violagirl
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Post by violagirl on Dec 15, 2013 19:51:37 GMT -5
I was reading the following article about job benefits. The one i found the most interesting was the no official work hours. Do you think that would work for you? I like the concept of productivity being rewarded. I also think employers, especially for office workers, have some sort of mandatory physical activity during the day. www.businessnewsdaily.com/5134-cool-job-benefits.html
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milee
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Post by milee on Dec 15, 2013 20:05:41 GMT -5
That can be done fairly and well or it can be another form of employee bondage. Note how the sole measure is productivity? Well, depending on the measures of productivity, the employees may have to work 10 hour days 6 days a week to meet the targets, but it's not tracked and nobody knows because all that's tracked is the end result...
Employees may be "free" to take vacation when they want, but maybe the reality is that they know that if they're gone for an extended period of time, they will be forgotten or passed over in the next round of handing out assignments.
In other words, it sounds great and it can be great, but it can also be just as bad as a standard schedule.
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msventoux
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Post by msventoux on Dec 15, 2013 20:14:05 GMT -5
I would love that but it wouldn't necessarily be feasible depending upon your job situation. I could be absolutely productive and crank out billable hours if I could work in solitude so I could be focused. But our office environment leads to more unbillable time dealing with interruptions from clients that may not be entirely billable but promotes goodwill, and also collaborating with coworkers. When I have to work weekends I'll often come in during days or hours that I know my coworkers won't be there so I can get things done and not have to deal with them or with clients.
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cronewitch
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Post by cronewitch on Dec 15, 2013 20:19:27 GMT -5
People have to work together so spend at least part of the day at the same place. They need to be predictable. I work about 3 hours later than some people but they know when I will be in.
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giramomma
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Post by giramomma on Dec 15, 2013 21:58:18 GMT -5
I have no real official work hours. I haven't for almost a decade now.
My original boss didn't care when the work was done, just as long as it got done.
Ten years later, I'm doing about 3-4 times as much work as I used to. Unfortunately, my position now means I DO have to have more face to face time. I pretty much come and go as I please. In exchange for that, I am available on "off" hours.
Sometimes, I do feel guilty about it or worry that I'm abusing it. It all evens out, though in the end.
We do have to track vacation days. I'm a public sector worker, so I think the taxpayers would get pretty peeved if our PTO wasn't tracked..
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hoops902
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Post by hoops902 on Dec 18, 2013 13:52:06 GMT -5
I don't have "official" work hours, but that's only officially really. A big part of my job is dealing with (meaning answering questions, collaborating, supervising) other people who do have official work hours. I couldn't be effective at my job working hours that were very non-traditional. I could shift a few hours here and there, but I couldn't effectively choose to work 4pm-midnight.
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