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The state of today’s ailing work culture has turned a tea gossip and is much discussed everywhere, people talking about its ramifications on the social structure, administration and general common psyche. Though we all have developed a consciousness of chastising this deadly ebb tide situation of our working pattern except paying a little remorse over this chaotic situation and hollow critic of the prevailing system accompanied by throwing blames upon others, etc., we even by ourselves continue with the same and that is how we deal with it and that is how we tackle our day today problems in this part of the world. We have very much learnt the art of operating with this established and routine system, fused and submerged in it and realizing our self centered motives. The disillusionment remains that scarcely anybody seems conscious of its psychological and sociological repercussions and ignores what actually are the consequences of such an indolent and exhausted work culture, which we have shaped up, upon the general well being of the social organism. Not to talk of the government offices, even in private organizations, now merit, experience and knowledge of the discipline or field are hardly calculated, but favoritism, nepotism, mushrooming and saturation of deadwood, unlawful engagements out of influential political contacts and the culture of sycophancy prevails mostly. Such a state of atmosphere tarnishes the basic premise of a positive work culture and the underlying happiness in entirety. An arrangement has been shaped mostly in third world states, where arrogance and conceit rule over principles, where amateurs and blameworthy dominate the meritorious, where corruption dictates honesty and integrity and where lobbying is the substitute to work ethos. Today’s work culture is such, where lethargy and ignorance replace hardworking and sincere traits of work culture at work places. Lessening individual work centrality; which means the general importance of work in an individual’s life compared to other activities has drastically declined due to a more lethal leisure craze, easy educational facilities and accessibilities to basic human needs. Man’s Centrality to material accumulation and decreasing need/urge for much work. A craze to construct a more difference with others in terms of wealth ,status, leisure enjoying, entertainment opportunities, material comforts that too in a shorter span of time, thereby resorting to every possible unfair means, tarnishing a positive work culture. Growing individualism due to weak societal regulation and loosening integration among people, the mounting economic crisis and a plethora of disgruntled and unfulfilled aspirations of employees, result in a weak working atmosphere at work places. Overburdened employees, with loads of engagements and assignments due to dearth of man power/staff, result in anomic social life of employees and acute frustration in working hours. Flawed administrative mechanism and policies, culture of stagnation or frequent unnecessary transfers of employees, resulting in mental uneasiness among them. Employee woes and issues due to government’s ignorance and proper redress of employee issues and demands. Incompatible job assignments given to employees who don’t have a proper know how of the job assigned to them. Lack of willingness of employees to work resulting in a poor work culture in offices. Acute lobbying culture and office politics, employees monopoly and dominance upon fellow colleagues or subordinates due to high reach out in political circles, etc,. Unnecessary political interference and underlying interests of creating vote bank by making use of offices and employees thereof in legal or illegal matters to serve particular interests. A big dearth of Positive Organizational Scholarship, flexible work schedule, dearth of ethical issues and lack of will and pace to address staffing issues and concerns. Dearth of civic sense and reason among public, resulting in rude and unhealthy relation between employees and masses. The identity and personality crisis among employees due to a big gulf between national context, state’s wealth limits and individually aspired goals, resulting in a sense of displeasure towards ones respective duties and responsibilities. Lack of Empathy, support, mutual communications and opportunities for mutual participation and involvement in establishing and maintaining a common goal and collective vision. Fatal bossism and lack of ample experience, lack of expert and quality supervision, resulting in chaotic office atmosphere, exploitation and atrocious behavior with sub-ordinates, alienation of lower but significant employees actually impoverishes the happy work culture and turns it to nothing but a tale of lingering procedures, delaying attitude and the tradition of formalities resulting in the suffering of masses. Tail Piece: Falling behind at work is the result of not liking and enjoying what we do. We don’t like or enjoy our duties and responsibilities because we hardly prioritize our tasks. We need to a have better relationship at work place and have fun with our co-workers, which ultimately will lead to a happy work culture. This translates into better division of labour and teamwork, more contentment with the job and satisfaction among customers, consumers or who so ever we serve. Moreover, a feel good psyche is important because it leads to a more flexible, positive and original thinking, besides, keeping one fresh at work place. Another dilemma with a majority of workers is that they curse the same system or institution they belong to or work in, which rubs out the very positive and optimistic outlook about their work. Also many at times we stop believing in ourselves and see our work world with sheer pessimism and dismay. A larger chunk of employees lack motivation and snub their customers or people resulting in low productivity. In order to flourish a happy work culture we must build a strong sense of pride and attachment with our work places. We have to boost culture of recognition by acknowledging performance of even small employees and subordinates and develop a culture of performance and partnership in our respective organizations. We must realize that a happy work culture will come to surface by creating a collective vision with all our colleagues and workers because it enables everybody to contribute to success. published by okhla times, OT, January 1, 2012 17:42. (The blogger is a Ph.D candidate of Sociology, at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Central University Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.)
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