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But is it right for an employer to Continue reading article » No related posts.]]> Would you work for less money simply for the prestige of belonging to a company? I am not talking about accepting a lower salary for a worthy cause, or for pursuing a personal vocation;  I understand that financial reward is not always a primary driver when choosing employment.

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But is it right for an employer to claim that their staff really trade off pay for the prestige of the company?

This question was triggered when I saw a report that IT staff at the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) were paid less than the market rate, due to the prestige of working for the BBC.

If true, that seems a staggeringly feudal attitude to the employer/ employee relationship and anachronistic to the 21st Century. Dangerously close to corporate vanity too.

Nevertheless, I do realise there will be other factors in play but I still can’t get past the prestige thing.

After all, what creates prestige for any organization? Presumably a healthy mix of values and performance, rather than a self-serving recourse to heritage and status.

While I was thinking about non-financial employment drivers, I came across this great TED talk  Dan Pink on the surprising science of motivation

Please reflect on the prestige question and consider: what personal value, if any, would you place on ‘prestige’ when considering a pay offer.

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Here are a couple of great examples of IT entertainers I know…

First up MickeyTwoNames [a very senior IT guy] with Continue reading article » No related posts.]]> IT people have a reputation for being boring and introspective but this perception is not universally justified; I believe there are many natural entertainers lurking in the bowels of technology and would like you to help me find them.

Here are a couple of great examples of IT entertainers I know…

First up MickeyTwoNames [a very senior IT guy] with a highly topical and entertaining satirical song about MP’s expenses:

and now some street hypnotism from Chris Hughes – a great bloke, who is also the best enterprise web developer I ever worked with:

If you know of an IT entertainer, please nominate them below:

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