world wide. Only now, are some employers recognising that a measure of kindness goes a long way to getting the desired outcomes. I have worked more than 50hrs a week since I became an NHS employee because I had wonderful line mangers who understood 'work-life balance' long before it became a buzz word. I never minded going the extra mile because they were always there for me. As far as I am concerned, discontent breeds contempt.?