Conducting Personal Business on Company Time
Midterm
Conducting personal Business on Company Time
Rennie Ramsarran
Business 323
Professor Christine M. Seymour
26 March, 2013
With increasingly demanding jobs and workloads increasing in quantity, add to that a limited time in employees’ schedules, a lot of personal business and personal errands are now being run from the comfort of the office during company time. This is an observation that has been made by both employer and worker and has been embraced to some extent, though other employers have decided to punish the culprits perpetrating the development. In this exposition, the causes and in general, the above topic as a whole will be expounded.
The workplace has become so hectic these days that workers find it hard to lift their fingers off their work stations and work areas. It has become so demanding to the extent of workers taking some unfinished assignments home in the evening after a long day’s work. Though it started as some isolated case, it is now commonplace to find employees carrying huge diaries and paperwork back home to complete the task away from the office. In her article Paul (1998) gives the example of Arlene Price, a Systems Analyst by profession. The individual attests to the above fact by saying that in her view the difference between work tine and her own time has become blurred to the extent that she can freely walk out of the office and majestically stride towards the massage parlour on a Monday afternoon or participate in a morning lingerie sale. These sentiments try to explain why these days, giving oneself some time off during the working hours has become commonplace.
There are some circumstances that make conducting personal business during working time inevitable. Take for instance a call has been received and an emergency situation demands your immediate attention. It will be prudent for one to take an hour or two off from work and
Conducting personal Business on Company Time
Rennie Ramsarran
Business 323
Professor Christine M. Seymour
26 March, 2013
With increasingly demanding jobs and workloads increasing in quantity, add to that a limited time in employees’ schedules, a lot of personal business and personal errands are now being run from the comfort of the office during company time. This is an observation that has been made by both employer and worker and has been embraced to some extent, though other employers have decided to punish the culprits perpetrating the development. In this exposition, the causes and in general, the above topic as a whole will be expounded.
The workplace has become so hectic these days that workers find it hard to lift their fingers off their work stations and work areas. It has become so demanding to the extent of workers taking some unfinished assignments home in the evening after a long day’s work. Though it started as some isolated case, it is now commonplace to find employees carrying huge diaries and paperwork back home to complete the task away from the office. In her article Paul (1998) gives the example of Arlene Price, a Systems Analyst by profession. The individual attests to the above fact by saying that in her view the difference between work tine and her own time has become blurred to the extent that she can freely walk out of the office and majestically stride towards the massage parlour on a Monday afternoon or participate in a morning lingerie sale. These sentiments try to explain why these days, giving oneself some time off during the working hours has become commonplace.
There are some circumstances that make conducting personal business during working time inevitable. Take for instance a call has been received and an emergency situation demands your immediate attention. It will be prudent for one to take an hour or two off from work and
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