What Makes a Job "Good" -- and the Case for Investing in People | Warren Valdmanis | TED

Businesses need to stop cutting labor costs and start investing in people, says social impact investor Warren Valdmanis. In this perspective-shifting talk, he breaks down the essential ingredients of a "good" job -- which is more than just the size of a paycheck -- and shares why they're key to building great companies.
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[@boardingaisle7382]

oftentimes, it is not the job that you hate, but the boss who's running behind. When your boss think of its employees is just a part of the pie chart, or just a cell in the spreadhsheet, harmony between the ranks starts to crumble. Management must be thoughtful that employees is also human - it have emotions and needs trusting support.

[@alw2839]

Nah, lets treat them like robots. /satire

[@user-ln6ne4xe9v]

In my country, if the employee's boss is his/her father, the position and salary is always higher than average or brilliant talent owned employees. No fairness anymore , boss needs slaves but elites here in my place.

[@Strangepete]

Most jobs: Going somewhere you don't want to go, to do things you don't like doing, while being around people you don't want to be around, all for reasons you don't really believe in, just in order to avoid becoming homeless and starving to death.

[@fionafiona1146]

Glad to be in Germany, enabled to have better choices.

[@alw2839]

Soultion: vote 3rd party.

[@egyptwns89_26]

@@alw2839 Better solution: find a different way of making money.

[@habin27991]

Thank you for this wonderful speech, lots to learn from.

[@deepakarya7929]

Thanks

[@briangara9708]

I like the idea of labeling corporations with a number and everyone can see it

[@simonarnold7094]

I hope many "investors" see and understand this.

[@PatrickBaek]

Most people don’t have a career. They just have a job. If you have a job that takes you about a year to get comfortable at work, that is the end of the first chapter in your career. Longer you work there from then on, you are only multiplying the same number of experience. Consequently higher you are forced to go up the career ladder to level up your work experience, more the sacrifice you have to compromise. You flip a burger for 6 months at McDonald and stay there for 3 years, you don’t have a 3 years of work experience. You just have 6 months of experience in flipping a burger 6 times. That is a reality of work that most of us do for a living, not for a career. The idea of having work-life balance stems from not having a true career. A good job is the one that you are being surrounded by a group of people who are equally passionate about what they do. Your happy work always comes at the expense of others like those janitors who clean up your office after you leave; unpaid interns; or in some cases, tax payers for those government-funded jobs.

[@XnaugahydeX]

when workers own da means of production

[@wildonez3076]

Why give someone a low wage when they are literally the one who is making the money, minded the store, It's ridiculous.

[@SCRT]

Literally to the 1% whos reading this, God bless you, and may your dreams come true, stay safe and have a wonderful day. ‍‍‍‍💕s

[@phamthithuthuy8087]

That is for true

[@astridmortensen8436]

:)

[@GamingWithJulio6000]

Chillin

[@GamingWithJulio6000]

Cool

[@GamingWithJulio6000]

Also I got first comment

[@l0gic23]

@@GamingWithJulio6000 what you win?

[@fionafiona1146]

That example is soo creepy, I don't want to be around people doing sports to begin with and "helpful" employees contributed to Germans like me refusing to shop at Walmart. Those conditions were better meet at other local stores thought, so that may have contributed.