Comments on: I’m late, I’m late! https://www.evilhrlady.org/2007/06/im-late-im-late.html Everything to make HR better Sun, 10 Jun 2007 19:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 By: Anonymous https://www.evilhrlady.org/2007/06/im-late-im-late.html#comment-656 Sun, 10 Jun 2007 19:05:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/2007/06/im-late-im-late.html#comment-656 I worked for a small software house several years ago that began life as an offshoot of a pharmaceutical distribution company – they really never got over being a warehouse with time clocks. We worked 8-5 with a 60 minute lunch – no exceptions. No matter that we had been there late the night before fixing bugs and pushing the updates out to the customers – don’t get there at 8:01 – be at your desk by 8:00. The stated reason for all this? The call center people complained if anyone else in the building worked different hours. Didn’t matter that we had totally different responsibilities – we were supposed to work in lock-step. I bailed after 5 months.

]]> By: Evil HR Lady https://www.evilhrlady.org/2007/06/im-late-im-late.html#comment-655 Sun, 10 Jun 2007 12:13:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/2007/06/im-late-im-late.html#comment-655 Rowan–that’s exactly what I mean. That does no one any good.

I also know a manager who has security run regular reports for her on what time her employees swiped their badges to get in and out of the building. These are all exempt, professional employees. Unexcusable.

]]> By: Rowan Manahan https://www.evilhrlady.org/2007/06/im-late-im-late.html#comment-654 Sat, 09 Jun 2007 18:29:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/2007/06/im-late-im-late.html#comment-654 I had a client who worked for a Japanese commodities trading firm. He used to have to sit in his office at night until his boss had gone home. Markets closed, reconciliations and reports complete, N-O-T-H-I-N-G to do. But he could not go home until his boss did. It just wasn’t done. Nowadays, he would have a monetized blog running, but back then, he was stuck with doing crosswords and playing Solitaire on Windows 3.11.

Roll on the results-oriented work environment …

]]> By: Evil HR Lady https://www.evilhrlady.org/2007/06/im-late-im-late.html#comment-653 Sat, 09 Jun 2007 11:42:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/2007/06/im-late-im-late.html#comment-653 It is past due, isn’t it? Unfortunately, I’m not in a position to implement it at my company.

]]> By: Lisa https://www.evilhrlady.org/2007/06/im-late-im-late.html#comment-652 Sat, 09 Jun 2007 07:09:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/2007/06/im-late-im-late.html#comment-652 The HRMagazine article about Best Buy was pretty interesting. I brought their “No Sludge” rule to a staff meeting recently. Judged by your work product vs desk time, an idea that is way past due!

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