Informal group of workers is a hot topic during our debate last Saturday.
It was started with the statement uttering that “Management should
discourage informal group of workers in an organization.” Our group agreed
that the answer should be “Mostly False” whereas Group 1’s answer is “Mostly
True”.
For us, informal group of workers are those employees that are
outsourced by another company, or we often say as “under agency”. The other
group’s interpretation is that, informal group of workers are those workers
which are members of a laborer’s union. Workers that are against the
organization, and do not agree on its rules and regulations. That’s why they
have preferred to answer the statement as “Mostly True”. Our answers don’t
match because we have a different definition of the informal group of workers.
And then, our professor interrupted our debate, and he explained what informal
group of workers really is. Informal group of workers is a group of individuals who are active in extra-curricular activities/organizations inside or outside of the
company. An informal group may have written
or unwritten rules and doesn’t encompasses company’s policies.
Informal group of workers should not be discouraged in an
organization. Extra-curricular activities enhance the individual’s creativity. It promotes
employee’s talents, ideas, and services that are beneficial for the community.
Informal groups exist in almost every organization. They are as real as the formal organization structure, but function independent of it. With their own leaders, values and behaviors, they can exhibit strong cohesion - group members will assist and support each other. In return, they expect loyalty to the group and its norms.
I identified myself as part of the informal groups because I’m a member
of three IT organizations, and two choral groups, though all my affiliations
are outside of IBM. I wish I could also join IBM Club in the future.
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce my affiliations, and
their functions/roles in our society.
Here are my affiliations:
IT Organizations
1. Philippine
Computer Society
Philippine Computer Society is a premiere
organization of information technology professionals with over 700 members
nationwide. PCS recognizes the invaluable contribution of IT to the advancement
of our nation.
Through its activities, PCS actively encourages all who are interested in or professionally involved in IT, to join the PCS. With its vision of continually pursuing excellence in the IT profession, PCS members will be assured of the advancement of promotion of their individual careers.
2. Wikimedia
Philippines
Wikimedia Philippines is a chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) serving the Philippines and Filipino communities abroad. In line with its aims and objectives, the organization hope to promote and defend the use of free media and content in the Philippines, as well as those made by Filipinos on other countries.
3. Philippine
Information Technology Organization
Phil-IT Org is a group of IT Professionals and Developers who are enthusiastic and passionate about technologies, learning, and sharing.
Choral
Groups
1. Bukas
Palad Online Community Choir - attends mass services every 2nd
Sunday of the odd months in Our Lady of Pentecost Parish in Loyola Heights,
Quezon City. We conducted outreach program once a year in “Bahay ni Maria –
Home for the Aged and Street Children” in Laguna.
2. Alay
Himig Chorale – attends mass services every 1st Sunday of the even months in
EDSA Shrine.
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| Bukas Palad Online Community Outreach in Bahay ni Maria |
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| Bukas Palad Online Community Choir in Our Lady of Pentecost Parish |
As we celebrate the 75 years of IBM in the
Philippines this July 2012, we are encouraged to participate in a series of employee engagement activities in a meaningful way. We
have “Voices for a Cause” concert
which will be held on July 19 in Eastwood City, Bagumbayan, Quezon City. This
event was organized by the IBM Club. A portion of the proceeds will go to 10
MOVES, a program by the Department of Education, which aims to build 10,000
classrooms in 10 months across the country. This event will showcase IBM talents
as they perform on stage.
On July 21, we will be having our “One IBM Service Marathon for Education”.
This will personalized our mission to be truly essential to communities, where
IBMers will be deployed across and beyond Metro Manila to help various programs
that aim to better the state of education for the Filipino youth, in and out of
school. Activities include Mentoring (Iskul
Blue-Cool); Rehabilitation and refurbishment of classrooms/ school grounds
(Brigada Eskwela), Outreach for out-of-school street kids in Cavite (Kariton
Klasrum); Reading Program (Read to Lead) and KidSmart turnover to
select public schools and non-governmental organization.
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