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My stance on permanent work from home status:
Moving to a permanently working from home status for many jobs is dangerous and has more cons than advantages in my mind for several reasons.
Here is why I think this
Moving to a permanently working from home status for many jobs is dangerous and has more cons than advantages in my mind for several reasons.
Here is why I think this
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No true breaks
Let's face it, just like teacher pets, there are "office pets". Those that work through lunch, stay later, get into work earlier in attempt to impress the boss but in reality just pissing everyone else off. But it doesn't stop there...
No true breaks
Let's face it, just like teacher pets, there are "office pets". Those that work through lunch, stay later, get into work earlier in attempt to impress the boss but in reality just pissing everyone else off. But it doesn't stop there...
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"Office pets" will become stay at home office pets. They won't ever log off, will never stop sending emails, etc. I have already noticed many friends of mine answering emails deep into night because of a gung-ho coworker. There will be no excuse now to not answer an email.
"Office pets" will become stay at home office pets. They won't ever log off, will never stop sending emails, etc. I have already noticed many friends of mine answering emails deep into night because of a gung-ho coworker. There will be no excuse now to not answer an email.
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These hardos will claim that working past traditional office hours will separate yourself from the pack. Nah, in reality you're just being an inconsiderate co-worker and forcing everyone else to "keep your pace". The cost of this in the short term might be more production...
These hardos will claim that working past traditional office hours will separate yourself from the pack. Nah, in reality you're just being an inconsiderate co-worker and forcing everyone else to "keep your pace". The cost of this in the short term might be more production...
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In the long term this competitiveness in the stay at home work place will lead to no separation from work activity and home activity. People are already eating breakfast/lunch/ dinner while working, sending emails back and forth at 10-12pm, and overall becoming tied to work.
In the long term this competitiveness in the stay at home work place will lead to no separation from work activity and home activity. People are already eating breakfast/lunch/ dinner while working, sending emails back and forth at 10-12pm, and overall becoming tied to work.
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I work on commercial vessels, we have strict hours for this exact reason. Your home is the ship and your work is the ship. Lunch starts at 11 and ends at 12. If you work while everyone is eating you are straight up a jack*ss and nobody is impressed...
I work on commercial vessels, we have strict hours for this exact reason. Your home is the ship and your work is the ship. Lunch starts at 11 and ends at 12. If you work while everyone is eating you are straight up a jack*ss and nobody is impressed...
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If you work over your hours it forces other people to work over & overall the whole crew becomes exhausted and overtime the quality/production of work greatly diminishes.
Working from home is new for many industries but for sailors this is nothing new.
If you work over your hours it forces other people to work over & overall the whole crew becomes exhausted and overtime the quality/production of work greatly diminishes.
Working from home is new for many industries but for sailors this is nothing new.
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Sailors for the most part work their hours and keep their breaks and time off strict - its a big "no no" to even bother a crew-member who is off for ANY reason.
I don't know how many founders/CEOs follow me but keep in mind these points.
Sailors for the most part work their hours and keep their breaks and time off strict - its a big "no no" to even bother a crew-member who is off for ANY reason.
I don't know how many founders/CEOs follow me but keep in mind these points.
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You can be extremely productive with strict work and break hours. Log on, get the work done, when the clock strikes log off. end of story. Yes production will rise in the short term with hardos who work after 5pm but in the long term it will hurt the production.
You can be extremely productive with strict work and break hours. Log on, get the work done, when the clock strikes log off. end of story. Yes production will rise in the short term with hardos who work after 5pm but in the long term it will hurt the production.
@AdamSinger @BullandBaird would love to here your take on this
