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Individual Rights
 a reply to Must we be responsive over the weekend?by Brittain on Jan 15, 2008 - 10:08 AM read 93 times |
Keri,
Brave question, thanks for asking. For me there are three parts to my answer:
- First, boundaries. In all facets of life we need them; work / life balance is such a facet. Each individual should understand their personal boundaries for responsiveness and stick to them. For me, my job (leading a software organization) is naturally 365x7x24 so I'm ok with being needed and responsive at wierd hours.
- Second, fairness. Without equitable treatment, nobody's happy. Does your compensation justify the weekend work? Is your employer getting extra labor without paying? In my case, the balancing tradeoff for a 365x7x24 job is flextime. Busy peaks are matched with extra downtime. On the final ledger everyone wins - I work when my company needs me and I have sufficient downtime to feel fairly treated.
- Third, process improvement. Why does somebody need you on the weekend? There's no such thing as an "unexpected weekend", so how should we improve our planning and scheduling so work gets done during regular work time?
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