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Majority of employees feel they have NO control over decisions in the workplace
daily Mail ^ | 11 July 2014 | By Louise Boyle

Posted on 07/11/2014 3:43:07 PM PDT by CorporateStepsister

Most employees believe they have no say when it comes to changes in the workplace that directly affect their jobs.

Six out of ten corporate staff said they have little or no input in decisions which affect them personally at work, according to a recent survey by Strayer University and Ipsos.

Those over 35 felt their opinions mattered less than those workers aged 18-34 - although perhaps that's just a healthy dose of cynicism that comes from spending longer on the corporate ladder.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: business; corporate; decisions; economy; employees; employers; jobs; liberalwhiners; staff; university; workers; workplace
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To: Chode
why should they???

Because they're SMEs, as acknowledged by management.

21 posted on 07/11/2014 4:51:29 PM PDT by papertyger
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To: Patriot Babe
During meetings we gave suggestions to management what we believe can make our department more productive. Well we did that only to fall on deaf ears ...

Most managers are nothing but private label bureaucrats. Unless they can get direct credit for any change, it's not in their interest to challenge an inherited business unit.

22 posted on 07/11/2014 5:00:10 PM PDT by papertyger
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To: bigbob

” I guarantee you the feeling of having no control is substantially greater in publicly-held corporations than in privately-held ones”

The corporation I owned and ran the employees had no say in anything, do as you’re told or get fired!


23 posted on 07/11/2014 5:21:19 PM PDT by dalereed
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To: CorporateStepsister

They shouldn’t have a say. Don’t like it, leave.


24 posted on 07/11/2014 5:42:55 PM PDT by bgill
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To: Fledermaus
Then become the boss or find another job or start your own business or just shut up.

God help any organisation that you manage to be a manager in.

25 posted on 07/11/2014 6:15:12 PM PDT by Yashcheritsiy (It's time to Repeal and Replace the Republican Party)
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To: bert
They get paid to work, not manage their own jobs. If they excel, they will be promoted and be given decision authority.

LOL! You apparently haven't worked in any corporate environment ever...

26 posted on 07/11/2014 6:16:11 PM PDT by Yashcheritsiy (It's time to Repeal and Replace the Republican Party)
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To: Lorianne
You’ll soon find that the wonderful ‘control’ comes with a hell of a lot of responsibility and stuff you’re really rather not be doing at all (like doing the government’s paperwork for them) and putting up with whiny employees.

Well, no. There's a definite difference between whining because you don't get to be the manager and sit behind a big desk, and having managers who consistently make bad decisions because they don't bother to pay attention to what their often-times more skilled and experienced employees are telling them.

27 posted on 07/11/2014 6:18:38 PM PDT by Yashcheritsiy (It's time to Repeal and Replace the Republican Party)
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To: Yashcheritsiy

More skilled employees get the work done. Can’t let them move up. Then who will do the work? That’s been my experience from what I’ve seen.


28 posted on 07/11/2014 6:30:22 PM PDT by The Toll
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To: Yashcheritsiy
...and having managers who consistently make bad decisions because they don't bother to pay attention to what their often-times more skilled and experienced employees are telling them.

Precisely!

I work for a Koch subsidiary, and if our location's managers put as much effort into following the much ballyhooed "guiding principles" as they do making it LOOK like they're following them, Charles Koch would be King of the World.

As I said earlier, most professional managers are nothing but private sector bureaucrats who care about nothing but avoiding being scapegoated from above.

Their one big ace in the hole is they report to someone who is not on-site, and can therefore find sufficient scapegoats of their own to justify their failures, assuming a critical mass of their subordinates are at least somewhat diligent.

29 posted on 07/11/2014 8:10:30 PM PDT by papertyger
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To: CorporateStepsister

Considering my own lack of experience and what I’ve seen from some co-workers, most of them don’t have a say because they don’t have a damn clue how to run a business.


30 posted on 07/12/2014 5:50:44 AM PDT by RWB Patriot ("My ability is a value that must be earned and I don't recognize anyone's need as a claim on me.")
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To: CorporateStepsister

Most don’t. Managers and Directors no longer are. They have all the responsibility but none of the authority.


31 posted on 07/12/2014 6:25:15 AM PDT by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Are!)
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To: papertyger

When I hire an accounting clerk their is a “job descrpition” and I do want them to take “responsiblity” for their work.

What decision rights do they need to properly reconcile a bank account?


32 posted on 07/14/2014 8:12:04 PM PDT by Fledermaus (Conservatives are all that's left to defend the Constitution. Dems hate it, and Repubs don't care.)
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To: Fledermaus
When I hire an accounting clerk their is a “job descrpition” and I do want them to take “responsiblity” for their work. What decision rights do they need to properly reconcile a bank account?

Interesting that you would choose accountancy as your example.

When companies start gaining and losing market share, complying with OSHA standards, maintaining critical infrastructure, and developing new products/processes, based on their high standard of bean-counting, I'll take your point.

33 posted on 07/15/2014 1:23:32 PM PDT by papertyger
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To: papertyger

Duh, it wasn’t an example. I have a staff of 10 full time and 3 part time.


34 posted on 07/15/2014 9:15:27 PM PDT by Fledermaus (Conservatives are all that's left to defend the Constitution. Dems hate it, and Repubs don't care.)
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To: Fledermaus
Duh, it wasn’t an example. I have a staff of 10 full time and 3 part time.

My, my. You aren't used to having someone contradict you, are you?

That you counter by alternating between being pedantic and obtuse when you don't like what's being said, given the piss-ant size of your area of responsibility, must make you a real inspiration to your subordinates.

35 posted on 07/15/2014 10:21:30 PM PDT by papertyger
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