Identify a Situation
Hum/114
Randolph Tucker
February 19, 2014

I have a friend who is having a pretty rough time at work. She enjoys the work that she does but dislikes the structure in the office. She works for a small company, and changes in pay- structure and time off occurred shortly after she started. The problem is that the incentives that were originally in place upon hire have all faded away. These problems have been discussed with the owners, but the issue is that the bosses, a married couple, don’t see a problem and believe that are being fair by doing what they believe to be best for the business. I believe that this started off as a problem, being that the office needed some structure. The issue has become what the management is focusing on to add some structure. The focus is on pay and time off of employees instead of the day to day operation of the business. I informed her to write everything out and present her concerns in a professional manner. When she let me know that this had been done on several occasions, I determined based on what I have learned recently, that it is time for some research. Research needs to be done to find out if the original incentives are common for her field of work. We need to talk to other people in the industry to find out what the norm is. Research needs to be done to determine the average compensation in her area. This can be done online through different websites that keep track of current pay rates. No matter what information is found I believe that there are only two solutions. The solution is going to be for her to find another place of employment or stay where she is and just deal with the changes. If the research shows that in fact she is being under-paid and benefits or incentives are the norm for the industry then I believe the solution would be to create a good resume and start looking for employment elsewhere. I know that some people would argue that jobs are hard to come by and just be grateful to have. On the contrary, people have to work to live so although everyday won’t be perfect people should at least be able to have a job that they halfway enjoy going to. However, if what is being offered is the pretty much the same for other companies then the solution should be for her to stay at the job she is at. There be more travel involved in getting to a new, and just going through the experience of starting a new job can be stressful but the difficulties could be overcome by focusing on why the job change took place.