Is Spending More Time At Work Really A Reward??
I just got a call from my manager’s manager, and she called to congratulate me because I had been nominated for a marketing reward at work. Basically, an account started using us much more often after I had spent time marketing there. Well, this is a nice honor, but guess what the reward is? Dinner, with all my coworkers, at a restaurant in Seattle.
Ok, that may not sound bad. But let me just go over the reasons why I HATE this reward for doing a good job.
1) I am trying to lose weight and now I’m going to eat a dinner.
2) I have to dress up in my work clothes on my day off from work and rub elbows with the big wigs. It’s basically just more marketing and work on my weekend!
3) I have to commute 30 minutes each way to go to this dinner. In my car, using my gas.
I am glad that I am doing well at work, but seriously, this is a stupid reward in my opinion! I would prefer the recognition in the form of just an email sent to coworkers with my name in lights or a gift card if you want to spend money. But please, don’t pull me away from my family and my home on my day off from work. And by the way, saying I can’t go without a legitimate reason is a big no-no.
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I’m sure they thought it was a really nice idea. Are there other presentations going on that night? If so, perhaps you will come down with something. Do you get to bring your spouse? If so, someone can enjoy the meal. You can say that your tummy is off and you need to just stick to a bit of mineral water.
Good luck and congrats.
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Whoo, that’s a big one. I would feel the exact same way. I hate it when they do that. It’s great to get the recognition, but they should no better than make you work on a day off as a prize!
I get that way when we have our work events, like our golf outing…on a Sunday, or course..LOL
Oh, I should add… this dinner is to honor a lot of people, not just me.
Well…since you can’t get out of it, I say enjoy yourself the best you can while sticking to your guns about eating as healthily as possible. Good luck and congrats on the recognition!
Ya know how really good healthy food is usually more expensive? You can use this “reward” to indulge in something delicious and healthy that you wouldn’t want to splurge on yourself. Ask them to box up half before serving, I do that all the time, then I have dinner for 2 nights.