40-hour weeks (was Re: FWD: Lack...)

Subject: 40-hour weeks (was Re: FWD: Lack...)
From: Geoff Hart <ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca>
To: TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>, Chris Borokowski <athloi -at- yahoo -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:11:06 -0400

Chris Borokowski noted: <<My comments had to do with the efficiency
of the workplace process, not the sincerity or work ethic of the
people involved. The work process does not need to take as much time
as it usually does.>>

Amen to that. You'll also see companies that are insanely
exploitative of their workers, and would rather work everyone an
extra 10 hours per week than hire an additional worker. Coming from
that dangerously socialist nation north of the U.S. border <g>, I
confess to also being strongly prejudiced in this direction. There
are plenty of unemployed who could use that work.

That being said, I've done my share of overtime when the work demands
it, but I've always made it clear to my employer that when overtime
becomes systematic rather than an occasional thing, it's time they
hired someone else to shoulder part of the burden. I've also pointed
out how someone else's shoddy planning led to the problem, and made
appropriate suggestions for improvement in the doofus' next
performance appraisal. Someone has to say these things, and I've
always had the tremendous luxury of being able to shoot off my mouth
and remain employed*. YMMV.

* In large part because they always knew they could count on me to
get the job done anyway, even if someone else had been insanely
negligent. Don't try this trick at home unless you're awfully
confident of the security of your position!


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