{"id":4,"date":"2024-11-18T08:56:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T08:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/compincentive\/?p=4"},"modified":"2024-11-18T08:56:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T08:56:47","slug":"compensation-motivator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/compincentive\/2024\/11\/18\/compensation-motivator\/","title":{"rendered":"Compensation = Motivator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A situation where I engaged in a set of behaviors that involved compensation as a motivating factor was when I decided it was time to step up from my starting role in grocery retail to a management position. I had spent three years in my role learning as much as I could and slowly taking on more and more responsibility. Eventually, I reached a point where I knew it was either get promoted or go out and find another job to stay interested and engaged in my work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am someone who probably does not focus on my compensation as much as I should be. I prefer to trust that I am being compensated fairly based on the work I am doing, and how I am contributing to my organization. However, in this circumstance, and in getting more familiar with the retail industry, there are a lot of individuals who are able to skate by and continue to earn raises even when others are working much harder than they are. I reached a point where I started resenting learning more about the role and aspects of a manager&#8217;s role because even though I was doing this to stay interested and feel fulfilled in my job, knowing that I was starting to complete tasks above my pay grade was no longer acceptable to me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I made my intention clear that I was ready to be considered for a promotion. An individual whom I had trained at the starting role was promoted around this time, which fueled my goal of moving upward because if someone I had helped train at the starting position and at the point of stepping into the management role, it was time that I be in that role as well. I was motivated to continue training and becoming as knowledgeable about the role as I could, so that upon stepping into it I would have enough of an understanding to do well and learn the other aspects of the job over time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to interviewing with our regional, I discussed with my in-store boss what I expected my raise to be. I happened to want an hourly rate that was one dollar over the starting pay for the manager&#8217;s role. Fortunately, my hard work and experience in the role paid off as I ended up being started at the pay I wanted to earn. I was finally content in my role because I had the opportunity to continue learning and evolving my skills in retail management, and was now being compensated fairly for my contributions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8346\/files\/2024\/11\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8346\/files\/2024\/11\/image.png 1000w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8346\/files\/2024\/11\/image-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8346\/files\/2024\/11\/image-768x461.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A situation where I engaged in a set of behaviors that involved compensation as a motivating factor was when I decided it was time to step up from my starting role in grocery retail to a management position. 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