If you have a concern at work, who do you feel comfortable talking about it with? Why? I have a great working relationship with a good many colleagues and many Board members. There is a group of us who share the same concerns regarding culture, and the lack of equal expectations and favoritism for a few folks/departments. Many Board members… Read more →
Category: Joyful Museums survey
Aug 15– From the survey
Anytime you have groups of people working together you risk having people who fight and argue. It is the nature of being human. However, there are ways of conducting business respectfully and transparently that most staff would recognize as a fair solution. Museums who maintain respectful transparent environments have the largest percentage of happy staff. There is always going to… Read more →
Aug 14- From the survey
If something about your workplace culture was improved, how would this change the way that you work, both in the short and long term? If general workload distributions improved, and employees were equally engaged, and management seemed to be checked-in about the issues, I think our motivation and energy as a group would shoot up. It would feel like our… Read more →
Aug 13- Today’s survey response quote
These thoughtful answers, from a visitor services colleague, really got to me. Tell me about a time when you were really upset about something that happened at work: Once I was yelled at my my manager for calling out “too many times” when I got sick and had a lung infection, and was unable to come into work. The day… Read more →
Field trip to Genuine Interactive
One of our colleagues answered the survey question “Are there any for-profit/corporate organizations that you think have great workplace cultures?” with a company called Genuine Interactive. Since they are based here in Boston, I had to check them out. I visited their offices last Friday with Chris Pape, Executive Creative Director/Founder. Here’s a handout that greeted me at the welcome… Read more →
Aug 7- Today’s survey response quote
I am lucky to have a lot of flexibility around childcare, but I constantly feel like I’m perceived as not working as hard as everyone else because I’m not physically in the building more. If there was an understanding that time at your desk does not equal productivity/value to the institution, it would be a huge weight off my shoulders… Read more →
Aug 1- Today’s survey response quote
I feel like a cheeseball, but I am happy at work most all of the time now. I knew I wanted to work in an area where I could help people and continually grow and learn myself. Now I work for a place that encourages me to help and to provide information and to learn. It’s our mission. And maybe… Read more →
July 31 – Today’s survey response quote:
I love my job and know that the museum could do such amazing things. But the workplace culture is horrible and the upper administration has no interest in changing that. They just believe in working people to the bone until they quit. Read more →
July 30 – Today’s survey response quote:
Every museum has its quirks. I’ve worked in enough of them to know this. But the museums that I’ve worked at that had the best workplaces were those that were run by great administrators. It’s really up to them to set the tone of the workplace. Read more →
July 23rd –Today’s survey response quote:
“I have yet to work in a museum that wasn’t total chaos.” Read more →