Google provides a good work environment but also puts pressure on employees by requiring long work hours without distraction from personal obligations outside work. This compressed workweek leads to motivation issues as talented employees leave, suggesting their needs are not being fully met. Google's biggest challenge is keeping employees motivated while maintaining long work hours and limiting personal time. As a manager, one could try a compressed workweek, flexible hours, job sharing, or telecommuting to improve motivation.
3. 1.What’s it like to work at Google ?
What’s your assessment of the
company’s work environment?
Google is not a conventional company. and they don’t
intend to become one
We think, the company’s work environment is good but
there is a bad side, that is google gives too many pressure
to its employees because employees must work long hours
and not have to deal with time-consuming personal chores
outside work.
4. 2. Google is doing a lot for its
employees, but obviously it’s not done
enough to retain several of its
talented employees. Using what
you’ve learned from studying the
various motivation theories, what
does this situation tell you about
employees motivation?
5. ANSWER FOR NUMBER 2
This situation related with
COMPRESSED WORKWEEK :
A workweek in which employees work
longer hours per day but fewer days per
week.
Because at Google’s company employees
must work long hours and not have to
deal with time-consuming personal chores
outside work.
6. 3.What do you think is Google’s
biggest challenge in keeping
employees motivated ?
7. Help employees work long hours and
not have to deal with
time-consuming personal chores
outside work, because a number of
Googlers have jumped ship and
given up the fantastic benefits to go
out on their own.
8. 4.If You were managing a team of
Google employees, how would you
keep them motivated ?
Compressed workweek
Flexible Work Hours (Flextime)
Job Sharing
Telecomunicating