Were you involved?

I have to ask this question of my fellow students at Sullivan; how involved are you with Sullivan or your job? I hear people complain about happenings and their jobs, but I hardly hear about anything they are doing to change the situation. 

As a former business manager, I am used to hearing these complaints from others, but I always challenged the people doing the complaining to come up with a couple of solutions to the issue. It's easy to complain and think or say that's just the way things are, but that's just not true. Many managers respect an employee that notices a problem and brings both it and a solution to the managers attention. It may not be the solution that the manager would use, but at least it shows that you took the initiative to examine the problem and try to solve it. Complaining for the sake of complaining only hurts morale, but trying to solve a problem shows an investment in the workplace that can lead to recognition, raises, bonuses and promotions. Getting involved is the best way to shift the status quo, so I encourage everyone to get as involved as you can in something you want to see improved.

Brian S.