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Subject:RE: Motivation For Overtime? From:barry -dot- kieffer -at- exgate -dot- tek -dot- com To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com Date:Fri, 17 Sep 1999 09:02:54 -0700
Greetings Anthony,
For me it is a personal thing.
If I create a documentation plan that states I will get X done in X time for
X dollars, plus being as stubborn as I am; if I say I can do it, by gosh, I
will do it. (And somehow, I always do.)
On the other hand, if some other slug creates a doc plan and says: "Boy, you
gotta get this done before high noon tomorrow!" all bets are off. Unless, of
course, the slug really knows his or her business.
Where I used to work (a sweat shop) my boss Francis (a male, not that it
matters) used to come to me at 4:30 on Thursday and say stupid things like:
"I promised the boss that you would get this done by Monday."
Which would result in me saying stupid things like: "I have to recharge my
mothers pacemaker over the weekend." or "I will be in unless something comes
up" (like the sun).
Most professional people I know (like myself) get things done as a matter of
personal pride. I want to be able to say "I got it done". As stupid as it
sounds, money is secondary.
I know plenty of people, that when given a task or job, the first words out
of their mouths is: "Is overtime available?". That crap is not for me.
Have a great weekend!
Regards,
Barry "I never received overtime pay" Kieffer
> From: Anthony Markatos [SMTP:tonymar -at- hotmail -dot- com]
>
> Question for all salaried Technical Writers:
>
> How are you motivated to work overtime?
>
