sorry, but... 9 to 5 is NOT an 8 hour work day unless you work through your lunch hour EIGHT to 5 is an 8 hour work day... i should know, i used to work 8 to 5 till the boy slithered his way into office, now i work 9 to 5 due to cutbacks
Posted on 12/21/2011 6:07:22 PM PST by Darren McCarty
The traditional eight-hour workday may soon be the exception rather than the rule. New evidence shows that we're reaching a tipping point in terms of workplace flexibility, with businesses seeing the wisdom of allowing employees -- young employees especially -- to work odd hours, telecommute, and otherwise tweak the usual 9-to-5 grind.
One of the top 12 trends for 2012 as named by the communications firm Euro RSCG Worldwide is that employees in the Gen-Y or "millennial" demographic -- those born between roughly 1982 and 1993 -- are overturning the traditional workday.
The Business and Professional Women's Foundation estimates that by 2025, 75% of the global workforce will be Gen-Y. As early as next year, this group of younger Americans will already comprise 60% of the employees at companies such as Ernst & Young. And increasingly, companies creating workplace flexibility programs because it makes good business sense, not in the least because that's what their employees demand.
Gen-Y is spearheading this change because they don't want the same work environment their parents had. Between new technology and global workplace dynamics, companies are implementing flexible work arrangements for everyone, inclusive of Gen-Y. A recent Vodafone UK survey illustrates that 90 percent of employers enable work flexibility instead of sticking to traditional hours.
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I work 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at a local factory and am mighty glad to be employed. It’s not the most fun job ever BUT I am done with it when I clock out and home before the kids get off the bus.
When we had dairy cows, we only worked partial days ... we could pick whichever 12 or 16 or 18 hours we wanted to work.;-)
That 1.4 million lines of code is part of a delivery of 2.4 million lines of code that includes C/C++/Ada/FORTRAN that is on the customer site now. Delivered with no defects reported by the customer. I'm sitting back at home for the holidays. My 3rd visit home in 2011. Less than 3 weeks home all year by New Year's Eve. Another porting task at home would be much nicer than having to rent a room in San Diego to keep going on the current tasking.
I work from 7a-5p, Mo-Th. The early morning hours are worth the 3 day weekends.
I telecommute, and I’m very thankful for the opportunity (I have MS and couldn’t make it into the workplace everyday.)
That being said, there are advantage for my employer. I’m available morning, noon, and night, if a problem arises...plus weekends. Not really a problem for me because I’m home most of the time. And there is flexibility, I can take breaks when needed, and make it to doctor appts. etc. So it works for me and for my employer.
I know I’m much more productive from home than I’d be in the office. No distractions, so I get more done in a shorter period of time.
Last time I was hospitalized I worked while recuperating, from the hospital. I think that qualified me as the most “loyal” employee...I didn’t really do it out of loyalty, but out of boredom during the hospital stay, :)
You are one of those people that is still stuck in the old ways.
I find it absurd that bosses insist everyone come in to do a job they could do at home while avoiding the highway traffic.
No one should have to “earn” this right. If you are hired, it’s a given UNLESS your work starts to suffer.
Some jobs can’t be done via telecommuting, but a lot can. I used to be a writer, and it was completely insane that I had to drive in to do that job all because my older bosses were stuck in the old ways. Heck, I have software that pulled up my work desktop on my home machine when necessary.
Well not all of us are CEO’s. I can work from anywhere as long as I have my laptop and blackberry. I’m currently working from home.
My job does not require me to sit in a specific building with a supervisor looking over my shoulder.
Many parts of my job can be done at any hour of the day.
Not all jobs can do that, but mine can and does and it works just fine.
My Christmas Wish is that you find a better job. You are doing a great job providing for your family. I am just sorry that you have an a hole in the White House causing you stress that you don’t need. Merry Christmas and God Bless!!!!!
