People That Actual Work -

You know the other day I was sitting at work, I was just looking around; I happen to have an actual break in my work, because I am usually working full steam ahead all day everyday. Which is very cool because it makes for the day to go by faster, but anyhow, so I sat there maybe 15 minutes and I realized that 90% of the office noise does not come from office equipment…really…just listen. Ok sat there and started listening and the noise was from all the conversations going on around me…and believe me they were not work related.

I sat there watching and listening and of course I saw maybe one or two people actually working, the thing is they were fairly new and were trying to keep the job, the others were mostly older veterans of the company; they were pretty much slacking. So I was wondering, if we have the majority of the employees slacking, for the lack of a better word, doesn’t that actually mean a loss in production, the relating to a loss in revenue…I mean…I am all for having a life outside and inside a job, but lets say you owned the company and literally were able to calculate the loss related to all socializing that goes on when people should be working. Ok I am not saying that people can’t take a breather and chat about the weekend or economy…but to spend two to three hours talking and then jumping on the internet for another two three hours, while your work is piling up…come on. I mean when I hear some of the calls they get and they try and explain the reason why it was not completed, my eye almost come out. I hear things such as; my computer was running slow, I had other things to do, I am waiting for the fax or email…and yet they are talking, surfing the net and taking long breaks…or extra breaks….wow. Believe me I am not saying not to socialize at work, but seriously…that is a lot of time wasted…you know and they wonder why they are not getting raises. Wait, actually I think what happens is that when companies set goals for individuals, and the employee can meet it, maybe exceed it a little within 2-3 hours of work…they then have a tendency to slack the rest of the day…5-6 hours…wow. It is mind boggling, but I happens…try it your self…just observe for a full day, look at all the employees and you’ll see what I am talking about…yah…yah that means you’ll not work for a day, but I think you can pull your self away from the internet or chatter enough time to try this experiment…just saying.

So, how should companies react or deal with when they finally realize all the time spend on chatting, surfing, long or extra breaks…hmmm. Only saying…I was amazed to see the amount of time not related to actual work…wait…I almost forgot…how about the smokers or the personal phone calls…and not to mention the texting that goes on during work…I see people texting …I mean …texting for hours at there desk…you walk by and they are texting, an hour later you walk by again and there fingers are vigorously moving…then you sit down and look up ever so often to see them still texting…its crazy…anyways…don’t look at me as a tyrant, I am only pointing out something I observed.

My Perspective:
The next time you complain about not getting a raise, or being over looked for that management position, please step back and tell yourself what have you done to get noticed, some type of recognition or maybe not credit but they know your name in a good way; if you answer “nothing really” except for what my job description tell me to do, then sit back down and stop complaining. If you want to get those raises and those management positions, then start working…only saying.
Thanks for reading till next time Latino Man signing off.