Comments on: Pushing for “more” - Good side and bad side

By: Manas

Manas — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:25:07 +0000

I think pressure is just an extreme case of pushing. When someone is pushed against a wall, it’s pressure. So, pressure can never be constructive as by definition it means there is no room.

Creative means can definitely get you more but does your environment nurture creativity?

By: Piyush

Piyush — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 15:20:28 +0000

Very interesting dissection of the thoughts. I now need to share this with many others

A thought - Another interesting thing to talk about would be, “How pressure leads to a constructive push as well.”

“No room to create for more …” perhaps looks like only our understanding of the system, it may mean that one needs to learn a bit about BLUE OCEAN STRATEGIES i.e. creative means to create more.

By: Manas

Manas — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:41:03 +0000

Thanks James. It’s not only Amazon, I see almost everywhere. Especially, working in startups, pressurizing is seen as a mandatory thing.

I have personally never believed in variable pay. It’s just a cheap tactic to pressurize someone. It’s like saying - Hey, I don’t trust that you’ll put your 100% in this job. So, I’ll give you money based on my opinion of your commitment.

It brings in aggression and can show some short term results. But I believe in the long run, you always lose.

By: James Farrar

James Farrar — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:38:40 +0000

Interesting post. For real life context see Dennis Howletts blog post and comment discussion about alleged Amazon.com sweatshop conditions.

Is offering varaible pay and performance pay in context where people are just slight ly above minimum wage appropriate? Does such a regime inspire performance or is it push or pressure for economic survival.

http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/12/15/amazon-sweat-shop-britain/