Comments on: IT Employee Motivation: Fixes Are More Important Than Problems http://www.theaccidentalitleader.com/plan/it-employee-motivation-fixes-are-more-important-than-problems The Premier Blog For Learning How To Attract. Motivate, And Retain Top IT Staff Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:01:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Dr. Jim Anderson http://www.theaccidentalitleader.com/plan/it-employee-motivation-fixes-are-more-important-than-problems/comment-page-1#comment-205 Dr. Jim Anderson Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:58:19 +0000 http://www.theaccidentalitleader.com/?p=16#comment-205 Oleg: Once again, there's more details that would be needed to answer this question. However, you bring up a really good point. If you do a really good job of fixing things, there is a very real possibility that you will start to be viewed as being too valuable to move on - you are the "fixer". A couple of ways to handle this one: ask for more money - if they really think that you are that valuable, perhaps they will pay. Alternatively, look for another job. Make sure that you find one that you want, then see if your current employer will pay (a lot) to have you stay. Hopefully, you'll win either way...! Oleg: Once again, there’s more details that would be needed to answer this question. However, you bring up a really good point. If you do a really good job of fixing things, there is a very real possibility that you will start to be viewed as being too valuable to move on – you are the “fixer”. A couple of ways to handle this one: ask for more money – if they really think that you are that valuable, perhaps they will pay. Alternatively, look for another job. Make sure that you find one that you want, then see if your current employer will pay (a lot) to have you stay. Hopefully, you’ll win either way…!

]]> By: Oleg Dulin http://www.theaccidentalitleader.com/plan/it-employee-motivation-fixes-are-more-important-than-problems/comment-page-1#comment-200 Oleg Dulin Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:14:51 +0000 http://www.theaccidentalitleader.com/?p=16#comment-200 Here is a question for you. Is it possible to continue a career at the same company after mistakes were made and fixes introduced ? Wouldn't the engineer be permanently pigeonholed into a spot he can't get out of ? Fixes vs mistakes issue is not as simple as you describe. Here is a question for you.

Is it possible to continue a career at the same company after mistakes were made and fixes introduced ? Wouldn’t the engineer be permanently pigeonholed into a spot he can’t get out of ?

Fixes vs mistakes issue is not as simple as you describe.

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