What is a perfect world? I thought to myself after reading the material for this final case study, and though it is hard to vocalize a perfect world, one of the greatest attributes would to live in a world where the workday starts and nine and ends at five. This may be a reality for many employees, but I have a hard time believing so for any career employee’s at an organization. Ten years ago I joined the United States Air Force, knowing what I was getting myself into, I knew that the average nine to five was out of the question, but as I progress to the higher ranks, I really see the affects of how my work does not end at the office. Homework has become a normal part of my daily life; luckily my wife understands and supports me along this disheartening path. Yet even though I work in Information Technology (IT) and utilize tools that enable one to work from outside of the office, detached from a desk, and way from subordinates and boss’s, my organization does not allow this. They use these tools as an avenue to enable individuals to work from home after work or on weekends and holidays. Reading this it may sound like the military is an unfair work place forcing members long hours, but I have no right to complain, as I volunteered and chose this life. But for the purposes of the assignment, I will look into, and examine the issue of companies using IT to extend work into employees’ home lives, and if doing so is based on ethical and moral grounds, or if it is
In addition the employers should make a selection of eligible employees, as the personal circumstances as well as the assignment circumstances are significant for the work-at-home issue. Additionally, the willingness of the employees to work by themselves is important. Concerning to the close-knit working culture the company should determine permanent office meetings to ensure the agreement from everyone to the current issue. Furthermore the overall circumstances such as the work hours, the times when the employee has to appear at the office, the required technology and the protection of the confidential data need to be considered (Whitacker, 2016)
Ever wonder why certain tasks make you feel so happy and satisfied while other tasks just wear you out and leave you feeling empty? Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers discusses the many ways that can contribute to success. In Chapter Eight, Rice Paddies and Math Tests, and Chapter Nine, Maritas Bargain investigates the impact of tradition on a child's ability to succeed in mathematics as well as a student by the name of Maria in Chapter Nine. He uses these chapters to introduce the concept of “meaningful work” to readers and how it relates to the amount of effort one puts into something, their reward is higher. Meaningful work represents the concept of fully engaging in tasks while remaining focused on completion.
The motion picture we are applying or using is Pixar's "Finding Nemo". Our hero would be Marlin, the timid clownfish who lives safe and secluded in the colorful and warm tropical waters of the Great Barrier Reef. After the devastating, life changing event when starting a family, specifically when a hostile fish devoured his wife and all his unborn kids, Marlin had been a cowardly, cautious individual who lacks socialism and simply "can't tell a joke". He limits, rescues, protects and controls Nemo, and expectations are low for Nemo's ability, due to his disability. He is somber, worried and agitated about every detail in Nemo's life. In fact, Marlin's life completely revolves around Nemo's life. Also, Marlin can't acknowledge or admit that
Telecommuting has been shown to reduce absenteeism, improve retention, and reduce recruitment costs for the organization (Family, pg. 730). Increased employee moral is also a benefit associated with telecommuting (Professional Isolation, pg. 512). Offering this new benefit that is such a satisfier for employees will likely result in reduced turnover within the organization and higher productivity. A study found pubic employees who were satisfied with their telework/telecommuting benefits were less likely to leave their positions (Family pg. 732). With the reduction of office time, an increase in employee productivity is likely due to fewer interruptions from fellow employees (Lessons pg. 10). With telecommuting having benefits to both the employer and employee, this new policy should bring positive results to the
Regardless of industry, location, and level of the corporate ladder an employee works, he or she never stops being an employee. The same can be said about not being at home either. With the same technology of being instantly connected to everyone, an employee’s personal life now constantly has his or her attention during the work day. Text messages, Facebook updates, and phone calls, all come into the work place from the outside in such the same matter as emails from work, reports needing to be done by the next morning, and calls from clients and employers find employees at home.
