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Post by halearnold on Feb 4, 2014 15:24:50 GMT -6
I feel like I have lived this. I thought this video put into words the craziness of how "work" has evolved and explained the "feelings" that so many of us have in these various settings. I am not surprised byt the data and had I participated in the survey could have been one of the answers that expressed concerns they expressed here. I see how some people didnt follow or were confused, but it is because they have not yet experienced these settings. I like how they pointed out that work is measured in time rather than value or quality of work. I think this view is changing and hope to be in the work force where you're value is for quality not time.
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Post by katelynjones on Feb 4, 2014 16:11:42 GMT -6
I have never had the opportunity to work from home but my boyfriend does. He gets more work done at home then he does in the office. I think it is great that people can work from home. The point made about overcompensating on your work when you work from home is so true. Which probably is a better outcome for the company anyways. More work done for them! Great video and really gave me an insight on working from home and the benefits.
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Post by xingboma on Feb 5, 2014 13:28:53 GMT -6
I love the idea of “Flexible working”. I think some type of work can completely go flexible, e.g. online customer service. They can work from their homes, answer customers’ calls from their bedrooms, as long as they have stable internet and reliable phone service. Some type of work may not be able to have such flexibility like online customer service does, jobs like office manager, engineers, etc. as they may need to have access to documents, facilities, meetings which only available in office. In this case, companies should have flexible hours, so employees don’t feel like they have to be in office at a certain time, they can have full control of their time, as long as they know well what their schedule is like, what time they should be in office, and get work done before end of the day.
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Post by ashleysegalla on Feb 5, 2014 16:48:14 GMT -6
I thought that this video was very interesting. I think that the fact that 71% of the workforce feel unhappy and are unproductive at work. This means that managers need to take action and change some things. When workers feel like they are constantly being watched, they will do what they can to try and create space. However, when workers are given too much space, they tend to feel like they need to overwork so that their managers know they are working. I have been in a workplace where the boss was constantly looking over my shoulder, watching what I was doing, and it made me very uncomfortable. I felt stressed, and felt like my boss was going to get onto me if I did something wrong. I think there is a good middle that needs to be found so that people can get their work done without being stressed or overworking themselves.
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Post by jsherman on Feb 5, 2014 22:53:29 GMT -6
I love the concept, how ever I do agree with the part about your house no longer is your home but more so your office. It's always ideal to work at home in your pajamas but that also brings stress into you home. It also takes away from the professionalism and motivation knowing your know in an actual office setting with no colleges. I think the stress of work in a office building actually motives people to do better .
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Post by kati3 on Feb 6, 2014 14:43:37 GMT -6
Flexible work locations can definitely have their advantages but also disadvantages. It my office, there are a lot of guys out in the field during the day. They are often very hard to get ahold of and hard to track down if I need them for something. But most of their job cannot be done in the office so we have to compromise and make due. Other situations, like working at home can be equally as stressful because of all the things you need to do there as well as your work. I know for me it would definitely be distracting.
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Post by susiekaz on Feb 6, 2014 15:47:19 GMT -6
This video was a little hard to follow but I do agree with the underlying concept, the workplace is changing. Although office space seems to be the same, each employee having their own work space like a cubical or office, people are definitely working out of the office a lot more. Management will need to take flexible work spaces into account and help their employees find the right place to be able to create innovative products and/or services.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2014 15:52:39 GMT -6
Emails have become more of a hassle in recent days because of junk emails. Junk emails are more than just emails that do not pertain to you. Theae emails are the kind that can be resolved with a simple phone call. Media and internet in general cause communication problems because tone and other common communication techniciques are not being used.
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Post by patrickschwaner on Feb 9, 2014 15:13:30 GMT -6
This video raises a lot of interesting points. We live in an age where technology has given workers all the tools to be as productive as possible. And yet this all seems to be counterproductive because we spend all of our time replying to and reading e-mails and looking over our shoulders from our office desk. Even working from home can be counterproductive because workers do not trust each other to get their work done. All of this leads to a work experience where there is no time for thinking and innovation. Employers need to create a culture of openness. And while most organizations are terrified of this because it removes the classical structure and organization of the work environment, it has become an essential part of the changing world.
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Post by gkboone on Feb 9, 2014 16:20:51 GMT -6
This video has been my favorite so far. So many people are unhappy with their jobs. We wake up, go to work, come home, and do it all over again. Getting ourselves out of the office and changing up our routines could significantly impact our happiness. Technology has made this idea completely attainable, but yet many businesses aren't adapting to it. There is no real need for a defined office space in many businesses any longer. Giving employees the trust and empowering them to work outside of the office is a brilliant idea. I do believe some employees wouldn't survive in an open atmosphere because they wouldn't actually work. If I owned a company, I wouldn't want anyone working at my office who I couldn't trust to do their job anyway. If I had the opportunity to be out in the community working rather than behind a desk, I wouldn't hesitate to take the job.
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Post by klayne on Feb 9, 2014 20:00:01 GMT -6
If most people are unhappy at work in the United States, then it stands to reason that they are not being as productive as they could be. The workplace environment right now involves lots of phones calls and emails leaving little time for the actual work that needs to be done. With all this available communication one cannot simply sit down to brainstorm new ideas for their company. So one idea is to develop an open workplace where communication can flow without the hassle. The other idea is allowing employees to choose where to work depending on the task at hand. Managers have difficulty with this because then they cannot be monitored the entire time. Employees working outside the office often feel guilty and tend to overcompensate with their work making more phone calls and sending more emails to prove their work. After doing all that it defeats the purpose of leaving the office to allow for creating and innovative thinking. As the workplace changes, we need to allow for such innovative thinking and problem solving so that we can be more productive.
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Post by godwesso on Feb 9, 2014 21:36:29 GMT -6
The video did leave me with a lot to think about and probably instill in my life. I agree that times are changing and that technology is making a lot of things easier. A favorable work environment to me is definitely not at home, I can't even study from home. Too many distractions, I have to work from an environment that I consider a work environment. My home is definitely not it.
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Post by jessicaratelle on Feb 11, 2014 9:02:47 GMT -6
I think that the workplace is very important. The environment can make the difference in everything. I think that an open office plan is a great idea. If this decision is made, I think it is important that your employees don't feel that their monitors are being seen because they aren't trusted, but because you feel like it will make each person more productive. With so much business being done online today, whether it be through email, websites, or social media, it is easy to get distracted and venture off to online sites. Why I think it is important for employees to have a bit of freedom, I also like the idea of blocking some sites, even if it only be during certain hours. When at the office, work must be done. Out of the office, its all free reign.
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Post by wdeben on Feb 11, 2014 23:54:08 GMT -6
I've had a few flexible jobs and they are always different from the traditional job. For example as a part of a corporate marketing team I sometimes had to work nights and other strange hours. This took away from my day working time but it was interesting to see what I could get accomplished during non traditional working hours. Plus when working I was usually not around my boss or many other co workers so I did not experience the paranoia of having people critique what I was doing. I did have to report weekly so that was the only verification I had to show.
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Post by asmith422 on Feb 12, 2014 18:14:18 GMT -6
I found this video to be very entertaining and enlightening. I agree that a persons workplace is essential to how productive they are. I know I can't get things done at home as well as I can at school or at a library because there are a lot more distractions being at home. However I think that it comes down to how do you decide what's the best place to work? For some people it may be at home but for others it may be in a cubicle at work or in an office alone. It's hard to pick just one place when jobs today have to be tailored to those who do them.
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