We all are amid one of the biggest economic crisis that we have seen during our life. Job cuts, companies going bankrupt have been hogging limelight for quite some time. And for those who have trying to weather this storm life for them can be quantified only in the terms of work. You better slog from dawn to dusk or be ready to face the inevitable. These are the emotions many of us are going through right now. In 2001, it was only the IT companies, but now almost every sector is reeling under recession
But while all this is happening there is an organization that wants to lead in a different way. A top private sector company has asked its employees to ‘Go get a life’ by not spending much time at workplace and asked them to leave max 2 hours after the official business working hours. But sadly organizations like these are rare. In most organizations, performance is measured, not by quality of effort put in or the output shown, but by the amount of time spent in office, which may have been spent productively or not (usually the latter)! Even more unfortunate is the practice of sticking around in office till the boss leaves and my friends from other organizations still follow this practice.
In this current scenario, more and more corporates are asking their employees to come up with ideas to beat this recession. We too have a portal which provides a platform for employees to voice their ideas. But great ideas seldom come while sitting at a desk. Employees cannot be productive if they are tied up in office all day. It is important to re-charge your batteries and that cannot happen in the confines of an office.
My organization does help in overcoming these daily office stress by organizing fun events during weekends like a trip in or around Mumbai(trek, nature walk etc.) or some social event like visiting some foundation for underprivileged children.
