Man of Honour
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The hidden tactic overloaded workers are using to catch up.
I was wondering how many people on the forums do this or feel like they need to. The company I work for has gone through various revisions of a slimmer branch including moving to much smaller premises. Each revision has put a greater strain on those that remain. With another round likely very soon, which I should be part of, it’s likely that those that remain will just be further overloaded.
It’s a very sad situation that people just can’t leave the office where it should be and very distant to the “life balance” that is I though was encouraged nowadays..
I myself, had work email installed on my phone a few years back which I opposed to. I found myself checking work emails at weekends and evenings when basically, the crafty buggers are getting my time for free. I has really cracked down on this. If someone needs me urgently, then they can call me.
I’m in a fortunate situation where work doesn’t really matter, but for younger people with bigger mortgages, I can see cooperates using this approach to bully staff into working extra hours, in their own time.
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/articl...ctic-overloaded-workers-are-using-to-catch-up
In my opinion, if you are playing catch-up in your own time, then either 1. You’re not functioning during the day or 2. There is a resourcing problem which is down to the employers.
I recall once, a manager once told me, if you mention to staff before they leave "I'd like to have a chat you in the morning about about x", they are most likely to think about it in their own time.
Thoughts?
I was wondering how many people on the forums do this or feel like they need to. The company I work for has gone through various revisions of a slimmer branch including moving to much smaller premises. Each revision has put a greater strain on those that remain. With another round likely very soon, which I should be part of, it’s likely that those that remain will just be further overloaded.
It’s a very sad situation that people just can’t leave the office where it should be and very distant to the “life balance” that is I though was encouraged nowadays..
I myself, had work email installed on my phone a few years back which I opposed to. I found myself checking work emails at weekends and evenings when basically, the crafty buggers are getting my time for free. I has really cracked down on this. If someone needs me urgently, then they can call me.
I’m in a fortunate situation where work doesn’t really matter, but for younger people with bigger mortgages, I can see cooperates using this approach to bully staff into working extra hours, in their own time.
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/articl...ctic-overloaded-workers-are-using-to-catch-up
In my opinion, if you are playing catch-up in your own time, then either 1. You’re not functioning during the day or 2. There is a resourcing problem which is down to the employers.
I recall once, a manager once told me, if you mention to staff before they leave "I'd like to have a chat you in the morning about about x", they are most likely to think about it in their own time.
Thoughts?