Question

Soon after graduating his new job, Jason began to wonder about the challenging work he was supposed to be doing, the great co-workers he had been told about, and the ability to attend training and development programs. None of these things seemed to be happening as promised and as he had expected. To make matters worse, he had spent most of the first month working on his own and reading about the organization’s mission, history, policies, and so on. Jason began to wonder whether he had chosen the right job and organization. He was very dissatisfied and seriously thinking about quitting.

Questions

1. Explain how unrealistic job expectations and the psychological contract can help us understand Jason’s situation. Is there anything the organization should do so that other new hires don’t have the same experience as Jason?

Answer 1

Often it is seen that new employees always form expectations from their job and when they actually join the organisation the expectations have gone way too far and a breach is constructed which is the gap between unrealistic expectations and psychological contract.

Jason is now caught between the two and is stuck in the breach. HIs expectations were that that as soon as he joins the organisation he would be introduced to the co-workers he has been told about and he would be given training on his work and would be able to attend many development programs.These were his unrealistic expectations. Then when he joins the organisation he does n't get to feel anything which he has imagined . these were the psychological contract that seem to happen in most organisations nowadays. These two help us understand Jason's situation as to how he is caught in between both of these situations and is so depressed by this that he is thinking to quit the job.He is right at his position because if his expectations were fulfilled he would have been able to work more freely and would be more happy and satisfied with his job.

The Organisation should follow the Staffing process more accurately and should follow what proceeds placement is Orientation, traing and development steps. Some steps that the organisation should take are :

1. Orientation is the introduction of new employees to the old employees and familiarising them to the old employees and managers. The employees should also be given deatils of the working of the organisation in brief and to the rules, regulations,policies and strategies of the firm.
2. The Organisation should focus on giving new employees a career and not just a job that means new employees should be given training of their work properly which increases the motivation of the employee.
3. The Organisation should also provide development chances to their new employees . this can be done by arranging seminars etc..
4. New employees should be given performance appraisal to improve their motivation as well as their performance.
5. New employees or hires should be introduced to and also given chances of promotion and career planning and also proper compensaton should be paid to them.

These steps will not only be good for new employees but also for the organisation as these things would reduce the employee turnover and increase their satisfaction from their job and they will be more committed to their work which will increase their efficiency and effectiveness, increasing profits for the organisation.