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I think a large part of not saying "We need to work longer" is that if the work is interesting and rewarding enough, then employees will WANT to work longer. As
by btr41n 15y ago
I think a large part of not saying "We need to work longer" is that if the work is interesting and rewarding enough, then employees will WANT to work longer. As soon as a manager says "We need to work longer", it generates an environment driven by employer demands instead of employee happiness.
If you manage the work load at your company well enough, and the work environment is positive, then employees will be inclined to work longer out of desire to see the company excel.
- eli_gottlieb 15y ago>I think a large part of not saying "We need to work longer" is that if the work is interesting and rewarding enough, then employees will WANT to work longer. Not necessarily, no. It's entirely possible your employees have lives outside work.
- btr41n 15y agoRight, but I would say that the general startup mentality is that you will be working more than the average work day. So telling people to work longer, rather than inspiring people to work longer, is usually not the best way to go about it. To what extent can you actually require someone to work longer anyway?
- eli_gottlieb 15y ago>To what extent can you actually require someone to work longer anyway? You can reprimand and/or fire them if they don't. Seems to work for most American companies.
- dasil003 15y agoDoesn't work for programmers though because unlike assembly line workers, there's no way to precisely monitor their productivity, so if you force them to stay late they can just mentally check out.
- eli_gottlieb 15y agoWell yes, which is why you should be trying to get programmers to agree with you on their hours.