[Gllug] OT: Just probing the job market in London

[Bruce Richardson]

On 8/20/01, 2:38:15 PM, "Jackson, Harry" <HJackson at colt-telecom.com> wrote 
regarding RE: [Gllug] OT: Just probing the job market in London:


> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: john.hearns at framestore.co.uk
> >
> >
> > But what happened to all the promise of technology we were told
> > about a few years ago?
> > Why aren't we all working in lovely cottages in small villages in the
> > highlands and islands and just remote logging in to work?

>       Its not that the technology is not there. I think it is because an
> employer expects an honest days work for an honest days pay and do not 
trust
> there employees to do this at home. Its just a simple case of big brother
> feels the need to be able to watch you.

Goal-driven management is a foreign concept in this country.  The idea 
that getting your staff to work properly is a management task - shock 
horror!  Far better to just make sure they turn up, whether they do 
something or not. What, you're trying to tell me that most people look to 
their job for purpose and fulfillment and actually want to work?  
Communist nonsense, we'll have to watch you, I can see.

Our management refuse to contemplate flexi-time.  Whenever the union 
brings it up our head of Personnel says "We don't want to become a bunch 
of clock-watchers".  Moron.

-- 

Bruce

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