Employee Engagement in Reverse: 25 Ways Employees Disengage

Here is a playful list of 25 ways various employees disengage from their work:

1. Dentists feel they are going through the same old drill patient after patient
2. Surgeons who can no longer cut it
3. Truckers lose their drive
4. Bankers continually losing interest
5. Florists who fail to bloom
6. Jewelers who lose their sparkle
7. Firefights who are burnt out
8. Pilots who just take off
9. Teachers without any class
10. Massage therapists who lose their touch
11. Programmers who lose the code
12. Carpenters who are board
13. Plumbers who won’t take the plunge and feel drained everyday
14. Deep sea divers who have become shallow
15. Shoe sellers who have lost their sole and become heels
16. Grocery produce workers who are past their best before date
17. Cooks who can’t stand the heat
18. Photographers who lose their focus
19. Coaches who are all played out
20. Butchers who are constantly beefing
21. Hockey referees who no longer whistle while they work
22. Lumberjacks who are stumped
23. Judges who are benched
24. Architects without any plans
25. Detectives who are clueless

How does your profession disengage?

David Zinger is an expert  global employee engagement speaker and consultant who uses the pyramid of employee engagement to help leaders, managers, and organizations increase engagement.