On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 5:42 AM, Sruthi Krishnan <srukr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> 2. Culture and such. Depends on the environment in your company or >> work place. Sometimes you need support from others to finish tasks >> asap. Any laxness on others part (for eg: late reviews, late >> discussions etc) makes it only tougher for you etc. > > Recently, was talking to someone about my experiences managing a team > in an IT firm. The established culture was to come at around 11 and > then work late, till past midnight. I showed up at 8.30 am, cajoled, > argued but nothing worked to change that culture. A few days folks did > turn up early, and finished early, but somehow it didn't continue. And > a few others who wanted to leave early couldn't because as you said, > they needed support from others to finish. > This was a long time ago, not sure if things are the same but would be > surprised if they are not. We spoke about this because someone else > was having the same issues and was perplexed as to how to handle it.
Were they all singles ? If you have a family and kids - then you have to stick to a routine, and your life gets defined by it (not the routine, but by the family) . Its mostly single men and women who do long and extended hours...i.e. life defined by work.
