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Why does this require a solution though? Why is it a problem? If as the manager you're focused on productivity and not time spent, there's nothing wrong with hi
by rapind 18y ago
Why does this require a solution though? Why is it a problem? If as the manager you're focused on productivity and not time spent, there's nothing wrong with him working 1/5th the time so long as his productivity rivals his colleagues. Maybe he doesn't want to work 5 days a week? Maybe his priorities aren't 40 hour work weeks. If you are unable to replace him with someone who'll perform better, then why make it in an issue?
And why should his colleagues be any more jealous of him then they are of the CEO who makes tons more, or anyone else who gets paid more or works less for that matter?
There are 2 problems:
1) Having a clear way to measure productivity.
2) Stodgy ideas most manager's have about time spent, instead of production.
- gruseom 18y agoWhy does this require a solution though? Why is it a problem? It's a problem because the company culture (probably) won't tolerate it, but instead will act to preserve itself at all costs, including the cost of reduced productivity. So when I said "obvious solution" I should perhaps have added "within the parameters of the existing culture". I sympathize with your values, but the idea that you can change a corporate culture to make it recognize productivity in a more rational way is a fantasy. It's actually a harmful fantasy because it deceives many creative people into spending their time and energy on environments that will never fully recognize them. To paraphrase what Max Born said about science, new models are accepted in the market not because companies change, but because old companies die. Edit: Having a clear way to measure productivity wouldn't change a thing. If maximizing productivity were the value driving behavior, things would already be different even without a measure.