On Tue, Nov 26, 2002 at 07:20:46PM -0600, Dan Minette wrote: > The folks who invented directional drilling (worth about 125 > million/day to the world ecconomy).did it by BSing in their offices > most of the day. They showed up later, took long lunches, and just > fiddled around a bit. After a couple of years of, they had a system > that worked.
I'm sure we'll disagree on this, but I'll say that it would have probably been finshed more quickly (in 1 year?) if they had put in more hours. (Or maybe they did? You didn't say how many hours they worked, I've known people who come in late and take long lunches, but who work until after midnight) > So, management wanted them to work "properly." Productivity went way > down. As one guy put it "How can I come up with a solution unless I'm > distracted." People like to complain about management. Some people might even intentionally work less to "get back at" management. But for someone who truly wants to get something done and is giving it their best shot, working longer is likely to get it done in fewer days -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
