Memo
To: Law Firm Employees
From: Lee Rosen
Subject: Do You Have a Good Employer?
The following is a list of factors to consider in determining whether you have a good place to work. Review the list, think through the factors, and then take one of the following actions:
- quit,
- stay begrudgingly, or
- stay, be happy, engaged, productive, and grateful. Recruit your friends and family when positions open and look forward to the start of every workday.
Factors Affecting Your Quality of Employment
- Expectations are communicated to you and understood by you.
- Systematic communication tools are employed, including weekly one-to-one meetings and weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual team meetings.
- Tools (software, hardware, etc.) are provided to you to foster productivity, minimize downtime, and promote efficiency.
- Ideas are accepted, evaluated, and sometimes implemented. Credit is given.
- Praise is dispensed when accomplishments are achieved.
- Co-workers are committed to their work, as are you.
- Learning and growth are promoted, valued, and achieved.
- You are cared about as a person.
- Your work is important and meaningful.
- You have friends at work.
