Wrong notion
If u sit till late hours in the office you are considered very hard working and the boss is impressed.
I know not all bosses are thus, but since mine is, what can be done abt it?! Ofcourse he is also impressed by good work etc but he always thinks that if ppl sit till late in the office, they r extremely hard working! I've also tried hinting subtely abt it, but he is strong on his hold esp considering that he is of the old school of thought!
Suggestions welcome to enlighten him! ;)
I know not all bosses are thus, but since mine is, what can be done abt it?! Ofcourse he is also impressed by good work etc but he always thinks that if ppl sit till late in the office, they r extremely hard working! I've also tried hinting subtely abt it, but he is strong on his hold esp considering that he is of the old school of thought!
Suggestions welcome to enlighten him! ;)
posted by Has to be me @ 5:32 PM
54 Comments:
At 6:21 PM,
KK said…
Very True!!! Most of the managers whom I have come across were like that... Because of that now I ended up being used to going back home late :(
One way to handle this is to leave by your usual time, but keep sending him updates email... slowly he will realize your a efficient worker, you finish work fast :)
This is how I am fooling my manager :)
BTW, yennanga yen blog pakkame kanom... busy'a??? :)
At 6:22 PM,
KK said…
Hurray!!! first comment... Tirunelvelli Halwa plz... Naane ketu vaangikuren ;)
At 6:55 PM,
Anonymous said…
check out:
http://www.positivesharing.com/
http://positivesharing.com/2006/04/the-cult-of-overwork-2
http://positivesharing.com/2006/09/great-comments/
At 10:43 PM,
Harish said…
Thats one stupid thought that most ppl have. I have known guys in my proj who would come like Govt Babus at 11 claiming that they stayed late till 3. One day I found that all they were doing was listening to songs of chatting with their GFs.
Simple thing....either change him...or you better change the project :-)
Illana...mail him from ur house at arnd 11 or 12 reg proj updates :-)
At 10:51 PM,
Priya said…
H2bbe: Unga tag eppavo finish achu, unga commenta kanomey???
If you wanna leave early as kk said, start for 2 days a week and then slowly you can pick it up. If not go little late in the morning and come home late.
At 11:36 PM,
Me too said…
I remember someone telling me to be a smart worker not a hard worker!!
At 1:24 AM,
Syam said…
ask him to pay overtime..then he will change his thoughts :-)
At 3:23 AM,
Jinguchakka said…
Don't enlighten him. I'll send my resume. You forward it to him.
:-)
At 4:14 AM,
Janani said…
Che che apd oru manager namaluku thevai ille. Nama arivukum _________ kum namaluku illathe velaiya (dash neenga fill panni konga ;))
At 7:15 AM,
Arunkumar said…
asking for overtime pay is the best solution.
At 8:32 AM,
Unknown said…
ippadi patta managersa katti potu adikanum... yeah me too have similar kinda experience... extra time okkandhu work panna... innavo periya sincere-nu ninaikaranga... adhey velaya regular office timeliye senji mudikalam... but NO... they want to show that there are sincere!
ivangala thiruthavey mudiyadhu! :)
At 8:45 AM,
Astral said…
yes thats what the general impression is..... but it is true at times with ppl who are over burdened.....
tk care, and before you ask me - yes i m back :)
At 9:15 AM,
Movie Mazaa said…
I am often targeted (mockingly ofcourse) by my colleagues for staying on late, coz I havent got 'responsibilites' back home, LOL. I guess my Principal is impressed too, with my staying late, but a few of my colleagues make it a point that they prove that staying back has got nothing to do with efficiency. And some of them have done wonderfully well for themselves.
:)
At 2:51 PM,
Patty said…
When my youngest came across this problem, her boss told right out she MUST stay to seven at night AT LEAST once a week. She calmly told him that her salary was based on a forty hour week, when she was there the forty hours she was working, and that she had a life out of the office including family, volunteering, and working on her personal fitness goals. Not stopping there she pointed out to him that by her keeping her commitment to these others things his company was getting a happier, more well rounded, more productive employee instead of an unhappy employee that worked all the time.
She then backed it up by being sure to leave by five that day and she really believes her boss gained respect for her for standing up for herself and explaining the importance of a life out of the office.
At 11:30 PM,
Anonymous said…
Hey.. hiya! how u doin.. long time since i stopped by here... As for this post.. me dunno wat to tell... mite face such problems when i go for work i guess...
n reg ur prev post.. clean desks... whoa.. i surely need clean desks to get to work... i make sure i have a space allocated for each of my things in the desk, like the pen stand, the comp, books.. everthin.. n yeah.. it goes with self control to keep the stuff in place... :D
At 5:39 AM,
Keshi said…
Have a billboard msg put up for him on his usual route to work saying 'Late hours can mean ur employees are chatting on the net'...
