Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

And what does all this have to do with rising construction costs?

The joke was good, anyone who doesn't see the connections there oh dear..

Ok, I was not clear. That inflation/wages/rising prices are connected is obvious. I meant the discussion about whether an inflation adjustment is of course a wage increase or not.

Exactly, when productivity increases, the company passes the wage increase on to those who contributed to this productivity growth. And it does not simply pass it on to everyone if it does not grow sufficiently to compensate for cost increases. Because then it would soon be phased out.

again, even low and mid-performers can receive wage increases if they improve themselves/contribute to the overall performance improvement of the company. In the example of the cleaning specialist, this could mean that they stick a note on the toilet door where a tally is kept for the best toilet paper, which is then purchased in the long term. Or they make a suggestion that toilet brushes be placed in all stalls, so they finish faster. No idea, I’m not very familiar with professional cleaning. And I already admitted that it’s easier with purely intellectual work than with physical labor.

Those are of course harsh experiences, but they have nothing to do with medium-sized companies in general. We had managers in other departments who behaved similarly. These were then soon phased out. So the culture we aim for is definitely different.

In the example of the cleaning staff, it could mean that they stick a note on the bathroom door where a tally is kept for the best toilet paper, which is then purchased on a regular basis.

Sorry, but that now seems extremely contrived. In the vast majority of jobs, it is perfectly OK if people simply do their work and do not cut corners. The topic of cleaning toilets has no major innovations and certainly none that an assistant earning minimum wage would invent.

again, even low and mid performers can receive raises if they improve themselves/contribute to the overall performance improvement of the company. In the example of the cleaning specialist, this could mean that they stick a note on the bathroom door where a tally for the best toilet paper is kept, which is then purchased permanently. Or they make a suggestion that toilet brushes be placed in every stall, so they finish faster. No idea, I’m not very familiar with professional cleaning. And I already admitted that pure mental work is easier than physical labor.

Sorry , I often agree with you, but here, in my opinion, your idea is out of touch with reality. There are simply tasks that are not infinitely optimizable. The same work is done day after day for years. Yes, these are simple jobs, but wage adjustments have to be made even here. And if the cleaning lady is eventually replaced by a super modern cleaning robot, that was certainly not the cleaning lady’s idea to increase efficiency...

Exactly, when productivity increases, the company passes on the raise to those who contributed to this productivity growth. And it does not simply pass it on to everyone if it does not increase enough to compensate for cost increases. Because then it would soon be sorted out.

again, even low and mid performers can get raises if they improve themselves/contribute to the overall performance increase of the company. In the example of the cleaning specialist, this could mean that they stick a note on the toilet door where a tally list for the best toilet paper is kept, which is then purchased permanently. Or they make a suggestion that toilet brushes be placed in all stalls, then they finish faster. No idea, I’m not very familiar with professional cleaning. And I already admitted that it’s easier with purely mental work than with physical work.

Those are of course harsh experiences, but they have nothing to do with medium-sized companies in general. We had managers in other departments who behaved similarly. They were soon sorted out. So the culture we aim for is definitely different.

What kind of dreadful mindset is this where the cleaning lady has to present a new concept for toilet cleaning every day in order not to be considered a low performer? A bit more down-to-earthness would do some good here..