Understanding Why People Work - Factors that Motivate and Demotivate Employees

This report analyzes the various factors that motivate and demotivate employees in the workplace. It discusses the positive experiences of employees, such as open communication, achievements, and appraisals, as well as the negative experiences, such as job stress, conflicts, and interruptions. The report also highlights the importance of work-life balance, learning and development, rewards and recognition, incentives, flexible work schedules, clear communication of goals and objectives, remuneration and compensation, career advancement, and company culture in motivating employees.

UNDERSTANDING WHY
PEOPLE WORK

TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Analysing various factors which motivate employees to work..................................................3
Analysing positive and negative factors employees experience as a result of their job roles....5
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Working plays very important roles for surviving life. Main purpose of working is to
attain livelihood. Working in life helps in fulfilling necessities of individuals while giving
independence. People work for attaining independence and learning new skills, learnings that
helps in contributing for communities. Individuals mainly work for gaining money as it helps in
paying rents, for obtaining food which is necessary for survival. This report provide details
related to various factors which motivates employees for working. Further provides details
relating to positive and negative factors employees experience whole working different job roles
in company.
MAIN BODY
Analysing various factors which motivate employees to work
Working plays very important roles for attaining independence. As working is regarded
as financial tool for attaining independence and self-fulfilment for structuring lives of an
individual. There are various factors which motivates an individual while working for a company
(Ali and Anwar, 2021). Motivation is being defined as the process of engaging individuals in
company for performing work with dedication and working hard for achieving desired
objectives. Various factors which motives employees for working includes :
Learning and development : Employees are motivated in company when there are
various opportunities being granted to employees for growing and developing various skills. As
by conducting various training sessions for developing skills and various abilities in employees
for effective working and achievements of objectives. By providing various new opportunities to
e employees for developing various skills and abilities helps to create sense of accomplishments
in employees which results in achieving objectives and leads towards success.
Rewards and recognition : By granting various rewards employees while working
proper company aids motivating employees for positively working. As by offering various
monetary incentives also non monetary benefits to employee as for paying extra efforts in the
company for achieving growth aids in encouraging employee recognizing aid in retaining
talented workforce for company which helps in generating better performance (Rabiul and Yean,
2021). Also, positively recognising employees while working in company helps in staying
motivated towards performing work.

Work life balancing: When company provided work with balancing life situations aids
in motivating employees for better working and helps in attaining companies success. when
workers in company are granted proper leave balances, longer working paid hours working.
Thus, when company provide working life balances to all employees aids employees for working
with extra efforts as motivates employees, but when employees are not provided balanced
working life aids striking and creates exhaustion stage while working in company which reduced
passions for working with enthusiasm in job.
Incentives : Providing incentives to employees for performing work motivated
employees for achieving desired outcome with the limited time frame. Monetary as well as non
monetary incentives given to employees aids in acknowledging employees for doing their best
with the allotted work in company (Vyas and Butakhieo, 2021). As the incentives motivates
employees for increasing sales and growth as it established emotional bond with all the workers
working in company.
Flexible work schedules: When employees are offered with flexible working conditions
to work in company, as when firm provides flexible working hours to perform the work and job
also accommodating all the needs of employees personnels as of family needs, providing various
holiday packages and offering various paid leaves as of CL and PL. As for instance when
employees are given opportunities to choose to work schedules keep motivated employees as for
accomplish the daily work goals in effective manner.
Open communication and security of job : Employees in company are motivated when
the firm gives job security. As this security ensures employees for not being fired by company
and it helps in being productive for accomplishing objectives in the future. Furthermore,
communicating openly with all the personnels in company with higher professionals aids in
motivating employees for better working and achieving desired objectives on time.
Companies culture: Culture of company Motivates employees for working in better and
with great enthusiasm. As when company is operating with positive culture and friendly
atmosphere aids in motivating employees (16 Motivating Factors To Use in the Workplace for
More Productive Employees, 2022). When employees feel valued and enjoys work in company
which is being granted by various professionals aids in establishing strong culture at company
which increase positive working surroundings and safe working conditions as n motivating
employees for better working.

