Time Management Issue.

A lot of Organizations have an irony of policy of coming office on time। Some choose on picking employees as "Employee of the month"। They provide extra training sessions for the employees who come on time। Our prestegious Organization, well, the organization has documented that everyone should be up @ 0900 hours but the non-documented culture of the office is such that people usually turn up @ 1000 hours। But they do move out of office once their work is finished। Usually, the culture is a bit loose, and people do balance their work life issues well। Excep for one department. which is a customer support department, whose rules are set like it's a sub organization / subsidory working under another organization. Let's talk about the rule which is getting way out of heads, hall we.

The rule: Since the time to reach / Sign In is 0900 hours, you need to be here @ 0915 hours। If you are late for 15 Minutes, that is you are coming after 0915 hours and before 0930 hours, you need to pay 50 bucks। If you are coming after 0930 hours, you need to pay 100 bucks। Now this payment can be cancelled if you can inform your boss prior to coming Office। And this payment can be waived only twice a month.

Seriosly, I ask all my fellow readers, is this good way to entice people to come @ 0900 / 9 o'clock? I mean, are we still living in the days of where people are used to cut wages in case we did any mistakes। We learn from our mistakes, not pay for them। Heck, we are working in a white collar environment but actually working under a blue collar job रेगिमे I mean, there should be other ways implemented to entice people to come @ 0900 hours। Another thing, I truly would like to mention is that, BOSSES, YEAH BOSSES, they need to look at their sub ordinates and think "Why the hell is he not coming on time?" Did he has a break up with her girl freind, did he fight with his wife or is he simply not interested in his job? I mean, these are quite personal questions, but bosses do become personal don't they?

I mean, I get petrified on the thought that bosses don't even think about why the person is not coming on time, instead they just blindly ask the money.

I ask my fellow readers। Is this the correct way to entice employees to come on time. I mean, the Team leads, Project Managers, (most of them) are coming on time, it's the lower workers who are not coming on time. Also, there are lots of other factors which need to put in mind before chargining money। I would like to highlight those factors now.

House Hold Chores. - Things like submitting papers work in our government offices - Things like doing those work, which can only be done in office timings.

Another factor that gets a hit big time is the motivation to stay productive। Whenever, I get an email asking for the late comer's fee, my motivation to work drops। I mean, what I working for, My Career, My ability to come on time?

I think bosses, these days, should see the ability of the person to work and compare it with HOW or WHAT QUALITY is being delivered by that person। Not by just being on time.

I mean Mosqitos are squished because they SUCK blood from humans, while Bees are priased becuase they make Honey, but by SUCKING blood from flowers. They are both doing the same thing.

-- Salman, Khwaja