Comments on: How’s my health? Much Better http://chattydm.net/2008/04/04/hows-my-health-much-better/ Like Hanging at the Cash Register of your Favorite Game Store Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:02:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: ChattyDM http://chattydm.net/2008/04/04/hows-my-health-much-better/comment-page-1/#comment-6189 ChattyDM Sat, 05 Apr 2008 15:22:17 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=480#comment-6189 Hey Baboune! Glad to see you drop by! The article you gave me said that at around 14h00 on Friday, they stopped actually doing stuff and were transitioning in Weekend mode... But then again that might be exclusively where the person who wrote the article was working. :) Hey Baboune! Glad to see you drop by!

The article you gave me said that at around 14h00 on Friday, they stopped actually doing stuff and were transitioning in Weekend mode… But then again that might be exclusively where the person who wrote the article was working.

:)

]]> By: Baboune http://chattydm.net/2008/04/04/hows-my-health-much-better/comment-page-1/#comment-6188 Baboune Sat, 05 Apr 2008 15:18:14 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=480#comment-6188 Well.. As for Sweden, while it is true that people will leave their job to pick up their kids from school whatever is happening, and that they tend to go home early on Friday, they don't actually leave work at 14:00 :). Again I work there for a big Swedish company so the rules may be different in other places. Culturally, it is assumed that if you have children (young) then you should be home when they are sick, that you should go pick them up and bring them to school, etc. Not doing so surprises people. Well.. As for Sweden, while it is true that people will leave their job to pick up their kids from school whatever is happening, and that they tend to go home early on Friday, they don’t actually leave work at 14:00 :).

Again I work there for a big Swedish company so the rules may be different in other places.

Culturally, it is assumed that if you have children (young) then you should be home when they are sick, that you should go pick them up and bring them to school, etc. Not doing so surprises people.

]]> By: ChattyDM http://chattydm.net/2008/04/04/hows-my-health-much-better/comment-page-1/#comment-6105 ChattyDM Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:33:49 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=480#comment-6105 @Harry: Thanks for showing up! Neat Blig you have you have been added to my RSS feed. @Grey: I'm <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zcl03XXt3gI&feature=related " rel="nofollow">Alive and Kicking!</a> @Harry: Thanks for showing up! Neat Blig you have you have been added to my RSS feed.

@Grey: I’m Alive and Kicking!

]]> By: greywulf http://chattydm.net/2008/04/04/hows-my-health-much-better/comment-page-1/#comment-6097 greywulf Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:25:20 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=480#comment-6097 Glad you're feeling less frazzled now, CDM! Long may it continue. Glad you’re feeling less frazzled now, CDM! Long may it continue.

]]> By: Harrison McLeod http://chattydm.net/2008/04/04/hows-my-health-much-better/comment-page-1/#comment-6090 Harrison McLeod Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:29:03 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=480#comment-6090 @CDM: Thanks for the linkage! Balance in all things is very important and something that many people overlook. In some respects, working in a regular 9-5 job allows you the chance to have more balance than working from home. It's harder to balance your free time with the job because it's there staring you in the face 24/7. In the past couple of years I've had to give up my gaming fix in order to focus on the business. This too shall be remedied - soon. Thanks for stopping by MwP, and stay tuned for further developments, we've got a hell of a project in the works that I think a lot of people are going to enjoy. @CDM: Thanks for the linkage!

Balance in all things is very important and something that many people overlook. In some respects, working in a regular 9-5 job allows you the chance to have more balance than working from home. It’s harder to balance your free time with the job because it’s there staring you in the face 24/7.

In the past couple of years I’ve had to give up my gaming fix in order to focus on the business. This too shall be remedied - soon.

Thanks for stopping by MwP, and stay tuned for further developments, we’ve got a hell of a project in the works that I think a lot of people are going to enjoy.

