From my point of view, one of the outstanding subjects of the departments of Human Resources is, without a doubt, the satisfaction and the motivation of the employees.
The emotional salary refers to all those non-economic remunerations that the worker can obtain from the company and whose objective is to positively encourage the image that has on their work environment.
Does your company offer "emotional salary"?
Some examples, remotely work one day each week, kindergarden, university tuition...
Great question. You touched the pain area, Mayte :)
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Mar 31, 2017 3:14 PM
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I don't know if it's cultural, industrial or whatever, but after a few discussions with other PM seems that in IT work we have less "emotional salary" than other industries as banking, construction.
Great question. You touched the pain area, Mayte :)
I don't know if it's cultural, industrial or whatever, but after a few discussions with other PM seems that in IT work we have less "emotional salary" than other industries as banking, construction. Saving Changes...
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I personally feel that when people are working in difficult environments and company owners have no much choice for getting the substitute. Then owners consider to provide emotional salary to motivate their workforce.
In IT companies, owners have lot of choices for getting replacement, so we have less emotional salary in IT. But in other industries, there are huge shortage of skilled manpower, hence we have more emotional salary in this case.
There are some companies who have diverse business verticals with both IT and non-IT companies in their portfolio. We have differences in emotional salary in same company in different business segments.
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2 replies by Drew Craig and Mayte Mata Sivera
Apr 01, 2017 7:33 AM
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Apr 03, 2017 1:56 PM
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Andrew, thank you for your comments. By the way, I received the email with your name...not anonymous...lol
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Abhishek PandeyFunctional Manager| Larsen Toubro LimitedRourkela, Orissa, India
I personally feel that when people are working in difficult environments and company owners have no much choice for getting the substitute. Then owners consider to provide emotional salary to motivate their workforce.
In IT companies, owners have lot of choices for getting replacement, so we have less emotional salary in IT. But in other industries, there are huge shortage of skilled manpower, hence we have more emotional salary in this case.
There are some companies who have diverse business verticals with both IT and non-IT companies in their portfolio. We have differences in emotional salary in same company in different business segments Saving Changes...
Drew CraigSr. Agile & Product Coach| VanguardPhiladelphia, Pa, United States
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Drew CraigSr. Agile & Product Coach| VanguardPhiladelphia, Pa, United States
I did not intend to reply to Anonymous, apologize for that.
Sometimes its not at the industry level, rather manager level. It all depends on a variety of factors, and what the individual sees as their emotional salary. Saving Changes...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Great question Mayte - My company for example promotes personal development, continuous studies, work from home from time to time and this is a very good thing and part of the emotional salary (I like this expression a lot) Saving Changes...
I like the name, first time I see it.
So it include flexible work hour, work from home, free coffee, and the like, the concept is interesting.
I have benefit from that. In some place it is the 4 days week, that create problem, your left with 3 days for meeting, has some have Monday other Friday.
Is it really a benefit? Not that sure.
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Apr 03, 2017 1:58 PM
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Thank you, Vincent...Agree, there are some benefits that are a little tricky...one of those is "Company Cell phone"...mmm should I answer it after my working hours?...
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Rama K GoberuProgram Manager| Appfire TechnologiesHyderabad, India
For me, given the changing work environments, work life balance issues and the stress coming out of maintaining families or other priorities make this emotional salary more relevant than any time in the recent past.
Wherever there is a scope, organizations must consider this in the context of new social challenges, interpersonal work place behavior, work satisfaction (with their employer) and the lack of providing top-edge monetary salaries.
To answer your question, my company does to an extent give me emotional salary. It again depends on how much it can spare by not impacting its regular business. The HR departments play a vital role in identifying the areas where something can be offered and to what extent.
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