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Henry Wong wrote:I don't think you can blame the technology -- if the technology didn't exist, and people were paranoid, it would mean people would work longer hours at the office... and this topic would become how long the expected work hours are.
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Jan de Boer wrote:Ah, I am missing half the story here actually. Ok, there is this calls from work interrupting your free time, that is one thing. It is not that much about stress about too much work though. But the other thing is the obligation to spend free time with your colleagues. Have you ever tried to escape that and seen the responses of management?
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fred rosenberger wrote:For what it's worth, IT is not the only profession that does this.
Jan de Boer wrote:Yes, exactly!! I already stated that it is nót IT related. All companies do it, and I get the impression that it is getting worse and worse over the years.
Henry Wong wrote:As you get more senior, you are getting more important, and hence, you are getting more tethered, because of that importance.
And presumably those who did turn up were rewarded with a couple of hours' extra salary?fred rosenberger wrote:. . . SIGN IN, . . . If you didn't show up, you were asked on Monday why you weren't there, and looked down upon.
Campbell Ritchie wrote:
And presumably those who did turn up were rewarded with a couple of hours' extra salary?fred rosenberger wrote:. . . SIGN IN, . . . If you didn't show up, you were asked on Monday why you weren't there, and looked down upon.
Sometimes the only way things ever got fixed is because people became uncomfortable.
Jimmy Clark wrote:You need to control yourself and establish working hours and non-working hours. If your position requires that you be available 24 hours a day, then there is not much you can do to change this. However, if you have a certain amount of hours per day that you work, e.g. 8 or 10 then stick to these hours and do not do any work or handle any electronic communications outside of these hours. Working remotely or in an office should not change this.
Only deviate from this when there is a dire emergency or other serious situation.
For the other types, I always have full faith in Pavlov.
1) Ring ring, hello, boss, can you speak a bit louder please? I can hardly hear you. Damn this network.
2) Cut the phone in mid sentence. Blame it on the network.
3) Pick the phone, start whispering, is this an emergency? Can it wait? There is a bit of a serious problem at home and I am in the middle of it.
4) Dont pick up the calls, let it ring. Under no circumstances cut the call. You "forgot" your cell phone in the car. If possible, ring him back up very early next morning(6 AM). You went for a jog and noticed the call(s). Give him a taste of his own medicine.
Thanks,
Sherif
Sherif Shehab wrote:I totally a agree with Jimmy , you need to control working hours to be mixed with your private life
And I am really getting sick of it.
Jan de Boer wrote:The 'we all are friends propaganda meetings'. That is fár worse, for me at least.
When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all.
Janeice DelVecchio wrote:[ If they want "team building exercises" or "we're all friends meetings" they should hold them during their business time, not your business time.
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Jeanne Boyarsky wrote:
Janeice DelVecchio wrote:[ If they want "team building exercises" or "we're all friends meetings" they should hold them during their business time, not your business time.
You mean personal time, right?
When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all.
Although not a play on words for those folks who run their families or lives like a business...
Jan de Boer wrote:
Although not a play on words for those folks who run their families or lives like a business...
That actually what I thought you meant! Since I, as a single parent, not rich enough to delegate tasks even, nééd my time.
Thanks for the posting! There is not much more to say, but it good to know that I am not the only one who thinks like this, and hence I am not weird or crazy.
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