Great Company Morale Made My Least Paying Job My Favorite Job Ever

I remember the excitement of getting my first job, which remains my favorite and the very best employment experience I've ever had. Despite the relatively meager pay, the excellence of company morale made it a joy getting out of bed and going in for each work day. My supervisor and manager, who both meant business, were also very professional and pleasant to be around...

My employer was the Omni Coliseum (now Philips Arena) in Atlanta...Sure, there were disagreements, and even some gossip in minor, but the overall pleasant atmosphere outweighed all else. There was no malice amongst workers or superiors, no backstabbing that I ever witnessed. Everyone worked together to achieve our common goal of satisfying customers and helping one another in any way that we could...

What if all companies did that. We'd have less incidences of unemployment and high turnover rates, fewer costs associated with replacing employees, and less people suffering in quest of the ideal employer.

All Companies Should Have an "Undercover Boss"

Undercover Boss is one of my very favorite reality television shows. It addresses a sensitive issue that very few employers realize is in need of address, that of their own employees hurting in ways that they, perhaps, could never imagine.

Many are living from paycheck to paycheck, have had some service suspended, the utilities and/or a phone, etc. Some lack transportation and have minor children who they must get to school before timely arriving for work. They must, likewise, timely retrieve their children after school, or make arrangements for doing so because they cannot afford childcare. Some do not even have a roof over their heads...

I'd venture to say that the average worker is living to pay bills, and has little to no enjoyment of life, and yet they get up and routinely report for work to earn whatever wages they can to provide for themselves and their families.

It is honorable when companies care to put themselves in the shoes of their employees, invest in alleviation of their hardships, and in their growth and advancement. If all capable companies did that for a select few or at least one employee each year they would uplift those employees and their families, and improve both company and community culture...