http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20080929/in-other-news-employees-spend-25-of-work-time-reading-stupid-surveys/ by John Paczkowski Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:08:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20080929/in-other-news-employees-spend-25-of-work-time-reading-stupid-surveys/comment-page-1/#comment-2773 Ken Okel Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:51:21 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=5787#comment-2773 I'd be curious to see how we compare to other countries. I know a couple of people who were fired for using the web too much for their own time. But that may be a case of the company looking for an excuse to get rid of them. Otherwise, it seems like most organizations are tolerant of personal use. I’d be curious to see how we compare to other countries. I know a couple of people who were fired for using the web too much for their own time. But that may be a case of the company looking for an excuse to get rid of them. Otherwise, it seems like most organizations are tolerant of personal use.

]]> http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20080929/in-other-news-employees-spend-25-of-work-time-reading-stupid-surveys/comment-page-1/#comment-2752 Alan Sanders Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:01:40 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=5787#comment-2752 The big problem with your concluding question is that the number one goal of many drones... er, office workers... is simply to be at their desks looking busy in order to keep those paychecks coming. One reads claims that big business is having to accommodate the more laid-back attitude of today's budding young professionals, but don't let anyone kid you: For most workers in this society, you either tow the company line or you're out of a job. People might be talking about "work-life balance" and so on, but it will take another generation (if we're lucky) to break the iron grip that greedy, shortsighted corporations have on the necks of the American worker. The big problem with your concluding question is that the number one goal of many drones… er, office workers… is simply to be at their desks looking busy in order to keep those paychecks coming. One reads claims that big business is having to accommodate the more laid-back attitude of today’s budding young professionals, but don’t let anyone kid you: For most workers in this society, you either tow the company line or you’re out of a job. People might be talking about “work-life balance” and so on, but it will take another generation (if we’re lucky) to break the iron grip that greedy, shortsighted corporations have on the necks of the American worker.

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