A blog about not getting things done
Posted in "business bullshit", "work ethic", getting things done, productivity, slow, unproductivity, work on Jun 2nd, 2007
“In other words, what looks like wasting time from where you sit, could be a whirl of creative thought from where I sit. And, with due respect to Mr. Gilbreth, all the energy that’s been poured into trying to force everyone to work at the same pace and in the same way — it […]
Posted in "work ethic", health, unproductivity, work on May 3rd, 2007
The Confederation of British Industry are moaning again about sick leave.
UK bosses suspect that one in eight of all UK workplace absences are due to staff faking illness, research by the CBI suggests.
The CBI are urging employers to crack down on this pernicious menace, after their survey revealed that employers suspected that 12% of illness […]
Posted in "business bullshit", "work ethic", work on Mar 10th, 2007
“Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look;
He thinks too much: such men are dangerous.”
(William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar Act I, scene ii).
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs brought in some consultants (at the cost of seven million pounds of taxpayers’ money) to help introduce ‘lean thinking’ (a concept used to improve car manufacturing) to HMRC.
Part of […]
Something has been discovered in many offices and factories. Perhaps it’s in the paint. Maybe it’s emitted by laser printers, or is caused by fluorescent lighting, or air-conditioning units.
There’s a direct link between exposure to this and ill-health. It makes those exposed to it twice as likely to die from heart disease, and almost twice […]