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Re:Screw the Bonus, Ask for This at Work Instead by qznc on Tuesday February 26, 2013 @10:57AM (#5286301)
One important thing: Do not treat them all the same. While this is convenient, individuals need different ways of acknowledgement.

Related: http://www.5lovelanguages.com/

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Re:Screw the Bonus, Ask for This at Work Instead by thisone on Tuesday February 26, 2013 @11:08AM (#5286360)
can't repeat this enough.

I want acknowledgement in two forms.

1) personal respect

2) pay me

Number one makes me happy, number two makes me think you value me. When I'm happy and feeling valued then I don't think about leaving.

Other people I work with are different. They want management positions or titles or nights out.

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Re:Screw the Bonus, Ask for This at Work Instead by lisavaas on Tuesday February 26, 2013 @11:29AM (#5286551)
That makes sense to me. Nothing like being treated in cookie-cutter fashion to make you dubious about the sincerity of feedback/rewards/whatever.
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