Comments on: Notable + Quotable: Glassdoor, Comotivate, DocStoc, and the launch of Work Literacy http://www.theappgap.com/notable-quotable-glassdoor-comotivate-docstoc-and-the-launch-of-work-literacy.html Apps, Strategies, and Best Practices for Web-based work Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:56:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Celine Roque http://www.theappgap.com/notable-quotable-glassdoor-comotivate-docstoc-and-the-launch-of-work-literacy.html/comment-page-1#comment-2647 Celine Roque Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:45:12 +0000 http://www.theappgap.com/notable-quotable-glassdoor-comotivate-docstoc-and-the-launch-of-work-literacy.html#comment-2647 Couldn't agree with you more. In my other blog, <a href="http://www.pimpyourwork.com" rel="nofollow">Pimp Your Work</a>, I'm always a strong advocate of proper work-life balance and achieving maximum effectiveness with the shortest amount of time possible so that we spend less time working and more time living. I'm more for results-oriented working rather than a time-oriented style. I simply linked to the article you mentioned because workplace news is relevant to The App Gap - and the interesting reactions to that article generate a good discussion. Glad that you shared your two cents :) Couldn’t agree with you more. In my other blog, Pimp Your Work, I’m always a strong advocate of proper work-life balance and achieving maximum effectiveness with the shortest amount of time possible so that we spend less time working and more time living. I’m more for results-oriented working rather than a time-oriented style.

I simply linked to the article you mentioned because workplace news is relevant to The App Gap – and the interesting reactions to that article generate a good discussion. Glad that you shared your two cents :)

]]> By: Anita Campbell http://www.theappgap.com/notable-quotable-glassdoor-comotivate-docstoc-and-the-launch-of-work-literacy.html/comment-page-1#comment-2446 Anita Campbell Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:52:07 +0000 http://www.theappgap.com/notable-quotable-glassdoor-comotivate-docstoc-and-the-launch-of-work-literacy.html#comment-2446 Celine, Regarding that 90 minutes/week spent surfing personal websites.... that's a good point for discussion. Some small percentage of people may abuse the personal use of the Internet, it's true. However, the other side of the coin is that employers often tacitly expect employees to work on evenings and weekends at home, to meet deadlines and complete big projects. In my corporate days, most professionals and management level people took something home with them at least a few days a week. Or at the very least they would catch up on work emails late at night from home. My point is that often it's a wash. While you may sometimes need to handle a personal matter or just to zone out and rest your mind a while during work hours, chances are you make that time up and more by working at home. And isn't the point, after all, how well someone performs, not how much time they put in? Anita Celine, Regarding that 90 minutes/week spent surfing personal websites…. that’s a good point for discussion.

Some small percentage of people may abuse the personal use of the Internet, it’s true.

However, the other side of the coin is that employers often tacitly expect employees to work on evenings and weekends at home, to meet deadlines and complete big projects. In my corporate days, most professionals and management level people took something home with them at least a few days a week. Or at the very least they would catch up on work emails late at night from home.

My point is that often it’s a wash. While you may sometimes need to handle a personal matter or just to zone out and rest your mind a while during work hours, chances are you make that time up and more by working at home.

And isn’t the point, after all, how well someone performs, not how much time they put in?

Anita

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