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I agree with Denise on this one. My boss is very flexible when it comes
to time-keeping...so if we want a few hours off to go shopping
orsomething, that's okay. The payback then is, if she needs us to put in
a few hours overtime, that's okay too. A sense of fairness is
paramount...a bit of give and take.
And before anyone jumps down my throat...I know I'm incredibly lucky to
have such a fair and understanding boss. And I have left jobs before
that expected more overtime than I was willing to do.
Aoidin
-----Original Message-----
From: Denise Lystad [mailto:lystad -at- lynden -dot- com]
Sent: Friday, September 17, 1999 1:21 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Re: Motivation For Overtime?
There is a third scenario. In my case, my company
is very flexible and employee-oriented. If someone
needs to be gone or leave early for family or
other reasons, they can (with proper notification,
of course). If there is a family crisis, serious
illness, etc. the company will bend over backwards
to support the employee in any way possible.
Because my company is willing to do so much for
me, I am very happy to do put in the extra effort
when the need arises and work however many
overtime hours necessary to to get the job done.
It's a matter of mutual respect.
Denise Lystad
Lynden Incorporated
Seattle, WA
Anthony Markatos wrote:
>
> Question for all salaried Technical Writers:
>
> How are you motivated to work overtime?
>
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