LOL!
Keshi.
At 6:11 AM,
Ar Ar Ar Arrrrr said…
Thats why I used to come late to the office and sit up late in ma previous company....ma boss used to think that I was a hard working guy...whereas I used to sit and blog till late night using office internet...I sure was hard working :)
At 7:54 AM,
Amrita said…
haaaaaaa you are asking for the key to open a secret chamber to people who are in search for the key???? I really don't know how to bring those bottled notions of such people into believing that quality should be a criteria and not quantity, but this sure might be a way out as a probable hint....you can produce better quality of work than those dedicated souls in less time and report to your boss. there is every chance that he might get the cue, if he doesn't you might have to repeat it quite a few times.
At 8:14 AM,
chitra said…
i received a forward mail som time back, regarding a note from Naryanamoorthy or Aziz premji regarding late sitting wherein they said they never had to stay late.
Shall look out for that , u can forward it to all your colleagues.
At 9:06 AM,
Artnavy said…
I always say this
if u stay late at work it means you are INEFFICIENT
try telling your boss that
It worked with my boss
At 9:38 AM,
Anonymous said…
Aaaah, I am suffering from this problem too!
Just like artnavy, I should consider the person inefficient (except in certain cases).. but why don't the bosses understand this?
Hmm, try telling him this, he will ask us back, you trying to teach me? :)
At 11:33 AM,
Has to be me said…
Kk,
catch ur extra sp tirunelveli halwa topped with lot of dry fruits! Kalyanam aana hopefully u will be an early bird 2 go home isnt it?! ;)
Anjan,
Thanks will check it out & maybe even fwd that link2 my boss!! ;) BTW do u've a blog?
Harish,
Liked ur idea of sending emails @ midnite!!
At 11:37 AM,
Has to be me said…
Priya,
Tagkku comment panniyachu! :D Yapadiyo, ellam boss impressed means ok!
Me too,
Spot on!
Syam,
Kanjan kitta salary vangarathay payriya vishayam...OT yellam kayta, go home 4 good nu solliduvan!
At 11:39 AM,
Has to be me said…
JC,
Cool dude!
Janani,
Aha! U r the peak of +ve thinking & confidence!
Arun,
OT ellam kayta, kizhinjudum!
At 11:41 AM,
Has to be me said…
Karthik,
Romba correctu! thirutaradhu romba romba kashtam dhan!
Suchi,
Welcome back. Gr8 2 c u back in action
Velu,
Smart colleagues eh?! ;)
At 11:43 AM,
Has to be me said…
Patty,
surely thats impressive & commendable!
Prithz,
What say? Hope u dont getsuch a boss!
Keshi,
:D :D Do u think I shd really tell him those secrets & dig my own grave?!!
At 11:45 AM,
Has to be me said…
z000nie,
Sure sure that's hard blog working!
Amu,
Bet u! Gotta repeat till he actually realises
Chitra,
Ya I got it too & guess what I fwded to him too! But guess since he is old & conservative it didnt have an impact on him! :(
At 11:46 AM,
Has to be me said…
Art,
Absolutely. I personally believe in that too.
Geetha,
U r so so right. That wld be the exact reaction frm my boss too! :(
At 12:59 PM,
Shanthi said…
uttuttu ponganga !
work correctly for the hrs reqd and enjoy with the sweeties at home :D
find some non-stupid boss ; )
At 4:04 PM,
Anonymous said…
It's not exactly the best situation,considering the implications of working overtime might have on your family, and personal life.H2bme, I do have a Tip, you can set up a "Rule" to delay sending of the emails for a later time, using outlook settings.which could trick your Boss into believing you are still at the office...just kidding!
carry on with your writing.:)
At 4:13 PM,
Anonymous said…
hey just another tip ,If you are asked to overstay, make yourself look completely stressed out ,your boss will be more than likely to ask you to leave home early ;)
At 6:06 PM,
gils said…
:) connect frm home n send mail late in the nite...illati come late and go late...jimble.. P.S:ipdilaam kaaka pudicha thaan velaiku aagumna...poda/i dogunu solitu esc maadi.....
At 6:08 PM,
gils said…
oru dbt...kk n marriage..enna link...romba oatreenga avara..
