Learning Reflections

Mr. Weber made a very good point when he said that salary and wages are an investment to the company. Therefore they need to make sure they are getting the best out of their investment. I feel very strongly about this. People who don't work hard and to their potential for their company are taking advantage of them and not giving them what they are paying you for. If there is a slack in the work place then I feel that the company should either reprimand them or get rid of them. The employee knows that they are taking advantage of the company by not doing their best.

Communication is very important between the company and their employees. Employees need to know what is expected of them and the company needs to follow up on their goals to make sure they are being done. If a company gives an objective for everyone to follow and no one actually gets it done, some companies just brush it off and some will get rid of those who don't reach their goals.

It was also interesting to hear Mr. Weber talk about compensated factors of certain jobs. He was talking about jobs that most people don't want to do like work up in Alaska on the oil rigs. That is what my dad does. He flies up to Alaska every two weeks and works on the oil rigs and the surrounding buildings. They are paid more because of the conditions that they have to work in. During the winter it gets to -60 degrees and sometimes the weather is so bad that they can't go out and work. He has some pretty cool stories to tell sometimes.