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]]> By: GK http://www.theworkbuzz.com/on-the-job/worklife/the-changing-face-of-the-work-life-balance/#comment-30349 GK Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:58:52 +0000 http://www.theworkbuzz.com/?p=4103#comment-30349 Employers want you in the office because if you work at home, even with the tracking built into today's technology, it's still hard to monitor exactly how much time it takes you to do your allotted work. If you can get your work done accurately in four hours, you should still get paid eight. Unfortunately, they want you to do more in the remaining four, even if your moron co-workers requires eight and are paid the same or more than you. There are also no guarantees you will be rewarded for the difference in productivity. And, it's also easier to dump "other duties as assigned" when you are physically present. Employers only want to use technology to get more work out of you after you've put in a full day in the office, not to make your full day better. That's a shame, as the two biggest impediments I've discovered to getting work done in an office are physical aspects of the office and your co-workers. Employers want you in the office because if you work at home, even with the tracking built into today’s technology, it’s still hard to monitor exactly how much time it takes you
to do your allotted work.

If you can get your work done accurately in four hours, you should still get paid eight. Unfortunately, they want you to do more in the remaining four, even if your moron co-workers requires eight and are paid the same or more than you.

There are also no guarantees you will be rewarded for the difference in productivity.
And, it’s also easier to dump “other duties as assigned” when you are physically present.

Employers only want to use technology to get more work out of you after you’ve put in a full day in the office, not to make your full day better. That’s a shame, as the two biggest impediments I’ve discovered to getting work done in an office are physical aspects of the office and your co-workers.

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]]> By: Tex http://www.theworkbuzz.com/on-the-job/worklife/the-changing-face-of-the-work-life-balance/#comment-13452 Tex Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:42:47 +0000 http://www.theworkbuzz.com/?p=4103#comment-13452 I was a Dept. Mgr. and hired entry level people. Unfortunately, when a young person is given a desk with a phone and PC, (and their personal cell), they think it is time to connect with their friends, and that’s what they proceed to do all day long, producing very little actual work. Most are spoiled kids with working parents who were often bored and secluded because of lack of interaction with their own hard-working parents, and their cell phones and PCs were their only entertainment and link to the world. They’ve been given hi-tech toys instead of love and guidance, and were not taught a work ethic; however, having experienced the absence of their parents they don’t intend to live that kind of life. Unfortunately, in the office environment they feel entitled, are self-centered, with an attitude, come dressed in flip-flops and low-riding jeans and skirts revealing tattoos, and are very hard to manage. Having said that, I myself came to resent the fact that companies exploit employees and expect them to do two people’s work under the guise of “multi-tasking”, and will never again apply for a job that lists that word in its ads. I worked 25 years, always under stress, working overtime most days and most Saturdays, had no personal life, saw my family late in the evening, giving up any semblance of a real life, and, it’s a pipe dream to think you could to discuss issues with your boss, because he/she is under pressure to “perform” as well. They have no incentive to listen. Whaat is a work-life balance? At a time in this country when the workplace should be more sensitive to workers’ issues, it has eroded and gone in the other direction because the work force has grown faster than job opportunities, the large corporations have relocated overseas taking good paying jobs with them, and small businesses dominate the job market… there are lower wages, no benefits, and if you are not willing to do the piles of work expected, there are 2,000 other people lined up for your job. Illegal immigration has contributed greatly to this erosion because they work for lower wages and small businesses get away with hiring them (when larger companies would not be able to). Don’t think illegals only do mowing and picking, they are moving quickly into the mainstream within their own communities and gaining purchasing power, which I experienced first hand, because my employer was a home builder and was hiring only bi-lingual Spanish people to deal with the public for the last 2 years I was there. This was because Spanish people that spoke no English were dominating the home buying market in Houston. When health issues forced me to leave my career, there were no pension or retirement benefits, and I felt lucky to receive the 6 weeks vacation time that had accrued. This brings up another issue of promises, to salaried employees, of taking compensating time off for overtime. Companies promise this, but know the employee will never have time to take off. I am currently semi-retired, working for less than half my previous salary and relying on Social Security to fill the salary gap. Thank God for SS.. I only hope the younger generation will value it enough to preserve it for when they start having health issues, with no safety net (or golden umbrella) to save them from destitution. I agree with the person who asked “who came up with the 40-hour work week”, and only 2 weeks of vacation each year. Maybe we should all move to Europe where employees are valued as human beings and work hours, vacations, and benefits are set to accommodate a real work-life balance. Their economies are not growing like ours, but believe me, having a growing economy in the US only enriches the owners and executives, not the workers. I was a Dept. Mgr. and hired entry level people. Unfortunately, when a young person is given a desk with a phone and PC, (and their personal cell), they think it is time to connect with their friends, and that’s what they proceed to do all day long, producing very little actual work. Most are spoiled kids with working parents who were often bored and secluded because of lack of interaction with their own hard-working parents, and their cell phones and PCs were their only entertainment and link to the world. They’ve been given hi-tech toys instead of love and guidance, and were not taught a work ethic; however, having experienced the absence of their parents they don’t intend to live that kind of life. Unfortunately, in the office environment they feel entitled, are self-centered, with an attitude, come dressed in flip-flops and low-riding jeans and skirts revealing tattoos, and are very hard to manage.
Having said that, I myself came to resent the fact that companies exploit employees and expect them to do two people’s work under the guise of “multi-tasking”, and will never again apply for a job that lists that word in its ads. I worked 25 years, always under stress, working overtime most days and most Saturdays, had no personal life, saw my family late in the evening, giving up any semblance of a real life, and, it’s a pipe dream to think you could to discuss issues with your boss, because he/she is under pressure to “perform” as well. They have no incentive to listen.
Whaat is a work-life balance? At a time in this country when the workplace should be more sensitive to workers’ issues, it has eroded and gone in the other direction because the work force has grown faster than job opportunities, the large corporations have relocated overseas taking good paying jobs with them, and small businesses dominate the job market… there are lower wages, no benefits, and if you are not willing to do the piles of work expected, there are 2,000 other people lined up for your job.
Illegal immigration has contributed greatly to this erosion because they work for lower wages and small businesses get away with hiring them (when larger companies would not be able to). Don’t think illegals only do mowing and picking, they are moving quickly into the mainstream within their own communities and gaining purchasing power, which I experienced first hand, because my employer was a home builder and was hiring only bi-lingual Spanish people to deal with the public for the last 2 years I was there. This was because Spanish people that spoke no English were dominating the home buying market in Houston.
When health issues forced me to leave my career, there were no pension or retirement benefits, and I felt lucky to receive the 6 weeks vacation time that had accrued. This brings up another issue of promises, to salaried employees, of taking compensating time off for overtime. Companies promise this, but know the employee will never have time to take off. I am currently semi-retired, working for less than half my previous salary and relying on Social Security to fill the salary gap. Thank God for SS.. I only hope the younger generation will value it enough to preserve it for when they start having health issues, with no safety net (or golden umbrella) to save them from destitution.
I agree with the person who asked “who came up with the 40-hour work week”, and only 2 weeks of vacation each year. Maybe we should all move to Europe where employees are valued as human beings and work hours, vacations, and benefits are set to accommodate a real work-life balance. Their economies are not growing like ours, but believe me, having a growing economy in the US only enriches the owners and executives, not the workers.

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