(KK..tho vanten elpuku)
At 8:44 PM,
Mukund said…
my boss is from the same school! and he doesnt seem to appreciate that i leave a bit early these days, that is, even after putting 12 hours minimum!!! he's now complaining to my juniors that "in those days, Mukund used to work till 2 at night n come back to work by 7.30 next morning...."!!
At 12:07 AM,
KK said…
HTBM, one more idea... if your using Microsoft outlook for email at office, you can send email delayed by setting the time. So before you leave you can set the time to some late hours and leave so your boss will get an impression your coming soon and going late :)
@Gils - Saga! super... naane ketkanumnu scroll panni kizha vanthen paartha neegale ketuteenga... :)
At 2:29 AM,
Keshi said…
LOL hahahaha DONT then :):)
Keshi.
At 6:34 AM,
Itchingtowrite said…
ur work will speak for itslef. when u dont miss deadlines, when u ll be the best inclass he will never be able to question yoru work hours
At 8:09 PM,
KK said…
Have fun during ur trip... appadiye yenakku oru nalla ponna paarthu sollunga :)
At 8:43 PM,
smiley said…
just start cooking dinner on your office table when u r asked to work late? ur boss might change his mind :)
At 10:12 PM,
shree said…
:) good one
At 7:13 AM,
Anonymous said…
Really I too cant understand this, if you can finish all ur work in time then what's the point in staying late!! But seems like it REALLY matters!
At 7:38 AM,
Sat said…
Oh!
so you got one of 'those' bosses huh? Seriously, now that is a problem. I've had a few such bosses in the past, but never bothered to change my routine (may be that's why i've never been so popular in their cirle!). You keep your work on track; and even then if he has a problem, well you can always talk to him on that (frankly with such old schools, being subtle doesn't help much. being assertive might turn things to your favour to soem extent)
But then if you have to stay back so that you do not end up being on his hitlist, stay back, but don't work, after all your blog is just an 'alt-tab' away ;)
At 11:19 AM,
gils said…
//, after all your blog is just an 'alt-tab' away ;) //
chancela...typically sat :D
At 10:45 PM,
Something to Say said…
I have an idea too. One late night call your boss from work - pump up the music - make a lot of background noise. Tell him its impossible to work late since he others are partying in the office - in the after hours. Make sure he hears all the dhamaal. Ask him - wouldnt he rather you finished your work early - and left before all this noise begins. he'll get the point.
Or better still - tell him when you work late - the cabbies refuse to take you home (provided you dont have a car) - as a WOMAN - its UNSAFE. highlight both the words. I have yet to meet a boss - who wont melt at that one.
At 10:59 PM,
KK said…
@Sat - //after all your blog is just an 'alt-tab' away ;)//
Kewl one Sat!!! :)
At 9:00 AM,
di.di said…
on fine day, i want to go back quite early than usual (sharp at 530pm) and unfortunately, my boss came out from his room..
boss: (looking at his watch) no work, huh?
me: work? oh, i have a date.....so c u tomorrow...
me, just go off without a glance at him...
At 9:01 AM,
di.di said…
the next day,
boss: Lina, this organization appreciate those who works till late hours....
me: okay... :-(
At 11:33 AM,
Has to be me said…
shanthi,
:D All bosses r stupid in one way or the other!
Lera,
thanks fr those 2 lovely tips! Hope 2 try it @ the right time! ;)
Gils,
I really wanna say poda dai to him sometime!!! ;)
At 11:41 AM,
Has to be me said…
Gils,
Ellam naam petra enbum KK vum anubhavikanumnu than! ;)
Vakil,
appo imagine what he will say after u r married! ;D
KK,
Idea sigamani neega! ;) Also refer to my reply 2 gils above.
At 11:42 AM,
Has to be me said…
Keshi :)
I2w,
Yes I seldom give him an opportunity to ? my work! However he still likes to see his ppl around afer hrs too!
KK,
Kandipa...aana r u sure "oru" ponnu poruma?! ;)))
At 11:44 AM,
Has to be me said…
Smiley,
That sure did bring smiles 2 on my face!
Shree,
thanks & welcome here
Shakhi,
Bet u!
At 11:46 AM,
Has to be me said…
sat,
yes yes just alt-tab away indeed! :D
s2s,
Welcome here! thats a neat idea!!! infact both of them! Guess shd try it too soon eh?!
DD,
How sad. typical bosses eh?
At 3:28 PM,
gils said…
// really wanna say poda dai to him sometime!!! ;)
//
hahah....mounaragam effectl try panunga :D :D
At 7:42 PM,
Kalpana said…
isn't it too much for the boss to expect this?
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