Power At Work

Question 1: Do you have a negative or a positive view of power at work? Why? What event of events at work have shaped your view?

Nicole: She has a positive view of power at work and her direct supervisor. Her supervisor is very fair, and her communication skills are excellent. When you ask her for something she does not blow you off. For example, the vacation time at work they have to follow a protocol, which is a two pronged approach: the first come first serve approach combined your seniority. After these two prongs are looked at, her supervisor uses her professional judgement and looks at if the person had the exact same time off last year and so on and so forth. Her supervisor does not abuse her power and she is always at the office to answer questions and concerns, which she respects because you can work remotely. It has only been three months, but her interactions with her have been very positive. Her supervisor always has open lines of communication, and is very consistent
He had four attributes that all had the same level of importance. First, he stated that promotion and growth were important to him because he wanted a career and not just a job. Second, he stated that the work needed to be interesting, challenging, and enjoyable at the same time. Third, he stated that wages are important to him because he would not want to work any job for free. Finally, fourth, he stated that personal loyalty to employees is important to him because having really good relationships with their colleagues could offset any decrease in the first three attributes. He feels that most people do not think about the importance of this attribute, but if employees have loyalty to each other, then their jobs will never feel like work. He stated that the least important job attribute was sympathetic help with personal problems because he did not think that had any relevance to liking or disliking your