]]> By: ChattyDM http://chattydm.net/2008/04/04/hows-my-health-much-better/comment-page-1/#comment-6070 ChattyDM Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:09:54 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=480#comment-6070 Jason: I really need to hunt those down if I ever start looking for a new job... John: I was thinking the Japanese one (without the social control) but the Euro one is also a good idea. Did you know that in Sweden, People stop working at 14h00 on Friday (I mean they are still at work, but they clean out thier desk and prepare their weekends). Plus in meetings (Swedes are apparently fond of them), people get up and leave at day's end to go pick up their kids at day care regardless of the fact that the meeting may not be over. (I got that from an article a friend of mine who works in Sweden sent me) That I can subscribe to! While I have no intention of violating the golden rule of blogging (i.e. assume your boss is reading this) I would much rather avoid late day meetings... especially on Friday where no actions can actually be done until the next week. EPL: But that's so stupid... people drive productivity! Sigh... Jason: I really need to hunt those down if I ever start looking for a new job…

John: I was thinking the Japanese one (without the social control) but the Euro one is also a good idea.

Did you know that in Sweden, People stop working at 14h00 on Friday (I mean they are still at work, but they clean out thier desk and prepare their weekends).

Plus in meetings (Swedes are apparently fond of them), people get up and leave at day’s end to go pick up their kids at day care regardless of the fact that the meeting may not be over. (I got that from an article a friend of mine who works in Sweden sent me)

That I can subscribe to!

While I have no intention of violating the golden rule of blogging (i.e. assume your boss is reading this) I would much rather avoid late day meetings… especially on Friday where no actions can actually be done until the next week.

EPL: But that’s so stupid… people drive productivity! Sigh…

]]> By: Epic Level Grognard http://chattydm.net/2008/04/04/hows-my-health-much-better/comment-page-1/#comment-6069 Epic Level Grognard Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:00:20 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=480#comment-6069 Of course not. In the American business model, machines are a capital investment, while humans are resources, which are consumable... Of course not. In the American business model, machines are a capital investment, while humans are resources, which are consumable…

]]> By: John Arcadian http://chattydm.net/2008/04/04/hows-my-health-much-better/comment-page-1/#comment-6061 John Arcadian Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:52:51 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=480#comment-6061 A human preventative maintenance program? You mean like japan does with required exercising and naps on site? Or like western europe does with their HR monitored workloads? You should definitely spearhead those efforts in Canada, then the states can begin to follow suit. You're absolutely right that workplaces in North America value the human cogs less than material cogs. With that strive to succeed, we tend to ignore the burnout factors. Some places work to balance it, but the result is a slower workflow (which, globally, I prefer to see everyone take things slower for more quality) and less instantaneous advancement in a field. A human preventative maintenance program? You mean like japan does with required exercising and naps on site? Or like western europe does with their HR monitored workloads? You should definitely spearhead those efforts in Canada, then the states can begin to follow suit.

You’re absolutely right that workplaces in North America value the human cogs less than material cogs. With that strive to succeed, we tend to ignore the burnout factors. Some places work to balance it, but the result is a slower workflow (which, globally, I prefer to see everyone take things slower for more quality) and less instantaneous advancement in a field.

]]> By: jason http://chattydm.net/2008/04/04/hows-my-health-much-better/comment-page-1/#comment-6060 jason Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:50:49 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=480#comment-6060 There are quite a few companies out there that actually DO some of that human preventative maintenance. The top 25 best companies to work for are excellent examples of employee-employer relations. Things like game rooms, on-site gyms, walking/bike trails, and bistro quality cafeterias make it easier to deal with stressful jobs. Oddly enough, one of the things that makes me feel less stressed at a job is a relaxed dress code. Glad to see you are feeling better! There are quite a few companies out there that actually DO some of that human preventative maintenance. The top 25 best companies to work for are excellent examples of employee-employer relations. Things like game rooms, on-site gyms, walking/bike trails, and bistro quality cafeterias make it easier to deal with stressful jobs. Oddly enough, one of the things that makes me feel less stressed at a job is a relaxed dress code. Glad to see you are feeling better!

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