are you a model employee?
By cherigucchi
@cherigucchi (14879)
Philippines
April 22, 2013 12:30am CST
We hear a lot of people ranting about how they hate their job and their bosses every now and then but have we ever thought how good we are as an employee?
Our stinginess can prevent good things from coming our way. We always try to do only the amount of work that corresponds to the amount we are being paid and when we feel that we deserve better than what we are doing, we raise hell!
If we are going to examine it closely, we will somehow realize that it is us who is at the losing end of this kind of selfishness. We must also realize that employees and the company are one. If the company loses to make profits, we are losing as well. But if the company gains more then we also gain in the process.
For our employers to treat us with respect, let us show them that we truly deserve it--by being the best that we are!
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16 responses
@cttolledo (5460)
• Legaspi, Philippines
22 Apr 13
Honestly, I'm a model employee sometimes!! but not most of the times! It is because I'm not happy anymore with my work.. I'm bored and want to quit.. But to be fair I'm doing my job perfectly because my obligation to the company has nothing to do with my personal problem..I can do my job still but the my passion with my work are all gone..I'm thinking of quitting but I have to fix something before I can leave my job.
@Katriona_22 (271)
• Philippines
22 Aug 15
just make sure everything before leaving dear, I felt that way too sometimes maybe because I'm not happy with my job and want to experience and explore other fields of job also and want a more lovely and lively environment.
@sacmom (14192)
• United States
23 Aug 15
@Katriona_22 I was fired because I didn't pass a scheme test. A test I was told that I could take over and over until I pass it.
As for the appeal, it wasn't possible to do that. Not with me being on probation at the time...
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@Katriona_22 (271)
• Philippines
22 Aug 15
oh, that's sad then, but for what reason he fired you? you can make an appeal then if you know he's not right to do that.
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@Katriona_22 (271)
• Philippines
23 Aug 15
@sacmom oh, sad to hear that, but there's always a next time you can try it over and over again until you pass. Good luck
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@beamer88 (4259)
• Philippines
22 Apr 13
You're right. Some people have somewhat forgotten that a company's success is dependent on the performance of employees. And if a company is earning, almost always it would somehow be given back to its employees either through bonuses, promotions or other fringe benefits. Being a model employee doesn't mean we're the best. It means we always do out best. We don't shortchange the company by being lazy or doing personal stuff using the company's resources and time.
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@airasheila (5454)
• Philippines
22 Apr 13
good day to you,
with reference to your main topic, well, i just remember, i was a model employee for the year when i was still working in a bank. the votes are cast every quarter and i was voted quarterly. the competition was very stiff. and i really thank God that i was chosen as the model employee of the year.
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@mohkanari (1957)
• India
22 Apr 13
I can't be a model employee. I enjoy maximum possible freedom and relax in my job time. Since I can do my jobs in pace and quality above average I get free time after completing jobs. Management prefer to utilize that time too doing some extra works. A model employee should do it. But I live NOT to do jobs, I do jobs to live.
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
22 Aug 15
I was never a model employee... LOL.... but I really tried my best to give my FULL shot... and always QUALITY work. but I know deep in my heart I am a model employee.
politics played a big role from my previous work... so I don't expect anything favorable for me.. I was a renegade employee... Yeah that's it "renegade employee"
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
23 Aug 15
@sacmom I did. haha.. mess up the administrators' lives and decisions.
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@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
19 Aug 18
Super agree with you! When employees are happy, they will work harder and will be very good to your company as well, and if most of the companies are like that the owner benefits from this too, right?
As for me, i work as much as i think i can. Afterall, when i do good, the company is good - i will have work for as long as i can i have. =)
@allknowing (130063)
• India
23 Aug 15
I had a few reporting to me but I always wanted them to know that I call a spade a spade which was not quite palatable for some. At the same time they knew I was just.
@concept001 (430)
• India
22 Apr 13
I fully agree and respect your comment. If we justify our job I don't think that the company or the boss will not understand our contribution in the growth of the organization. It has to be give and take policy. We get something when we add something towards the revenue of the company. Nobody can pay from their pockets. So, at times we become skeptical about our job but if we keep our self at the position of the boss we understand how difficult it is. For me it is very important that I am doing justice with my job responsibility irrespective of personal problems with anyone around.
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@jkct02 (2874)
• Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
27 Aug 15
It is okay if we think that we just do exactly how much we are hired to do. You do your part of the deal and the boss pays you for doing that. But doing just enough in what you are doing won't make you getting pay raises or job promotions. Most employers look for workers who are willing to do more, apart from doing well in their job, to be promoted to higher positions. So if you want higher pay or better position, you must do more and take more responsibility.
@cgalavia (1436)
• Philippines
24 Aug 15
I think I am sometimes a model employee.When I am at work,I really do my task completely and happy of what I am doing. Employee and employer needs to work one another to both have a success.
@cmoneyspinner (9221)
• Austin, Texas
22 Aug 15
OK. Listen up. Nobody forced the employer to hire me. If I'm not doing the job nobody is forcing the employer to keep me on the job and pay me. The End.
@yeezermac (145)
• Singapore, Singapore
22 Oct 15
IMHO, we all started our careers wanting to be the best that we are. We gave everything and expected nothing. But along the way, things started to disappoint us. We encounter horrible bosses. We encountered incompetent colleagues. We encountered tasks that don't make sense and ruined our sense of satisfaction. Yes, there are internal mechanisms that we can develop to cope but sometimes these things just chip away at us until they break through our armor. At that point, we cannot rationalise anymore. We just feel cheated and disappointed. It is at that point that we cannot bring ourselves to become "model employees" anymore. It is not always up to us. We are human, after all.
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
21 Aug 15
I believe we all try to do our best and if we make the effort rewards will be coming our way. I was a supervisor for a company that rewarded me with not only a nice check but other fringe benefits although I gave all the credit to my employees and I myself rewarded them with taking them out to eat at a nice restaurant one day and we had an extra half hour for this meal which everyone seemed to like. I believe in rewards for a job well done and for going above and beyond. Everyone was a winner that day.
@Katriona_22 (271)
• Philippines
22 Aug 15
I think I am because last year I got an two award as employee of the month, I think my employer appreciate my work and how I treat with my co employee and how I deal with our client.
