Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk Slowly

Re:Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk Slowly by Flankk on Sunday May 31, 2009 @05:08AM (#634566)

I think it's excessive to have a machine set off alarms when it thinks your staff aren't working.

Employees are a company's most valuable asset. Of course it is management's job to keep staff productive but that is second to keeping them happy.

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Re:Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk Slowly by randallsquared on Sunday May 31, 2009 @09:09AM (#634667)

Of course it is management's job to keep staff productive but that is second to keeping them happy.

Uh, no. Keeping them happy is just a likely way to keep them productive, not a higher goal. Sending them home with pay would keep them happier on average. :)

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Re:Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk Slowly by Flankk on Sunday June 07, 2009 @07:32AM (#645843)

I disagree fully. You acknowledge that happy employees are more productive. You should also realize that unhappy employees equals no employees at all. When you install machines to prove your distrust in your staff's work ethic, you will create a poor atmosphere never mind dehumanize your staff. I will treat my staff as human beings before I will ensure they perform as machines.

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Re:Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk Slowly by lesbianmonad on Sunday May 31, 2009 @10:36AM (#634704)

No. The management's 'job' is to maximize return on capital. Corporations keep staff happy only insofar as an employee's competitive worth dictates. If a survey were taken, what percentage do you think would agree their boss's job is to keep them happy?

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