RE: Time keeping

["Harry Bacheler" <hbacheler -at- geo -dot- census -dot- gov>]

(Sweatshop)

All right, children.  I know what is best for you.  You have no independent
thought processes so you can just sit there until I tell you you can move.

(enlightened workplace)

We need to get this done, let's all work on it.  If you need to take a
break, do it, an dome back.  You are adults and know how to use your time
and resources wisely.

I believe that the enlightened work place will outproduce, deliver a better
product, and make people happier.

Harry M. Bacheler, Jr.
Consultant
VGS, Inc.

"The thoughts, ideas, and opinions expressed in my portion of
this email are mine and mine alone.  They are not the thoughts,
ideas, and/or opinions of any past, present, or future employers,
or any group that I might belong to."


> -----Original Message-----
> From: bounce-techwr-l-20951 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
> [mailto:bounce-techwr-l-20951 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com]On Behalf Of
> barry -dot- kieffer -at- exgate -dot- tek -dot- com
> Sent: Wednesday, 16 February, 2000 12:20 PM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: RE: Time keeping
>
>
> Bathroom breaks?!   Smoke breaks?!   Lunch breaks?!
>
> The company I work for allows us to take a single 3 minute break in the
> morning, and then a single 3 minute break in the afternoon.
> Besides the two
> 3 minute breaks and a 15 minute lunch, we have to work from 7:00am until
> 8:00pm nonstop.
>
> There is this program that counts key strokes. If we stop typing for more
> then 5 minutes our manager runs over and kicks our chair, yelling at us to
> "Get Back To Work!".
>
> ... snip, snip ...