Re:Overtime is Morphine
by emiller829 on Tuesday July 16, 2013 @11:23AM
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The suggestion isn't to introduce the lockout after the fact. In fact, what you're describing would be the exact thing that would happen in the metaphor -- acute withdrawal symptoms. The suggestion is to institute the lockout before dependency has a chance to develop.
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Re:Overtime is Morphine
by keithhanson on Tuesday July 16, 2013 @02:45PM
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Ah, well, I completely agree there :) Forgive me, but I didn't really catch the preventative portion of the essay. Looking back over it, I can certainly see your point above and we're more than likely "violently agreeing", heh.
Seems like we're both saying "an ounce of prevention..." here
Re:Overtime is Morphine
by emiller829 on Tuesday July 16, 2013 @02:59PM
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Yep, absolutely. Thanks for the follow-up!
A preventive measure by the C-level management will yield results: a person working overtime, must take a documented approval from the PM. The incentive bonus for the PM must be negatively linked to the number of overtime hours spent by the team members.