On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 7:31 PM, Sruthi Krishnan <srukr...@gmail.com> wrote: > http://www.salon.com/2012/03/14/bring_back_the_40_hour_work_week/singleton/ > > Fun piece. > > "The rapacious new corporate ethic was summarized by two phrases: > “churn ‘em and burn ‘em” (a term that described Microsoft’s habit of > hiring young programmers fresh out of school and working them 70 hours > a week until they dropped, and then firing them and hiring more)" > > Reminded me of the manager I encountered fresh out of college who > sincerely believed that staying at the workplace from 8 am to 10 pm is > a minimum requirement to build character. And as far as I know, IT > firms continue to live by this ethic. Are there any exceptions out > there?
I have consistently had Free and Frank Discussions about this at various past workplaces, with my management chain, with HR and with the CEOs. My view has always been that if you're trying to fix something by throwing midnight oil at it, you're doing it wrong. Perhaps even doing it Wrong, in the sense of being actively counter-productive - as this article posits. -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))