I love this, because it’s dead on. My first job out of college (in 2001) allowed telecommuting twice weekly and was a very flexible workplace overall. My most recent job allowed absolutely no working from home, no flex time, no flexibility whatsoever. Guess what? I worked about twice the hours for the first job...in exchange for the freedom, I worked harder, while “on vacation,” etc. For the last job, once 5:00 hit, I was done, and I never once even checked my email while out of the office.
We’re self-employed, you do whatever needs to be done whenever it needs to be done or you go broke.
They don't do anything anyway. Who the hell cares if they don't come to work? Most older workers wish they wouldn't. You can get more done.
Typically, it’s the over 60 crowd that I see married to the 9-5 workday, or even the 5 day, 50 weeks out of the year work week. No one really wants to work that way. We’ve been enjoying an extended vacation here, since my wife accrued 400hrs of vacation time which has to be used before the 1st of the year. She sold the maximum 200hrs back to the company for cash, and took 5 weeks off. That’s the 21st century way of doing things.
I like this post. As a business owner, I’m manning up.
Just pray you’re not in my area, providing Systems Analysis and Project Management. I saw your schedule, You’re a slacker :)
I got the 1 am call this week on the death of a client. I worked until 10pm - But had other appointments. So I had a full 20 hour day, and a car FULL of coffee cups.
sorry, but... 9 to 5 is NOT an 8 hour work day unless you work through your lunch hour EIGHT to 5 is an 8 hour work day... i should know, i used to work 8 to 5 till the boy slithered his way into office, now i work 9 to 5 due to cutbacks
I’m 59 and just coming off of an almost 2-year contract. about 16 months of that was 90 percent work-at-home. It’s great to start the workday at 4:00 a.m. or 5:30 some days and to hold telephone meetings supplemented by online meeting software. I have worked between 3:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. depending on the circumstances. I’ve had meetings at 7:30 p.m. I’ve written reports on the weekends. And in general I have not exceeded 40 hours in any but 3 or 4 weeks in the two years.
The flexibility is an enormous benefit as my kind of work is not always linear.
Like you I haven’t experienced the 8 hour workday and I don’t get paid for overtime. Thanks to our nation’s free trade my company’s Chinese competitors have free access to my US customers and benefit from slave labor, zero environmental regulations, government subsidized capital, and export subsidies. At the same time any attempts I make to export are met with a mountain of red tape.
No fear because my government sends a parade of OSHA, EPA, labor and IRS people in every year to make sure the company and it’s workers are obeying the millions of regulations we have no time to read. On top of that my customers pay in advance for their Asian goods while demanding extended payment terms and liberal return policies from thei US suppliers. Of course the high volume, high profit production runs go to Asia while te low volume tricky to make specialty products are given to the remaining US suppliers. If we make a mistake our customers take a big deduction. If our Chinese competitors make a mistake tey get more prepaid orders.
One day we will close and 400 non union US middle class workers will draw unemployment. Isn’t free market global capitalism grand?
Part of the problem is the cost of fuel (and taxes) I am paid a flat rate for what I do. Fuel goes up and I can try to get a better rate but there is 500 other out of work guys with vans willing to do it.
I have been building my own customer base so hopefully I can tell um to pucker up and kiss my behind soon :)
Thanks!
We didn’t work for the Chinese or the Indians. You will. I’m sure they’ll be very “flexible” with your time.
The entire world may need to rethink the 40 hour work day when all the factories are fully automated. China and India will not be immune. What happens when there is simply not enough work to keep workers doing things? Something is going to change, it could be a much smaller work week for most of the work force that is not in the service industry.
Salary means “get it done”, not “9-5”.
Good luck with that telecommute when someone in Peoria or Mumbai is happy to the job for a half or a tenth of your wage.
Be indispensible.
So tell us, what are you now"?
Isn't it true that he who has the business, the signature on the check, gets to make the rules?
I pay folks between $50 and $100 an hour.
If I say jump, they better damn well say "how high".
We're making money, they're making money.
If you don't do it MY way, get another job somewhere else.
Period.
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