'Used'Less or 'Use'Less

In my last blog Se7en Tag I had mentioned that I believe that "Everyone wants to do good/great work they just need direction and opportunities and of course time". They don’t work with you only for that paycheck but to make a difference - a difference to their lives, to the ones they work with, and the organization they work for. Then how is it that so many times you find underperformers or people who are crassly termed as 'Useless'.

They work with you with spending so much time of their daily lives and all that comes to a naught, because they are said to be ‘useless’ to the organization. I’ve had these experiences myself and learnt that maybe it is not that they are useless but that they are ‘used’ less.

What does someone need to be useful – a sense of purpose and a sense of belonging – a sense of satisfaction at the job that they do and a sense of satisfaction to the money they make. Maybe some people require more than just that – maybe it just takes someone to identify that for them. Maybe then will they be Useful, and not useless because they are ‘used’less.