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Old 04-24-2008, 05:48 PM   #1
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Default Company Morale and Wellness Programs

What, if anything, does your company do to promote morale within the company and overall wellness of the employees?

Do you have a gym onsite, or do they have a program set up with area gyms for corporate discounts?

Do they have healthy food options in the vending machines or cafeteria?

Do they encourage community service and/or volunteer work (and if so, do they offer any paid time off to do this work)?

Is there any sort of peer recognition program, in which employees can 'nominate' their peers for a job well done, or for going the extra mile?

Does your company do any "biggest loser" type programs to encourage weightloss and fitness?

What other kinds of things does your company do to make the work environment one that people WANT to come to, and to promote the health and overall wellness?

And if your company DOESN'T do anything along these lines, what sorts of things (OTHER than "more money") would make your work environment a better one?
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Old 04-24-2008, 06:17 PM   #2
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My company has a weight loss competition 3 times a year ....every 4 months. The top male & female get $500 and the other top 10 overall weight losers get a $50 gift certificate to WalMart. It's a Useless competition to me since I'm a weight lifter....weight loss isn't a goal I'm concerned with.....according to their charts for my age, height and weight, I'm morbidly obese. What a joke....muscle weighs more than fat !
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Old 04-25-2008, 02:44 AM   #3
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My company doesn't do any of that horseshit... We recognize top branches within the division during quarterly conference calls. On the same calls one or two lower level managers are recognized for going above and beyond... At the bottom we run promos every single day to keep people on the phones motivated... Health is not a top priority within our organization.

Personally, I prefer it that way. I've seen douchebags who do a halfass job win coveted awards and people who really deserve it (not necessarily me) never even get considered... I don't need a bunch of awards on my bookshelf and on my wall to know I'm doing a good job... In fact, I use them as book ends and you cannot even see them to read them... fuck 'em.
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Old 04-25-2008, 07:27 AM   #5
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They call it "going to the bar"

That's it. No fucking thank you, I see enough of those people at work. I'm going to ride!
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Old 04-25-2008, 09:11 AM   #6
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There is too much shit to list.... They do a lot here.. They better cause the pay sucks...
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We get $50 gift certificates for meeting Quarterly Rate, Yield & Operating Efficiency goals. Also at the end of the year, if there were no OSHA recordable injuries in the plant, each employee gets a $500 gift certificate to WalMart.
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Old 04-25-2008, 09:45 AM   #8
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There is too much shit to list.... They do a lot here.. They better cause the pay sucks...
List it, fuckwad... this is important info!! I'm doin research here!!
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Old 04-25-2008, 09:53 AM   #9
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My company does alot of that stuff. We get discount on gym membership. We get a big ass ice cream freezer during sweeps (our ratings period), They have weight loss comps...although I don't know the prize, and anyone can nominate anyone else for Employee of the Month....which gets you a little cash.
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Old 04-25-2008, 10:10 AM   #10
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I get discounts on gym membership, Universal studios (We own it), cars, I get GE appliances at cost, we have a small gym on site, we get cash bonuses for good ideas, be get yearly profit sharing bonuses, we have huge chirstmas parties and summer picnics, we have occasional car shows(owned by the emplyees), we have engineering week where there is food and contests and givaways every day. They bring in a blood back 4 times a year so we can donate on company time. I work my own hours and come and go as I please.
A tome more stuff but that all I can think of right now.
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