Want vs Need
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I guess today I would rant a bit about the difference between the Wants and the Needs.
It just occured to me during work today that there is a huge difference between Wants and Needs, especially when it comes to employment status.
To me, there is basically three types of employee relationships with the company.
1. The company needs but doesn't want the employee.
2. The company doesn't need but want the employee.
3. The company need and want the employee.
The fourth type is basically the company neither need nor want the employee, in which case there can be no relationship, theoratically.
It is not hard to see that the worst type of working relationship is the first case, in which the employee will most likely feel the responsibility without the corresponding appreciation.
It is however, difficult to decide which is the better case between the second and third. At first glance, the second type of relationship sounds less burdened, in which both parties cooperate based on mutual wants and respects. However, without the elements of Needs, the relationship can be very fluid and uncertain. Once the element of wants cease to exist, the relationship will easily terminate. On the other hand, the third kind of relationships might be stronger and more long-lasting, but once it degrades to the first kind of relationship, it's a pain to both parties. Ultimately, I feel that it's a personal difference whether one should prefer the second or the third kind of relationship.
In fact, this kind of consideration is common in all kind of relationships, most notably, love affairs. Is is better to based a love affair on mutual DESIRE or mutual NEED?
Which do you prefer?
I guess today I would rant a bit about the difference between the Wants and the Needs.
It just occured to me during work today that there is a huge difference between Wants and Needs, especially when it comes to employment status.
To me, there is basically three types of employee relationships with the company.
1. The company needs but doesn't want the employee.
2. The company doesn't need but want the employee.
3. The company need and want the employee.
The fourth type is basically the company neither need nor want the employee, in which case there can be no relationship, theoratically.
It is not hard to see that the worst type of working relationship is the first case, in which the employee will most likely feel the responsibility without the corresponding appreciation.
It is however, difficult to decide which is the better case between the second and third. At first glance, the second type of relationship sounds less burdened, in which both parties cooperate based on mutual wants and respects. However, without the elements of Needs, the relationship can be very fluid and uncertain. Once the element of wants cease to exist, the relationship will easily terminate. On the other hand, the third kind of relationships might be stronger and more long-lasting, but once it degrades to the first kind of relationship, it's a pain to both parties. Ultimately, I feel that it's a personal difference whether one should prefer the second or the third kind of relationship.
In fact, this kind of consideration is common in all kind of relationships, most notably, love affairs. Is is better to based a love affair on mutual DESIRE or mutual NEED?
Which do you prefer?
posted by Zuraffo at 4:27 PM
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[+/-] show/hide comments to this postsometimes it is difficult to differentiate between desire and needs.
all kinds of relationships involve at least two parties, hence "trust" plays an important role to maintain a strong relationship expecially in love affairs.
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