Career advancement : When employees get opportunities to advance their career aid in
motivating workers for performing work in company. As when company provide various
advancement chances for career advancement by providing development plan and advancing
options in different field of career.
Clear communication of goals and objectives : Employees in company are motivated
when goals and objectives of company are clearly communicated with sufficient information .
This creates transparency for achieving concisely mission which increased level of motivation
for working in company.
Remuneration and compensation: Fair remuneration to employees motivates
personnels to perform task. Remuneration includes salary, bonuses paid to employees for
contribution extra efforts for company and working best. As salary constitute important sources
of income which helps in attaining standard of living and assist in attaining productivity and
better working performance for company.
Analysing positive and negative factors employees experience as a result of their job roles
Employees experience aids in defining for the interactions between various individuals at
workplace. Positive experiences of employees are :
Open communication: open communication between all the department aids in
providing positive experience to employees while performing different task at work
(Waizenegger and et.al., 2020). The pen communication aids in building positive and sense of
belongingness which encourage employees for better working in the company
Achievements: When employees performed task according to allotted time limit helps in
achieving various specified targets with time. This will aids in assessing and creating positive
and friendly behaviour which helps in uplifting mood with various achievements.
Appraising employees : While performing various job roles in company properly
appraisals and positive recognition aids motivating employees and provide positive experience.
This will helps in motivating employees for performing various task in company and with great
enthusiasm.
Providing various upliftment: After performing allotted tasks in company and
achieving desired outcomes. For this when company uplifts employees position while achieving
the better performance and growth for company gives positive experience while working in
company

Time management and work balancing life: Efficiently managing time wile working
task before time aids in creating positive environment. Also, this will relives stress for working
with different task in company as completing task before times provided positive and relaxed
feeling to employees (Young and et.al., 2018). Furthermore, when company provide work and
life balances as accomplishing various family necessity by company, proper leave balances given
to workforces helps in providing positive experienced to employees for working better and
operating all operations in effective way.
Working quality : When company provides safe working conditions to employees for
performing various task in company. Also, clean working surrounding helps in ensuring safety of
workers in company, provides positive experienced to all personnels working in company.
Negative experienced faced by employees while performing different roles in workplace
includes :
Job stress: Stress related to job is the negative experience by employees, as when
performing particular task while working in company creates stress will lower down
productivity, reduced employees moral.
Conflicts: The disagreements between various individuals while performing various task
aids in creating conflict (Zhu, Gardner and Chen, 2018). As when employees have different
opinion for performing various task in the company aids in creating conflicts between various
personnel for performing various tasks
Time management stress level : Various difficulties to managing time for completing
daily task is the negative factors which is being experienced by employees while working in
company gives negative experience to al the employees for working properly in the company.
Failures and various interruptions: Various interrupting forces while conducting
various tasks hinders individuals working operation's in the company. As various hindrances
interrupting while performing various tasks aids in giving negative influence to the employees.
Companies Hassles : Various hurdles while working in company gives negative
experiences, as while operating a machine in company by employees generates electric fries
gives negatives experiences for operating the particular equipment at workplace. Also, various
rules , regulation of the company gives negative experiences to employees while working in
company.

CONCLUSION
From the above report it can be concluded that working in life is essential for maintaining
healthy and productive life. As it provide independence and better control over living.
Individuals mainly work in life for acquiring different skills, knowledges and abilities for
performing various task in efficient way. There are various motivating factors as learning and
development, rewarding, recognition, flexible working condition encourages employees for
working in company. Furthermore, various negative and positive experienced employees faced
while performing various roles in company which are various achievements, open
communication, safe working environment. Are positive experiences. Also, job stress, vraious
conflicts, hassles, interruptions and stress level gives negative experience to employees whrile
performing different job roles.

REFERENCES
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Vyas, L and Butakhieo, N., 2021. The impact of working from home during COVID-19 on work
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