Example-We recently published survey comments about our food service program, as a way of getting feedback for improvements. A few of the negative comments included “making my own sandwich is demoralizing” and “having to leave the building to get lunch reduces my contribution to the company’s success”. The public outcry was surprising. People went out of their way to state their appreciation for our robust food program and share their disdain for those who feel entitled. A couple even “replied to all” or sent an email to the exec team stating their negative view of the entitled tone in the comments.

This incident gave me the idea to create a blog on our intranet site, that shares anonymous comments and encourages responses from other employees. I even thought we could have fun with it by encouraging “drunk text” (sarcastic) responses as a form of public shaming. (Can you tell I’m in charge of the food service program?)

My question-Is the above method capable of reducing entitlement in our company? Can it have a positive impact?