 GooberPremium
join:2000-12-17
Naperville, IL
kudos:4 | reply to jebba2005
Re: what will really happen I suppose it depends on the organization. All of the places I've worked, I've seen executives putting in long hours. Where I work presently, it's those that are further down in the organization that put in basically 8-5 work hours. The exceptions are typically ones that are targeted for raises and promotions and increased responsibility.
My father used to have an acquaintance at his workplace who was always home by 5 for supper my dad would tell me. Yet, my dad was rarely home earlier than 7. 25 years down the road, my father was a corporate VP and eventually CTO of one of the companies largest subs. My father's friend retired as a manager.
I think that if the prevailing mindset is that the executives don't work hard and that they aren't as smart as those who grouse about things all the time, then people need to take a serious second look.
What is it that leads you to believe that the execs don't work as hard/smarter than the underlings? |
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| said by Goober:What is it that leads you to believe that the execs don't work as hard/smarter than the underlings? I've seen the VP schedules... Let's just say that they put in a lot of time on extra-curricular items, like golf tournaments and fund raisers. That is hardly "work". Meanwhile, I am at work every day, doing to work of probably two people, constantly having to put projects on hold because we are bombarded with more work than the department can handle. Like I said earlier, I'm one of those people whose phone can ring at any hour of any day and I have to be at work ready to solve problems quickly.
As for them not being as smart, that is one of those, depends on the exec judgment calls. I've seen some pretty boneheaded decisions in upper management, totally contrary to what is actually going on. Imagine a hiring freeze that prevents a department from replacing a deceased member of the team. Now you have a team that works less efficiently because work exceeds the available manpower. It comes down to bad decisions eroding confidence.
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GooberPremium
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Naperville, IL
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1 edit | I suppose it's all perspective from which side of the aisle one sits. Establishing and maintaining relationships are important functions. Work isn't necessarily determined by the amount of physical labor. |
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