LEBO MOITOI...................happy employee, productive employee!

Last week there was an office meeting where everyone was given the chance to air their grievances and also to get answers to whatever question that they might have. All the respective management from all departments where there and interns were also part of the meeting. When I first started my placement here there was a meeting where the management introduced a fine of RM10 to everyone who came after 9.05am because office hours starts at 9am.It was in the meeting that we learned that the company made a sum of RM200 from collection of RM10 from those who came late up until today. The RM200 is to be given to an orphanage this month end when the team goes out to perform their Community Social Responsibilities to one orphanage which they usually visit every 3 months to take forth donations.

It was in the meeting that the management reveled the 32 inch plasma together with Astro Beyond which have been bought for the employees to use during their lunch breaks and for those who come early to work and for for employees who come early to work.

One thing that I have since realized about my company of placement is that they are good communicators and they do things in order to lure their employees into loving the company and for them to enjoy where they are and the job that they do as well as the atmosphere that they are in. Their internal relations is of high level and easily show that if they are able to communicate with all the expatriates in Malaysia and have good relations with their readers from more than 5 publications that they own then why not extend it to their employees. There are more than 30 people in the office but the atmosphere is so relaxed and jolly that if the editorial team gets cookies as a token of appreciation from a client, then the editorial shares with the marketing team as well as PR, Sales and Design because they appreciate the joint venture that they are in and understand that without one division then its impossible to get even one publication to print. Therefore a job well done to the PR department for making sure that good relations are vital is all divisions and mutual respect is practiced all thorough the different levels and departments in the company. The Team spirit that they have is the one that is going to make them one of the best publishing houses ever.

It’s not just about the TV or the Astro...it’s knowing that the management does think about the employees and that they want to make them as comfortable as possible because a happy and comfortable employee does the job ten times better than someone who drags themselves in every morning because there is nothing that motivates them. Mongoose is at the top of its game and truly understands that a ‘happy employee is indeed a productive employee.’