Re:On the Folly of Rewarding A, While Hoping for B (1975) [pdf]
by tosers4 on Thursday June 18, 2020 @12:29PM
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> It may be in a culture lacking enforcement of minor rules results in more people feeling free to transgress rules that actively benefit them, but that is a second order effect.
Not just that, but for example, it will leave distaste in the abiding workers mouths. "I came here every day, respect the dress code, and that lazy bastard does not?".
So, don't really make rules that take much effort to enforce, or leave more open interpretation for small things, "common sense".
I don't know the answer, but a lot of minor things makes a big bad thing.
Re:On the Folly of Rewarding A, While Hoping for B (1975) [pdf]
by TeMPOraL on Thursday June 18, 2020 @02:23PM
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> Not just that, but for example, it will leave distaste in the abiding workers mouths.
Or, in other words, there is a competitive advantage here: obeying the rule is a hassle. Following a dress code is more annoying than wearing whatever one is comfortable in. The abiding workers are rightfully angry, because they're paying a price, however minor, for apparently no reason.
>If you advertise a rule and don't enforce it, you in-effect reward people who transgress the rule... and when why you are surrounded by jerks
that transgressing the rule needs to provide some sort of competitive advantage for the selection to work. Some people may transgress a dress code but I am doubtful that sort of thing will actively help them in the workplace.
It may be in a culture lacking enforcement of minor rules results in more people feeling free to transgress rules that actively benefit them, but that is a second order effect.