On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 10:52 AM, t.piwowar<[email protected]> wrote: > Don't blame technology if the problem is bad management.
It is bad management, that much is for sure. However, the fact the persons can hold their tiny cell phones under a desk and therefore mask the fact that they are text messaging is, in fact, an "attribute" of the technology. > Note that in some cases, playing Solitaire can actually boost productivity. > People who are working hard can't effectively maintain that pace all day > long. Taking a break can be a good thing. I agree with you point about taking breaks from work. The boss at this place takes too many breaks to play solitaire on the computer, and as a result of that, is essentially quilty herself of doing what one of the employees is doing. That makes it difficult for her to be able to effectively confront the employee. > Looks to me like the real problem is that you should be working someplace > else. Your current work environment is not doing your psyche any good. It's only a part-time gig, like two or less days a week. I can deal with it. I did recently go to ask about a similar job at another place, and the woman I was talking to about the job could hardly take her eyes off her computer screen the whole time I was speaking with her. I began thinking that this fixation that people have with technology, and how it can suck you in must be becoming an epidemic. Steve ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
