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To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (123680)4/14/2001 9:17:03 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph  Respond to of 164684
 
and then the motivated folks get treated like the lowest common denominator and end up as the lowest common denominator.


Yup...I bought a four line phone and after hooking it up today found the ringer did not work. The people at Staples did not even apologize for the inconvenience. I know they did not make the phone but I am sorry you were inconvenienced would have been nice.



To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (123680)4/14/2001 11:36:11 PM
From: Alomex  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 164684
 
and then the motivated folks get treated like the lowest common denominator and end up as the lowest common denominator.

Hear hear.I think companies should implement systems in which managers have a pot of discretionary bonus money that can be dooled out liberally when an employee goes above and beyond what "just going through the motions" demands.