On Wed, 2004-03-31 at 15:26, David wrote: > On Wed, 31 Mar 2004, Benno wrote:
> It's like everything else... in the end management has to create an > environment where work WILL get done. At my place there is a clear policy > (set by me) that says you play all you like as long as you don't stop > yourself or others working. It works moderately well. Use of the net is a > perk of the job, like the cappucino machine. > In the dim and distant past I was in the motor trade and used to deal with a large trucking company who had their own maintenance workshop. If the boss found his mechanics sitting in the middle of a clean shop playing cards, without a truck in sight, then he paid them a bonus, as it meant that all his trucks were out earning money. -- Howard. LANNet Computing Associates - Your Linux people <http://www.lannetlinux.com> ------------------------------------------ Flatter government, not fatter government - Get rid of the Australian states. ------------------------------------------ To mess up a Linux box, you need to work at it; to mess up your Windows box, you just need to work on it. - Scott Granneman, SecurityFocus -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html