Dont you just love the fullfilling feeling of achievment?

[mrbios]

One of the best feelings in the world has to be being told how much of a good job you've done after achieving something

Currently sat at work and just been told by a person who i consider to be one of the smartest people ive ever met (MD of an IT consultancy company) that he thinks im doing an incredibly good job among other things and he would have absolutely no hesitation in employing me (its quite a big thing considering the intelligence of some of the guys he has working under him and being compared to them)

made me feel quite speechless for a moment, im an IT technician for a school at the moment, only worked here 2 years and its my first IT job so im still in the learning process (been incredibly lucky here though, learnt alot more than i would in 95% of other first jobs in IT)

what sort of thing makes you lot feel very this way? im chuffed to bits right now

[kalniel]

He's a good manager

[MadduckUK]

probably says that to everyone

[mrbios]

probably says that to everyone

cheeky sod

[Saracen]

He's a good manager

He does indeed sound like it. It's astonishing how motivating and effective (sincere) praise can be. Far too many managers take good work for granted. Of course, the employee is being paid to give their best efforts, but nonetheless, the feeling of being appreciated is an extremely effective motivator.

Of course, it's also a good idea not to overdo it, or firstly it weakens the effectiveness, and secondly, it results in pay demands.

[mrbios]

He does indeed sound like it. It's astonishing how motivating and effective (sincere) praise can be. Far too many managers take good work for granted. Of course, the employee is being paid to give their best efforts, but nonetheless, the feeling of being appreciated is an extremely effective motivator.

Of course, it's also a good idea not to overdo it, or firstly it weakens the effectiveness, and secondly, it results in pay demands.

While not my manager directly he's also been a good influence on my manager, he makes my manager realise im underpaid

[Saracen]

Uh oh. I think I sense an imminent expectation of a pay rise.

[mrbios]

Uh oh. I think I sense an imminent expectation of a pay rise.

fat chance of a pay rise around here.....im paid by the council

trying to persuade them to give a decent pay rise is like trying to persuade gabe newell to give up his last rolo!

[Saracen]

Ah. That's a bit of a downer. But, in which case, I think if I were you, my ears might have pricked up at

would have absolutely no hesitation in employing me.

[neonplanet40]

trying to persuade them to give a decent pay rise is like trying to persuade gabe newell to give up his last rolo!

LMFAO! lol

[sammyc]

cheeky sod

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[mrbios]

Ah. That's a bit of a downer. But, in which case, I think if I were you, my ears might have pricked up at

haha yea id love to go and work for them, slight problem in that i cant drive though, and being an IT consultants and analysts comapny i assume they would need me to be able to drive to and from other companies

damnit, im never going to hear the end of this as both the missus and my mum have been saying for the past 2 years that i should learn to drive.... i hate being wrong

ahem...

quick keep taking im only 9 away and perhaps no one will notice

[dave87]

learn to drive then

Soon as you pass, if the offer is still on the table, go for it

[Saracen]

It looked like more of an inference or hint than an offer. It depends if he was just passing the time, or talking in managerese, because if the latter, it looks like a coded opening.

Of course, it might not be a bad idea to sound that out before going to the trouble and cost of learning to drive, if that's the only reason for it. Being able to drive is often a fundamentally useful skill, though. Trouble is, it's pretty expensive to learn, and it's a skill that does atrophy if you don't use it, so it kind a implies running a car and that, certainly, is expensive these days.

[MadduckUK]

ahem...

only 50.. undervalued would have thought at least 500

[mrbios]

unfortunately id need a loan to learn to drive at the moment due to how skint i am, i enjoy my job anyway so im happy where i am just wish the pay was better (but then again dont we all? )