Thursday, January 15, 2009

Letter to Myland

After volunteering for Myland for the last 5 months I have finally decided to draft them a letter to express my point of view:

Dear Heidi and Rich,

I would like to take this opportunity to let you know that I have really enjoyed working at Myland. Over the last few months I have learned many things from both of you. When I first signed on with the company I was very much excited to contribute my best. My enthusiasm has not waned however my pocketbook has.

I understood that there would be a training period and many projects take long turnaround time. This position was presented to me as a commission only structure but many times I find myself spending time and energy over long term projects that do not offer any immediate financial reward. Personally I do not feel that is fair.

If it is your belief that working few days a week at the office would increase productivity I would be happy to come with an hourly wage. The same thing should also apply to time spent at our weekly meetings.

We emphasize with our clients that in order for projects to succeed it requires co-investments from both parties. The same thing should apply to the company and the employees. I have been working for Myland since last August. I have invested my share and I’m more than willing to work even harder with the right incentives.

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