There may indeed be a perception that productivity can't be the same, or that any lessening of productivity is not management's fault, or that productivity wasn't the same when it was studied a number of years ago before tech capabilities became what they are today. That doesn't mean this isn't where forward-thinking companies are going.
Well, the post is correct. For most of us the answer to why we still commute is buried in organizational resistance to change.
Old world management philosophies, equating occupied chairs and parking spaces with productivity, not wishing to let go of the ability to micromanage, etc...
Obvious flamebait, but the amount of advertising on the Android handset I owned got to be so overwhelming that it was one of the major reasons I am back to iPhone, after having given it up hoping for a more open and functional platform. Turned out, it wasn't.
Umbrellas are cheap and available anywhere, there's no problem with access or cost.
The problem they're trying to solve is that people haven't carried an umbrella with them at the necessary moment.
It would seem to me that rather than banking on people going out of their way to return a cheap item in order to receive a deposit back, less a significant fee, maybe they should be selling umbrellas an offering a small deposit return if the umbrella comes back, similar to soda cans and bottles in the 70s and 80s.
The business model is upside down for low-value goods that people might well just keep instead of walking down the street to return.
The reason this story makes me yawn is that it's written as though the whole program is on the "chopping block", but in reality it's facing some proposed budget cuts.
And we all know, there is no waste or bloat in government at all, and therefore no possible place where any sort of waste could be cut.
Opulent campuses, unaccountable faculty and administration, something that life basically requires now, easy credit, free credit, etc. - there are no checks on prices in this market. Of course prices are skyrocketing. They can charge whatever they want.
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Yes indeed. The flying ozone monster is most pleased. Praise be to manbearpig
If you can't trust your employees, why are they your employees?
There may indeed be a perception that productivity can't be the same, or that any lessening of productivity is not management's fault, or that productivity wasn't the same when it was studied a number of years ago before tech capabilities became what they are today. That doesn't mean this isn't where forward-thinking companies are going.
Well, the post is correct. For most of us the answer to why we still commute is buried in organizational resistance to change.
Old world management philosophies, equating occupied chairs and parking spaces with productivity, not wishing to let go of the ability to micromanage, etc...
but i AM a $50k IT employee in California you insensitive clod!!
Who uses TouchID?
Just about every single iPhone user out there?
I'm not cheap. I'll pay more money for quality software.
Which is why I'm using iOS now.
So I have to buy an Android handset, then I have to root it, and then I have to run adblockers in perpetuity?
Or I could just buy an iPhone and I'm done.
Obvious flamebait, but the amount of advertising on the Android handset I owned got to be so overwhelming that it was one of the major reasons I am back to iPhone, after having given it up hoping for a more open and functional platform. Turned out, it wasn't.
It doesn't really matter whose shoulders you're standing on when you break through, does it? You still did the work to break through.
If it had been M$, they'd be on top of the world. But they're not.
Umbrellas are cheap and available anywhere, there's no problem with access or cost.
The problem they're trying to solve is that people haven't carried an umbrella with them at the necessary moment.
It would seem to me that rather than banking on people going out of their way to return a cheap item in order to receive a deposit back, less a significant fee, maybe they should be selling umbrellas an offering a small deposit return if the umbrella comes back, similar to soda cans and bottles in the 70s and 80s.
The business model is upside down for low-value goods that people might well just keep instead of walking down the street to return.
Yelp for people!
I'll look forward to my "People hate me on YELP" sticker
I'm putting some crocheted multiplication table placemats up on my Etsy store now. BONUS IF YOU BUY THE MATCHING COFFEE MUG
So how often do you receive these "official documents" that are "locked" to the degree that only MS Word can open them?
It's fun to see FUD being employed against M$ though.
The reason this story makes me yawn is that it's written as though the whole program is on the "chopping block", but in reality it's facing some proposed budget cuts.
And we all know, there is no waste or bloat in government at all, and therefore no possible place where any sort of waste could be cut.
Hooray! More dainty phones, now with curved glass that will need many more replacements!
May as well have set that money on fire, eh?
But is still a touchscreen desktop which no one wants except for children
Opulent campuses, unaccountable faculty and administration, something that life basically requires now, easy credit, free credit, etc. - there are no checks on prices in this market. Of course prices are skyrocketing. They can charge whatever they want.
Nonsense, M$ knows that you want a touchscreen desktop that looks and works just like an ipad.
Number of people who want touchscreen desktops?
I savor the irony in saying Congrats, Britain, on gaining your independence.
I would trust that more than this story, which is flimsy even as innuendo goes
If you want to read about a real IT disaster, read about the failure of Target Canada.
http://business.financialpost....