The current climate in industry has a negative impact on employees, Rothman said. Employees are not as motivated to do a good job. Business decisions are made that have nothing to do with employee ability or performance, and workers feel powerless. There is a sense of betrayal. The survivors are cynical, morale is down, accidents go up, and there is little loyalty for the employer.
Organizations are frequently insensitive to how workers feel and react.
Current graduates are apprehensive, according to Rothman. Their expectations are not being met by the jobs that are available. Actually, this is not the case in some ways. New employees frequently must perform repetitious and uninteresting tasks and seldom have bosses who appreciate or understand them. Rothman said in this age of change and transition, it is difficult to make predictions about the future.