10 Things Important in a Job
- Remote, telecommute perhaps with a little travel
- Challenging work that changes mysteries to solve
- End of the day results that make a difference in the world or someone's life
- Uses all of my skills not just a few and encourages personal and professional development through training
- Medical dental vision insurance retirement plan optional would rather have higher pay rate and do my own investments
- Some routine work quick simple items that gives a sense of accomplishment
- Coworkers who are truly a team not just a functional work group
- Fair pay for a days work and room to move upwards
- Work family and life balance
- Values my opinion and ideas for improvement in any area of the business functions
10 Things Important in an Employer
- A company or organization that will be around for the long haul
- Company with good documentation on policies and procedures that make sense to someone who is new
- Proactive vs reactive in tech support and other operational needs
- Technology and tech savvy team with a variety of specialty skills
- One that cares about the people who do the work
- Small team where the whole team has a say in who takes on what tasks
- Manager who is not a micro manager
- Management that understands what the workers actually do
- Management that will pitch in with even the low level tasks
- More than 3 yrs old and profitable
While this was originally developed several years ago, the list has not changed just which ones are most important to me. I’ve changed jobs and learned a few things.