30. According to this statement, companies would be well advised to discourage
' i% [) K2 t; C% K) uemployees from working overtime or from taking projects home, since employees are
; @: F3 }( j% N' G( bmore productive when they return to the job after a break from their work. While I agree
% f) |" u' ]# J( K" Q8 ?3 W! j- ewith this policy in general, on some occasions the company stands to benefit more from 5 {4 O/ y5 g& [) ?- v
asking employees to forego leisure time than from insisting they be rested and refreshed ' b9 B4 I3 r$ A$ Q/ e( q% x% J
when they come to work.
1 o- }0 J {/ G In the normal course of business operations, companies benefit when they 9 R0 A* K" |& X. i, y
discourage employees from putting in long hours or from taking work home. Breaks
) o, j" ]% s: T" Nfrom work provide opportunities to enjoy outside interests and activities, and to spend
* I9 R& J9 d! {* p+ W2 P* y- @ W1 oimportant time with friends and family. Employees who make time for relationships and 0 m, A1 C2 U" B0 r' n/ K& |
leisure activities will find that they return to the job refreshed and with new perspectives + G& A3 j* H6 Y0 O3 T0 y
on the challenges they face at work. Both of these factors contribute to clearer focus on ) T+ L; h# _& {
the task at hand and greater efficiency.( k1 V1 b. c. x' O
At the same time, every organization is familiar with the press of crucial deadlines
f( N* e* j$ \' p/ g6 X _and other crisis situations. At such times a company should call upon employees to * H2 [( l* J8 P; I
work overtime, and even to take projects home, especially when doing so might make
V9 j) z4 c6 g6 M( L. }the difference between the business' success or failure. Moreover, it is in the company's + }& ^1 n5 @4 [& `& k* h0 Z% \
best interest to reward the devoted worker accordingly—not in order to encourage
% D$ N9 ~( a1 u3 c" U; q) Dworkaholic habits but rather to foster good will and loyalty.6 r$ n1 s4 X, M
In sum, I agree that encouraging employees to make a habit of working after hours 5 W; N8 O1 M) ~( n
or taking work home is generally counterproductive for an enterprise. Nevertheless, in 4 ~% X& e y6 ~, d
exceptional situations, especially where the company is at great risk, calling on ; d) h6 c7 R+ O2 ?, C1 X
employees to forego their ordinary schedules and to work overtime is well justified. |
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