included in new listing The Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce has published a new list of the city's pet-friendly hotels, motels, and inns. Ten of the city's 29 properties allow pets: Andril Fireplace Cottages, Bide-A-Wee Inn and Cottages, Butterfly Grove Inn, Deer Haven Inn and Suites, Inn at 17 Mile Drive, Lighthouse Lodge and Suites, Olympia Lodge, Pacific Gardens Inn, Seabreeze Inn and Cottages, and Seabreeze Lodge. For a copy, contact the chamber at 373-3304.
Rewards for strong work fall short, many say It's happened to many of us. A co-worker stops by your desk to thank you for a job well done while your boss sits in her office, completely out of earshot. Or the compliment is sent by e-mail, and your happiness fades as you realize your boss isn't on the recipient list.
It makes you want to shout: "Thanks, but tell the person who can give me a raise!" More than a third of professionals say businesses are ineffective at rewarding their employees strong performance, according to a new poll. "Managers at times may overcomplicate what it takes to provide good recognition," said Diane Domeyer of OfficeTeam, an online job search service that conducted the nonscientific poll.
Saying thanks doesn't have to involve an expensive, formal event, she said. Rewarding an employee in front of their peers and supervisors can go a long way toward making them feel valued, Domeyer said. Even a handwritten note or movie tickets can work, she said.
Other creative approaches include allowing extra days off or extended lunch breaks. Sales has long been an industry in which tangible, trackable progress has led to more frequent recognition, but many companies are expanding their criteria to subjective areas like exemplary customer service, Domeyer said. Thanking workers for a job well done improves employee retention and productivity, she said.
"It will pay bottom-line dividends," she said.
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