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> Why would any company encourage that? I used to tell my employees to go home / not work late, because working longer hours doesn’t produce more output. You m
by louthy 1y ago
> Why would any company encourage that?
I used to tell my employees to go home / not work late, because working longer hours doesn’t produce more output. You may get an initial uptick in output, but then it falls away as people get burned out/sick of work. Long hours also equals higher turnover of staff, which is expensive in many ways.
There’s nothing good over the long term that comes from long hours. It’s bad for morale and it’s bad for the business.
Respect your employees, consider their needs and you’ll have a more committed workforce with higher retention and higher quality output.
- 9rx 1y ago> and higher retention. Jurisdictions vary, but around here that isn't a desirable quality. There is much more legal exposure if you have employees who have been around for a long time.
- louthy 1y agoI considered it a benefit. It meant I could hire fewer people. I had good, motivated people, with institutional knowledge. When you’re a small/medium sized business with limited funds this is much more desirable. It costs less to keep fewer people employed and you can be much more agile. Firing people who needed firing was never a problem and it didn’t tend to be people who’d been there for a long time that I wanted to fire. High turnover of staff has outsized costs: loss of institutional knowledge, loss of momentum on key projects, time taken onboarding/training, recruitment fees, etc. it’s to be avoided imho.
- 9rx 1y ago> High turnover of staff has outsized costs Of course, and one has to measure the tradeoffs, but in many cases those costs are cheap insurance. But, again, jurisdictions vary.