Comments on: Take This Test To See If Your Company Is On The Path to Success

By: Jake Birkett

Jake Birkett — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:13:57 +0000

I’m actually looking forward to getting back to work so that I can make progress on my game. The cool thing is whilst I’ve been on holiday the last 3 weeks, my game has been moving forward via the other team members. I can’t wait to see what they have done…

By: Oliver

Oliver — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:58:50 +0000

@Juuso: Yeah, that’s true. :)

My current employer handles that pretty nicely.. whenever we have a problem or frustration we can come to him to present the problem and offer a solution. He DEMANDS we come to him and he thanks us for it. I guess his thinking is “better make it easy for them to tell me in the face than behind my back”.

By: Manuel

Manuel — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:15:23 +0000

I don’t think holidays is the best for the test. Different people has differents motivations for those days. Some spend that time just sleeping more and watching TV. These people might not be looknig for holidays.
Some other people like to travel, visit family, etc.in those days, the totally can’t wait those days.
I think should be more accurated how ppl wait the end of every working day. If they try to go out office even when it’s rainy. Important notice if that is one day or always, because one day they could be in really hurry.
Personally, I work some hours to enjoy the rest of the day. More hours means more money, but then there are less hours for enjoy what you earn.

By: Juuso

Juuso — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:30:06 +0000

@Oliver: Aye. That’s of course true. I guess it depends how people phrase it. I guess comments like “amazing to get to spend time with the family” are somewhat different from saying: “thank god I can go far away from this office”.

Like Jörgen put it.

By: Arto

Arto — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:20:22 +0000

I agree with Oliver. :)

By: Jörgen

Jörgen — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:05:37 +0000

As long as that is the argument, I too often hear: “How nice it is to be away from here”.

I think people tend to focus more on what they don’t want, than on what they really want. Or need.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:02:28 +0000

Holidays mean more time with family and friends. Who wouldn’t be looking forward to that, despite how much you like your job?

By: Jörgen

Jörgen — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:48:47 +0000

I do feel the same as we at our workplace have both kinds of attitudes.

Of course people should be able to build up energy somewhere, but they should be able to do that more often then once a year during a couple of weeks.

When people wants to be elsewhere, I think that is a sign of them not being able to grow where they stand. And unfortunatly many people think that it is a movement in space that gives a remedy; when the movement of the mind would suffice.

Be creative and grow where you stand and the vacation are just a convenient way to do something else without affecting your deadlines :).

My thoughts.