The lecturer talks about the effects of getting rewarded at work and its direct

relationship to productivity. According to him, rewards can act against an

individual's productivity and can even be a punishment to it. It also tends to
damage the relationship of an employee and his boss. Finally, it also creates a
sense of being controlled in the mind of the employee.

The passage mentions that providing rewards to employee can act as an

inspiration for him to work hard and get more of it. The lecturer contradicts this
claim stating that many a times, individuals do not often like the rewards they are
being offered. They desire for their work to be paid in the form of money instead.
Also if the reward is not what is desired by the employee then it only incites
feelings of sadness in the employee.

The passage mentions that rewards tacitly act as external motivating force to
employees to spur into action. This is contradicted by the lecturer who asserts
that, people begin to percieve these rewards and status as a sign of being
controlled and manipulated. They soon begin to see these awards more as a
punishment than a boon.

The passage also states that rewards improve employee attitudes and job
performance. The lecturer attacks this claim stating that job productivity in fact
reduces and the manager-employee relationship is damaged. A person getting
regular rewards hesitates to confront his supervisor to ask for any help fearing
negative rating. This takes a toll on the overall progress of the
organisation/company in which the employee works.