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"...create a culture where it is not necessary to check in while on vacation or once you are off the clock." In other words, what a job is supposed to be for m
by phil248 8y ago
"...create a culture where it is not necessary to check in while on vacation or once you are off the clock."
In other words, what a job is supposed to be for most people.
- stevesearer 8y agoRight, though unfortunately many companies do not respect these boundaries. Because companies can’t even respect such basic ideas and boundaries with regard to employee wellbeing, it feels like a big leap to all of a sudden care enough to reduce employee hours by 25%.
- pwaivers 8y agoUnfortunately this is not always realistic. In smaller businesses, one person may know a system or process far better than anyone else. So if that person is on vacation, he should be available. You may disagree, but I think this is a good thing that technology enables.
- ghaff 8y agoMaybe not typical, but I take many trips where I am literally not available for at least days or even a week or two at a time. Before ubiquitous Internet, I took a number of trips where I was totally off-the-grid for a month at a time. Didn't work for small companies where I was the only person who knew something (though that seems poor planning in the event that person falls off a mountain someplace) but it's what I did.
- phil248 8y agoI don't disagree at all! But this tendency has crept its way into being the norm, as opposed to circumstantial or role-specific, and I applaud any manager/employer trying to lessen the off-hours workload of the rank and file.