Its been widely reported that due to an internal uprising of unhappy employees the Vodafone UK board have reversed their decision not to give staff a bonus this year. What a load of bollocks!!. Such a statement implies that the board of one of the biggest companies in the UK is so weak that it can be forced to change its mind on something by its staff.

The reports also seriously patronise staff. Although none of us were happy with the fact we werent getting bonuses we understood why. The company hadnt performed. There has been no hint of fury or uprising so I would like the sensationalist journalists to put a little bit of work into their next pieces on Vodafone rather than writing lazy articles.

In truth, the board realised all the hard work that UK employees put in which unfortunately wasnt mirrored by the financial results. Acknowledging the amount of change required and that much has been done to turn this oil tanker round the board made the decision to reward staff. I can tell you that it came out of the blue and went down very well indeed. Shame the papers got hold of the internal communications but still I for one believe in the board we have.

Working for one of the biggest FTSE 100 companies can be intresting, rewarding but also seriously frustrating. Im the sort that likes to know whats happening but recently it seems that staff are always that last to know about things no matter how important or trivial.

Earlier this year my employer laid off a sizeable nnumber of staff and how did we all find out? A quick search through google gave us information regarding numbers to be laid off. Even on the day itself, our CEO sent a company wide email which didnt give as much detail as the BBC were reporting. Its shocking to think that even with important messages staff play second fiddle to external sources.

The new CEO promised to shake up how staff are communicated to by becoming more open, encouraging / demanding his management team are more open and approachable and talking to us like adults not children. A couple of months on and it seems the CEO is true to his word with a number of refreshing emails being sent company wide and same day responses to staff questions. Hopefully this will continue and everyone will be pulling in the same direction.