Do employees care about social responsibility?

[David Niles]

When asked about “ideal job” attributes, companies’ social responsibility ranks low, a recent Randstad study finds. How important is SR to you and for people where you work?

[Bob-RJ Burkhart]

Current "what's in it for me now" attitudes seem to reflect cumulative unintended consequences of "Manifest Destiny Myths" that former US President Thomas A. Jefferson's tutors incubated ...

Enroute from Council Bluffs (IA) to Kanza Territory, I encountered President Thomas A. Jefferson's persona who shared memories about his tutors and their pervasive influence on his dreams and schemes ...

[Robert Killen]

The SR culture of the company I work for is crucial. However, my ability through my work to make a meaningful contribution to my community is of far greater importance. I left a decade-long career as an art director in the Corporate Apparel/Brand Merchandise field because I couldn't find a way to be of greater value. I then spent seven years as a banker and am extremely proud of the people and businesses I helped in that field. Only in the past few months, after discovering a way to contribute substantially, have I been able to enthusiastically re-enter my original profession.

So for me, yes the SR culture is important, but more so are the opportunities given me to be a person of meaning and value.

[Suzanne]

What changed for you, or was it something in the industry? I think your desire to make a meaningful contribution to your community is one shared by many of the members of this community.