Posted by Kirsten Gibbs
Last updated 4th October 2022
reading time
Decades ago, my older brothers were given the job of breaking up concrete in the back garden so my dad could lay a new patio.
They did a morning's work, had lunch and started again in the afternoon. Â After an hour or so, my mum thought "They've been at it a while, I better see if they need a cup of tea."
Then walked into the breakfast room to find nothing but a cassette player running.
They'd carefully recorded themselves in the morning so they could bunk off in the afternoon.
Corporate Rebels shared a Bloomberg article today:
"More than two years after remote work and hybrid jobs became widespread, there’s still a stark divide over how it’s going: About 85% of managers worry they can’t tell if employees are getting enough done, while 87% of workers say their productivity is just fine."
With this admonition from Microsoft: "Don’t Spy on Employees to Ensure They’re Working,"
This is the 21st century for goodness sake.
Have we not learned to measure results rather than "activity"?
I can't help thinking it's management that needs an overhaul.
Hint: If you're a micro-business employer I can help you with that.
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