Comments on: Work, work, work… let’s go back to rockin’ like the 70’s http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/18/work-work-work-lets-go-back-to-rockin-like-the-70s/ Exploring How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:21:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Wikinomics » Blog Archive » 72 is the new 24. Welcome to the Microsoft Business Hours approach to life. http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/18/work-work-work-lets-go-back-to-rockin-like-the-70s/comment-page-1/#comment-72997 Wikinomics » Blog Archive » 72 is the new 24. Welcome to the Microsoft Business Hours approach to life. Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:32:07 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/18/work-work-work-let%e2%80%99s-go-back-to-rockin%e2%80%99-like-the-70%e2%80%99s/#comment-72997 [...] later and just explain that you were taking the business hours approach to life. Combine this with Naumi Haque’s proposal of going back to rockin’ like the 70’s and what a glorious world it could [...] [...] later and just explain that you were taking the business hours approach to life. Combine this with Naumi Haque’s proposal of going back to rockin’ like the 70’s and what a glorious world it could [...]

]]> By: Dave Atkins http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/18/work-work-work-lets-go-back-to-rockin-like-the-70s/comment-page-1/#comment-72841 Dave Atkins Fri, 21 Dec 2007 03:04:37 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/18/work-work-work-let%e2%80%99s-go-back-to-rockin%e2%80%99-like-the-70%e2%80%99s/#comment-72841 I think the world of work is in great flux right now. There are many who are still workaholics. But many younger and older workers are choosing to "Live First, Work Second." Us older Generation X folks are having kids now. We've been there and done that with respect to the 12-hour workdays and 3am work emails. It's just not efficient anymore and we refuse to do it. I find ways to combine my work and other pursuits and have stopped keeping track of the hours. As long as my boss trusts me and I produce, I know that merely showing up early and leaving late won't help my career at all. I think it is silly to attempt to meter my time. If you do, then you need to keep track of all the wasted time that an employer sucks out of a worker's life. How many hours do you spend in meetings where you have nothing to contribute? How much time do you spend working on projects that go nowhere or are canceled? Too many people allow their time to be wasted in things like that and then have to work extra hours to make up for it. Be proactive and constructive instead of a martyr. I'm not saying that job dissatisfaction gives you an excuse to goof off. But if you find yourself working constantly you should ask yourself why and do something about it if you don't like it that way. I think the world of work is in great flux right now. There are many who are still workaholics. But many younger and older workers are choosing to “Live First, Work Second.”

Us older Generation X folks are having kids now. We’ve been there and done that with respect to the 12-hour workdays and 3am work emails. It’s just not efficient anymore and we refuse to do it. I find ways to combine my work and other pursuits and have stopped keeping track of the hours. As long as my boss trusts me and I produce, I know that merely showing up early and leaving late won’t help my career at all.

I think it is silly to attempt to meter my time. If you do, then you need to keep track of all the wasted time that an employer sucks out of a worker’s life. How many hours do you spend in meetings where you have nothing to contribute? How much time do you spend working on projects that go nowhere or are canceled? Too many people allow their time to be wasted in things like that and then have to work extra hours to make up for it.

Be proactive and constructive instead of a martyr. I’m not saying that job dissatisfaction gives you an excuse to goof off. But if you find yourself working constantly you should ask yourself why and do something about it if you don’t like it that way.

]]> By: Naumi Haque http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/18/work-work-work-lets-go-back-to-rockin-like-the-70s/comment-page-1/#comment-72229 Naumi Haque Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:04:36 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/18/work-work-work-let%e2%80%99s-go-back-to-rockin%e2%80%99-like-the-70%e2%80%99s/#comment-72229 Thusenth makes a good point. Where does the time go? I pulled some stats from the Department of Labor survey for three relevant demographics: Working adults with young kids, working adults with no kids, and young adults. Bberrywidow, presumably the time spent on e-mail is much higher for those Crackberrys addicts in the family ; ) <img src="http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/uploads/time-use.jpg" alt="" /> Thusenth makes a good point. Where does the time go? I pulled some stats from the Department of Labor survey for three relevant demographics: Working adults with young kids, working adults with no kids, and young adults.

Bberrywidow, presumably the time spent on e-mail is much higher for those Crackberrys addicts in the family ; )

]]> By: bberrywidow http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/18/work-work-work-lets-go-back-to-rockin-like-the-70s/comment-page-1/#comment-72191 bberrywidow Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:33:50 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/18/work-work-work-let%e2%80%99s-go-back-to-rockin%e2%80%99-like-the-70%e2%80%99s/#comment-72191 re: the "always-on, always connected virtual office", I recently found myself requesting that my partner refrain from using the blackberry in bed during "normal sleeping hours". re: the “always-on, always connected virtual office”, I recently found myself requesting that my partner refrain from using the blackberry in bed during “normal sleeping hours”.

]]> By: Thusenth http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/18/work-work-work-lets-go-back-to-rockin-like-the-70s/comment-page-1/#comment-72162 Thusenth Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:55:45 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/18/work-work-work-let%e2%80%99s-go-back-to-rockin%e2%80%99-like-the-70%e2%80%99s/#comment-72162 Week full of hours = 24*7 = 168 Hours asleep = 7*7 = 49 Available awake hours = 168-49 = 119 'The Lost' Hours = 119-65 = 54 What are us Ngens doing during this amount of time??? Week full of hours = 24*7 = 168
Hours asleep = 7*7 = 49

Available awake hours = 168-49 = 119

‘The Lost’ Hours = 119-65 = 54

What are us Ngens doing during this amount of time???

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