This week when looking about the benefits of compensation and motivation, I will draw on my experience working an unpaid internship last summer. Last summer I worked as an unpaid intern at a Catholic radio station. Being a charity I was unfortunately not able to earn any income throughout the summer. This had me thinking about what it could have been if I could have been compensated for the work that I did. In general, I knew why I did the job but at the same time if I did not have the midget and the eyes of faith, I could see myself struggling a lot doing the job. This can also be emphasized if one does not have the correct optimistic mindset of perfecting their skills and putting themselves to the challenge to better an organization. Also, as stated in the lecture one could be more collectively goal oriented as the mindset and the direction of the organization and think externally of how to match the goals of one’s coworkers and the leadership of the organization. Moreover, the lecture notes stated that one can feel a physiological impact with being compensated in the way that one is actually valued. This is something that my experience was far from because within my faith we work for treasures or a reward that is not of this world. Adding to that our worth is not based on our monetary value but who we are in the sight of God. All of this to say without that incredible perspective and the meaningful work that I did on that internship I think I could have been really struggling with some of the endurance in the job.
If there is anything in this post that I could explain more, please let me know!
