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Re: Face time at the office (WAS: The Telecommuting myth continue s)

Subject: Re: Face time at the office (WAS: The Telecommuting myth continue s)
From: "Pipher, Gabriele (RMW)" <GPIPHER -at- RMGAUGES -dot- COM>
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 10:55:38 -0400

Title: RE: Face time at the office (WAS: The Telecommuting myth continues)

-----Original Message-----
From:   Shari Scott [SMTP:SScott -at- COMPLEXIMAGING -dot- COM]
Sent:   Friday, July 09, 1999 8:59 AM
To:     TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
Subject:        Face time at the office (WAS: The Telecommuting myth continues)

                Sean Brierley wrote:

            <<     I get the same look. I get to work about 7:00 each morning
and try to leave about 4 pm while a lot of other people (including my
boss-the president of the company) don't get into the office until 9:30.
While I am the first one to stay late if there is something that I need to
get done, I will not stay just for "face time". I consistently meet my
deadlines. I do good work. I can usually get my job done in 40 hours.  >> snip
 
I know what you mean.  I, too, work for a company that takes that attitude and I bought into their mentality for a while.  It went to the extent that regularly around 5:00 p.m., people dumped work on my desk that they wanted finished that day.  And there I was until 7:00 and 8:00 p.m. sometimes working away, while most people started to leave around 6:00 p.m., including those people who dumped the work on my desk.   From this experience, I learned a few things: 

1.  If do not learn to say no to unreasonable requests, people will take advantage of you. 
2.  Regardless of your skills and hard work you still do not have a guaranteed job. 
3.  What if the company lays you off, where does that leave you after sacrificing your personal life?

I solved the problem by coming into the office later and saying no to unreasonable requests and leaving about the same time other people leave, unless I am working on an important deadline.  That way, you avoid the looks and it may also help you with your reviews.

Well that's my opinion and it has served me well.

Gabriele

  

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