You Know You Are an Ambivalent Employee When…

April 26, 2011 - PRLog -- Chicago, IL – April 26, 2011 – When it comes to Employee Engagement, there are three types of employees: Actively Engaged, Ambivalent, and Actively Disengaged.  Actively Engaged employees go above and beyond, frequently doing more than what is asked of them.  They are incredibly loyal to their employer and intend to stay at their organization for many years.  Ambivalent employees are not apt to go the extra mile, only doing what is required of them, and are at risk of leaving the company.  Actively Disengaged employees hold a negative attitude toward their employer and their job responsibilities.  

To help organizations better understand the signs that Ambivalent employees demonstrate, HR Solutions, Inc. compiled its list “You Know You Are an Ambivalent Employee When…”:
1) You treat your work hours haphazardly, sometimes arriving late and other times “watching the clock” before your shift ends.
2) You get your work done on-time, but never volunteer to take on additional projects or help a co-worker.
3) You have a lot of great ideas, but do not share them with your peers or management.
4) You attend a networking event on your company’s behalf, yet spend the entire time texting your friends instead of representing your organization to the other professionals in attendance.
5) You come to work planning to be productive, but spend most of your morning checking your personal e-mail and updating your fantasy baseball lineup.
6) You promise to help make your company environmentally-friendly, yet fail to follow through on your promise because it requires too much extra time and energy.
7) Your company purchases new software that helps employees perform their duties more efficiently, yet you choose not to use it because you dislike new technology.
8) You enjoy some of your mundane job responsibilities, yet count down the days, hours, minutes and seconds until the weekend arrives.
9) You complete your projects, but feel underappreciated and unimportant.
10) You have no passionate connection to your organization’s mission and vision.
11) You have a lackluster, uninspiring relationship with your boss.
12) You view your profession as a job, not as a career.

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