On Apr 10, 2014, at 5:51 PM, Marcus G. Daniels <mar...@snoutfarm.com> wrote: > On Thu, 2014-04-10 at 16:22 -0600, Nick Thompson wrote: > > IMO, lurking in their minds is: What is this employee's absolute > priority? Is it the bottom line of the company or is it taking their > kids to school and helping with their homework and building treehouses? > What will be the employee's top priority on a day to day basis? If I > am cost constrained, who should I choose? Who is loyal to me? Who is > predictable and reliable?
A very North American (and simply human, I suspect) perspective. I don’t have personal experience, but I believe the more “advanced” democracies of the world have recognized this tendency and legislated to regulate it. I do remember on one job where we worked in conjunction with folks in Germany, and I learned that employers were much more constrained in how many hours they were allowed to require. I’m uncertain as to what is the “best” balance between employers’ and workers’ rights. ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
