HR essay

Discussion Question 2

DQ 2 DUE in Class: Choose only one of the “World Class” organizations that we looked at in DQ 1, and then answer the following questions.

A) What demands do these organizations put on their employees in terms of their expectations for job performance?

Google has a unique culture. The culture of making each employee is a contributor to an idea during meetings and also removing the boundaries between the junior staff and the CEO. In so doing, innovation is high embraced as the workers are comfortable and have a conducive working environment. (Sparks, 2015).

Also, google pay more attention to team work. Working effectively as part of team is really important for output quality. In a project, employee not only required to accomplish his own work, but also required to make contribution to the whole team.

B) What rewards do these organizations offer for working there?

Except the health insurance, retirement benefits and other basics, google also offer way more than basics. Google not only care about employees’ physical health, but also cares about your mental health. Google is trying to create a health working environment for both inside and outside of work. The company treat their employees as their families.

Google focus on human-based management. They provide on-site physicians and nurses to keep the track of their employees’ health condition. Also, new parents can get more time off and some extra spending money to welcome their new baby.

Over the past years, the organization has invested heavily in the innovations that revolve around technology. Therefore, google provide classes and degree program to encourage their employees to keep learning.

C) What rewards do they use to motivate high job performance? NOTE THAT THURSDAY’S READING ON Job Satisfaction & Organizational Rewards will be helpful in answering DQ 2.

To motivate high job performance, google has peer bonus and spot bonus. The bonus is used as a specific tool to reward special behavior, if someone going beyond their normal duties and expectations. Google also has annual review and employee promotion based on your overall performance.

Google is a very results oriented company. They care about not only your individual work, but also your contribution to the team. Individual and team goals are set for each quarter and year. This is done at all levels. When a team accomplish the goals or exceed them, the company will reward your team a sponsored trip.

Reference

Google careers-How we think about our benefits

Retrieved from https://www.google.com/about/careers/lifeatgoogle/benefits/