Daniel,
In most jobs in America today, there is a strong desire to focus on financial reward
instead of the well-being of the employees resulting in the formation of poor attitudes. As you
have indicated those employees with poor attitudes are not as likely to work hard as the
employees who have a positive attitude. To ensure that employees exhibit a positive attitude, it is
absolutely necessary to hound in on the organizational climate of the job, and more importantly
analyze the behavior of the leaders at the site of employment. The behavior of the leader sets the
example for the behavior of the employees. If a leader is creating a calm environment than the
employees are more likely to form a positive attitude. As 1 Peter 5:3 says, “Not domineering
over those in your charge but being examples to the flock” proving the point that a dominant,
cold leader is the opposite of the ideal leader. To reiterate your point, that I fully concur, it is
necessary to have a positive environment to create positive attitudes amongst employees. Being
an Officer in the Navy, I have found that the lack of recognition from the leaders as well as lack
of monetary gain and benefits for work done contribute to negative attitudes. As Bokti and Talib
have indicated, occupational stress stems from emotional strain of having too much pressure and
not enough praise which ultimately results in negative job performance (Bokti and Talib, 2009).
The points brought about are all valid points that exemplify the issues that continue to transpire
about attitudes in the workplace.
References
Botki, N.L. & Talib, M. A Preliminary Study on Occupational Stress and Job Satisfaction
among Male Navy Personnel at a Naval Base in Lumut, Malaysia. (n.d.). The Journal of
International Social Research, 2(9), 299. Retrieved from Fall 2009
Kinicki, A., & Fugate, M. (2016). Organizational behavior: A practical, problem-solving