In 1775, the Second Continental Congress had no presence of a formal constitutional. As a result of this, they had to first come up with a plan of government that included all of the revolutionary ideas to which they held dearly. At this time supreme authority rested within the states and as a result of the monarchy now being gone, new questions arose such as how to define citizenship, who should be given suffrage, and ultimately who should rule. This resulted in the adoption of the Articles of Confederation (Roark 198). Overall, we come to understand that the states had difficulty in defining who was meant by the term “the people” and the process of defining freedom (Roark 201). My paper
Different nations have come up with different work programs and policies that support alternative work programs. In the United States, there is the Tele-work enhancement Act of 2010 passed in to law by President Barrack. The act provides a blueprint on how to improve technology that will enable incorporation and assimilation of alternating work programs. The main objective of this program is retaining the high qualified persons, retaining valuable, and employees with great talents (Sukal, 2010). Through the Tele-work act, entails well formulated and implemented Tele-work programs that permits the federal agencies to achieve their objectives and also enables employees to improve their work and social life. In particular, this Act allows improvement
In the 1990s Telecommuting became popular. (“Wikipedia”, n.d., para.1) It allowed a way for employers to have workers that still accomplished the day to day task necessary to run a business and also allowed employee’s to work without traveling into a dedicate office building or store. In today’s society, I have noticed that there are more job posting for software developers in the United States that offer working remotely versus working at an office building. The purpose of the dissertation is to find out the habits and work ethics of successful remote workers so that a hiring manager could target those traits while interviewing potential candidates for telecommuting work.
Work-life balance has been a popular topic for employees across all age and occupations for years, representing a rising concern of contemporary human resource management and labor policies. This topic has attracted the attention from the millennium generation, who is stepping into the market and beginning to grow a career. Therefore considering the increasing demand, well-designed workforce planning with diverse scheduling options offered to employees appears to be extra credits for most companies. This research paper aims to communicate the positive effects of four-day workweek, and providing support for why employers should adopt this schedule for employees and themselves through 1) introducing background and history of four-day workweek as a work schedule option and 2) demonstrating benefits of four-day workweek from both employer and employees’ perspectives.
This is true however giving reasonable amounts of homework will allow both time for family and time for learning. Alfie Kohn, the author of The Homework Myth Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing, says that homework promotes “such virtues as self-discipline and responsibility” (3). This shows that homework not only benefits the student academically but teaches the student valuable time management skills that are needed later in
The book Utopia by Sir Thomas Moore, tells the concept of a “perfect” society. It is told from the perspective of a man Tomas moore is talking to. This man is Raphael Hythloday, who was a voyager and went to an island with very different rules and way of life. The book talks about the way these people live, and the way other countries live. Questions on this topic are what will be addressed. What are big problems that other countries have that Utopia doesn’t? What are some of the ways of life the utopians live by? Is this Utopia perfect, or achievable?
There is a new progressive incidence where so many people working long hours. Mostly, the definitive reason given is so that they can make ends meet in the modern society where the cost of living has to be supplemented by an extra sacrifice to devote more into work. The expectations seemed like guarantees: later on, working hours would be short and get-aways or vacations long. "Our grandchildren", figured John Maynard Keynes in 1930, would work around "three hours a day"— and likely just by decision. Economic advancement and technological advances had as of now contracted working hours significantly by his day, and there was no motivation to trust this pattern would not proceed (Hoschchild 104). Whizzy cars and perpetually efficient instruments and apparatuses ensured more speed and less drudgery in all parts of life. Social clinicians started to fuss: whatever would individuals do with all their extra time? This has not ended up being one of the world 's most pressing issues. Everyone, all over seems to be occupied. In the corporate world, a "perpetual time-lack issue" distresses officials everywhere throughout the globe, and the matter has just developed more intense lately (Alexander & Baxter 254). These sentiments are particularly significant among working people. With respect to each one of those time-saving gizmos, numerous individuals protest that these bits of wizardry bite up decidedly a lot of their days, whether they are decaying in traffic, exploring automated
Thesis: When there is a cohesive balance between work and family life, it leads to a more productive working environment and family atmosphere.
We are a nation obsessed with doing more in less time: we worship productivity and efficiency. The word "workaholic" suggests an addictive compulsion to constant productivity. Yet American society sees it not as a vice or an escape like any other addiction, but an ideal to strive for. We want workaholics on our team to ensure success, yet we are apathetic to the toll it takes on their personal lives. Dr. Manhattan takes this idea to the extreme, as he is a slave to his research, working round the clock and requiring no food or sleep.
In July 2008, the iconic American beer, Anheuser-Busch, agreed to an acquisition by a Belgium based brewer, InBev NV. Anheuser-Busch, the world’s fourth largest brewer, was a century old publicly traded company with dominance in the United States with a small presence internationally. InBev was a result of a merger between Interbrew, the world’s third largest brewer with strength in Europe and North America and AmBev, the world’s fifth largest brewer with strength in Latin America. After the completion of the deal, the newly formed company, A-B InBev, would become the largest global brewer. A-B InBev would have an advantage in reducing expenses due to synergies between the organizations and strengthen their global presence.