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228B RE-ENGAGE

: More responsibility, chances to prove themselves
: Time off to have a life outside work
: Appreciation for sacrificing time off
: Opportunities to be mentored and learn new things

For all four generations

: Recognition for collaboration and teamwork with mem-
bers of other generations

: HOW EMPLOYEES GET THE MESSAGE “YOU’RE NOT
IMPORTANT” IN BIG AND SMALL WAYS

In doing a microanalysis of employee survey comments, we cataloged
some additional ways employees see the signs that may seem inconse-
quential and unintended to the leaders and managers who send them:

: The employee receives no eye contact or greeting from the
manager when they pass each other in the hallway.
: The employee is not welcomed or is ignored entirely on the
first day of employment.
: The manager allows phone calls to interrupt “important”
meetings with employees.
: The employee has not received needed supplies, equipment,
data, or assistance.
: There is a failure to respond to employee requests for infor-
mation or meetings.
: Meetings are continually postponed, especially performance
evaluations.
: The employee has to work in hot, cold, cramped, stuffy, dis-
organized, or run-down quarters; in noisy, smelly, or toxic
surroundings; or in any other kind of unsanitary or unpleas-
ant conditions.