Connections #2

When we covered the chapter on motivation, I considered what motivates me to do my job. There is definitely a combination of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation factors that help me do my job well. I wait tables, and have done so at the same restaurant for over a year now. Some extrinsic motivation in my job include my working conditions, and the good tips I (usually) receive when I am doing everything I can to make a table happy. When I say working conditions, I mean that I know what I am doing and the restaurant has become a comfort zone. I like my job, because it pays well, and it pays immediately. I come home with money after every shift. It is also a very appealing job for me, as a college student, because the schedule is so flexible. There are so many employees, all with such different schedules, that it is nearly always possible to get a shift covered. I think my intrinsic motivation comes from the satisfaction I feel when a table is truly gracious because of the way I treated them. I am always pleasant, but not everyone appreciates it. It's those that do appreciate it, and take the time to learn a little bit about me, that motivates me to continue being pleasant to all my tables.