Organizations depend on people completing tasks and working daily to help achieve the objectives, either business goals or social targets. However, in some cases, employees do not want to work or avoid their responsibilities. This worker behavior can have a negative effect on organizations because tasks remain uncompleted, and other employees witness this behavior. This paper will discuss what happens when people do not work and how it affects companies.
The obvious issue with employees not working is that the organization spends resources without receiving an output. Most companies have a recruitment process that involves several stages during which the human resources manager selects candidates, checks their information, and discusses the job responsibilities. Once hired, the individual begins to work in a facility that requires maintenance and care, which are paid by the organization. Finally, the company spends its financial resources to compensate people for the time and effort they put into competing tasks. When people do not work, all of the mentioned resources, including financial and human, are wasted because the company does not receive the output it needs. Thus, people who do not work waste the resources of their organizations.
Employment is a contract between the company and a worker that requires an exchange of time and effort for financial compensation. The mission of a business is to earn profits that can be used to pay off the expenses and divided between the shareholders. In the case of nonprofit organizations, their mission is to improve society. In both cases, when organizations have employees who do not work, this contract is not fulfilled because the company does not receive what it expects. Therefore, employees who do not work negatively affect organizations because their actions breach the contractual agreement between the two sides.
If some individuals avoid completing their work, other employees become demotivated. This happens in cases when the management does not address the performance problem. For example, if there are ten employees in a department and three of them constantly fail to complete their tasks, the other seven staff members may feel that they are treated unfairly. The three workers will most likely spend their time idling, which the other employees will witness. Still, both categories of workers will receive their salaries at the end of the month, and the individuals who work will begin to question their need to be dedicated and diligent. Therefore, employees who do not work negatively affect the motivation of those who work.
People who do not work affect the performance metrics of a business. Each company uses some type of assessment tool to determine whether it has made improvements in comparison to the previous periods. If a person does not work and the management was not able to identify this problem, the performance of the entire business is affected. For example, a sales manager who spends their time walking around the store instead of helping customers will affect the shop’s revenue.
Overall, people who do not work affect their organizations negatively in several ways. Their companies spend the resources to recruit them and maintain their workplace. Moreover, companies do not receive the output they expect, such as completed tasks or reached objectives. Next, other employees who witness the individuals avoiding work will be demotivated to perform well. Finally, the performance metrics of the entire organization may be impacted negatively.