Why not? CEOs do.
In the news lately there has
been some talk about a local municipality
giving bonuses to workers with good attendance. It is a
method to decrease absenteeism and tardiness. It is a ploy to get people to do what they
are suppose to do anyway.
It reminded me of my working days at the Atlanta Post
Office. My reporting time was
midnight. I always allowed myself a
leeway in case of wreck or some other
mishap.
Also in our office was a lady named Alice Allen. Alice was always about ten to fifteen minutes
late and called in sick a lot. She was
even late when she called in sick.
According to a formula it was time for her to be suspended for bad
attendance. There are steps before
somebody is suspended. First
a verbal talking to, next a warning letter, then a ten day
suspension, then a two week suspension,
then 30 days, then out the door.
The supervisor liked Alice and didn't want to go through all
that with her. He, she, and I met. She said she just had a lot of running around
to do in the day time and when she finally got to bed she would oversleep. The boss said that since I am there anyway,
about 30 minutes before my reporting time would I, as soon as I walked in call
Alice and wake her up. She did not live
that far away. Alice was a good friend
so I was willing to help her, so I said "sure".
I started my off the clock duty as soon as I got in to the
office I called and woke her up each night
. I got creative and would tell
her a joke or a bit of gossip. And her
attendance improved, not perfectly, but it did improve.
Then one night our boss called a meeting. He got us all in the same room and he presented Alice Allen with incentive award of
$250 for the best improved attendance.
Later that night I asked our boss how come I didn't get an
award, my attendance was perfect. He
laughed and said the award was for "improved attendance" and I had
not improved my attendance, how could I?
It was perfect already.
Grrrrrrrrr.
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