Comments on: Be Someone Who is Engaged with Work, Not Someone Who Avoids Work http://www.aharrisonbarnes.com/be-someone-who-is-engaged-with-work-not-someone-who-avoids-work/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:57:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Amy http://www.aharrisonbarnes.com/be-someone-who-is-engaged-with-work-not-someone-who-avoids-work/#comment-18212 Amy Sun, 17 Apr 2011 13:40:51 +0000 http://www.aharrisonbarnes.com/?p=6344#comment-18212 P.S. The amount of time a person sits in front of a computer has NO direct correlation with their productivity, efficiency, work ethic, or performance. The amount of time someone stays on a computer (or at a conference) is just that - a measure of time! P.S. The amount of time a person sits in front of a computer has NO direct correlation with their productivity, efficiency, work ethic, or performance. The amount of time someone stays on a computer (or at a conference) is just that – a measure of time!

]]> By: Amy http://www.aharrisonbarnes.com/be-someone-who-is-engaged-with-work-not-someone-who-avoids-work/#comment-18211 Amy Sun, 17 Apr 2011 13:37:53 +0000 http://www.aharrisonbarnes.com/?p=6344#comment-18211 Your article fails to address the fact that most of us ARE working -and working for a LOT more hours than any previous generation. The line between work time and not-work time has been severely blurred by evolutions in technology. Did it ever occur to you that these people you encountered might have been working for more hours than you know? It sounds to me like they may have hit the wall of exhaustion that has revelealed itself in recent years - employers, to a large degree, have decided that they will put more and more and more in their employees...the "do more with less" proverb taken to an extreme. At my last job, I worked an average of 15 hours a day. It was expected. So, when you criticize these people for, as you stated, "not doing their jobs", perhaps you should examine first WHY they are not involved and engaged in their jobs. I bet the answer would surprise you! Your article fails to address the fact that most of us ARE working -and working for a LOT more hours than any previous generation. The line between work time and not-work time has been severely blurred by evolutions in technology. Did it ever occur to you that these people you encountered might have been working for more hours than you know? It sounds to me like they may have hit the wall of exhaustion that has revelealed itself in recent years – employers, to a large degree, have decided that they will put more and more and more in their employees…the “do more with less” proverb taken to an extreme. At my last job, I worked an average of 15 hours a day. It was expected. So, when you criticize these people for, as you stated, “not doing their jobs”, perhaps you should examine first WHY they are not involved and engaged in their jobs. I bet the answer would surprise you!

]]> By: Mike DiBenedetto http://www.aharrisonbarnes.com/be-someone-who-is-engaged-with-work-not-someone-who-avoids-work/#comment-18191 Mike DiBenedetto Sat, 16 Apr 2011 18:32:00 +0000 http://www.aharrisonbarnes.com/?p=6344#comment-18191 You made some great observations and followed up with an insightful analysis. Excellent article - thanks! You made some great observations and followed up with an insightful analysis. Excellent article – thanks!

]]> By: JoyeLynn http://www.aharrisonbarnes.com/be-someone-who-is-engaged-with-work-not-someone-who-avoids-work/#comment-7426 JoyeLynn Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:21:01 +0000 http://www.aharrisonbarnes.com/?p=6344#comment-7426 I LOVED this article. I'm SO sick of hearing, "It's not my job." This ranks up there at #1 alongside it. I work hard. I don't surf the net at work unless I'm doing research (where I have to cite sources, order materials/images, upload coursework, etc). I'm SOOOO tired of seeing people waste time making the EFFORT to get OUT of doing the work when they could have just made the EFFORT to DO the work. Same energy! Misdirected. By the same token, if you have something important work-related to send me... DON'T use my yahoo/hotmail addresses. Use the corporate inbox!?!? Thank you and have a nice day! I LOVED this article.

I’m SO sick of hearing, “It’s not my job.” This ranks up there at #1 alongside it.

I work hard. I don’t surf the net at work unless I’m doing research (where I have to cite sources, order materials/images, upload coursework, etc). I’m SOOOO tired of seeing people waste time making the EFFORT to get OUT of doing the work when they could have just made the EFFORT to DO the work. Same energy! Misdirected.

By the same token, if you have something important work-related to send me… DON’T use my yahoo/hotmail addresses. Use the corporate inbox!?!?

Thank you and have a nice day!

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