Work Rewards, but…
Yesterday a meeting was called and a select few of my team members were invited. The meeting was billed as a refocusing meeting. In that meeting our deadline was extended one week. So now they want to go live on the weekend prior to July 4th.
But something else happened. They gave all in attendance a Nokia N90 phone. These are some of Nokia’s best phones and they appear to be coveted in the United States.
It would be a nice gesture except that they left out several members of the team. One in particular was more deserving than one in attendance. But in my opinion, no one should be left out. So now I have to reconcile my feelings about being one of the chosen ones. I don’t feel good about it and neither did a buddy of mine who tried to give his back. His attempt was denied.
For the life of me, I cannot understand why our management would want to create a situation where some of our team will feel left out. I think the reward stands to do as much damage as good. So in my opinion, even in trying to do something good, our management still screwed it up.
On my part, the phone means nothing to me. Its nice, but more than what I need. And honestly, I’m not really moved by this gesture. What I really want is more meaningful work, a chance to succeed, and a little bit of fun. That would be a reward far beyond any material possession.