Comment 2: Employee Benefits

This blog post is a response to Jocelyn’s post, where she discusses the different employee strategies implemented by Google and Walmart, and which maximizes profit.

As Jocelyn mentioned, the two companies have very different ideologies in respect to employee benefits. Google gives free food, massages, bike repairs, hair care as well as full health insurance coverage. While on the other hand, Walmart doesn’t even supply health coverage for part time workers. In retrospect they are trying to make more profit, Walmart is trying to cut their labour costs while Google is attempting to keep employees motivated to innovate. I ultimately agree with Jocelyn that Google’s strategy may be more profitable in the long run. The employees would be motivated to stay working rather than quitting, which ultimately increases productivity.

It has also been proven by Zappos. They have created an environment in which all employees feel equal and a vital part of an organization, as if they have purpose, which in return, have caused them to fully support the company. I believe adopting this ideology and employee mindset is essential for a company to prosper as it then becomes not only the head of the company’s job but also the employees job to ensure profits.

Sources

“Google Adds Benefits, Walmart Cuts Them; Oddly, the Logic Is the Same.”Harvard Business Review. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Nov. 2014. <https://hbr.org/2014/11/google-adds-benefits-walmart-cuts-them-oddly-the-logic-is-the-same>.

Jacobs, Alexandra. “Happy Feet – The New Yorker.” The New Yorker. N.p., 04 Sept. 2009. Web. 10 Nov. 2014. <http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/09/14/happy-feet>.

“Jocelyn Kwong’s Blog.” Jocelyn Kwongs Blog. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Nov. 2014. <https://blogs.ubc.ca/jocelynkwong/response-to-google-adds-benefits-walmart-cuts-them-oddly-the-logic-is-the-same/>.