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Preface:
Our bosses decided to introduce a voluntary shift system :-
Hi All
Just loud thinking.
Suppose we have shift in working hours:
1. 6:30 -2:30pm
2. 9am-6pm (a few exceptions & need based)

this way if we have to extend our work we can etend till 4:30 or 5:30pm when required and you can be back home in earthly hours.

The modalities can be worked out later.
First thing is if your answer is 'yes' then strike the reply button.
If 'no' forget it. do not respond.
Shall get back to you after the responses.


Many thoght if they don't reply yes it will look bad on them
I did not respond at all as I hate the mornings !
then we got this :-

Majority response is 'Yes'. Exceptions are like some night watchman like Tushar { :-), who likes to watch the night} and get up late! ::::----)))

The breakup in the interest is fine. We can have people present in the office for a longer duration with different time slots.

Now let us see how to go about it. Shall be back with more on this..

Regards
rajendra menon


Some people changed their minds and sent some reactions then our boss sent this :) :-

Dear Everybody

Thanks to the person who has send me this reactions. There are no names mentioned. We are interested only in addressing the issues.

If the new timings are introduced, no body is under any compulsion to come in 6:30-2:30 shift. But you can not oversleep one day and conveniently join the 9 o'clock team. Once you opt for 6:30 shift that is your shift unless work demands or have a prior permission. Once you opt for 6;30 shift never in your life can you move to the general shift-no that is not so.

Responses are preceded by ***

Pulse of the people about change in the timings :

1. Oh I don't know what to do after 2.30 p.m

*** If you know what to do after 6 pm, then you can opt for the general shift. The 6:30-2:30 shift is for people who knows what to do after 2:30 pm..

2. I gave the option because they say majority of people have opted, so how can i say no

i will be cornered

***We would like to know which is the corner you are afraid of.

It is time you realise that you are not in some hell where devils are waiting to pounce on you. Please remove this fear. Stop imagining.

3. It is ok for those who are doing some course or having exams, etc, so now I have to take up

some course too, where IT industry is already down, what is the use of doing some new course

just because i have time.

*** This sounds similar to the point 1 person. No, Madam/sir, please do not do anythng you do not want to do. It is your life, live the way you want. Just do not do anything that will bring bad name to EDC, that is all.

4. Hey no yaar, you will be asked to stay back, going back at 2.30 is impossible, so it is just a way of increasing your working time.

***Most shocking response. I thought everybody in EDC is matured enough to know their responsibilities. We do not want anybody to stay back any time. If the schedule demands, we have seen people on their own working to deliver.

5. What for me, if everybody is going to come at 6.30 am , I will also come and go back

aaramse at 2.30 p.m that is all.

***GOD save people with this attitude. You have a long way to go and this attitude may help those who do not have to work for a living

or are not interested in a career.

6. Any way working hours are reduced, we come here at 6.30 go for a hot cup of coffee, it will be 7.00 a.m

open the mail box, look what is urgent and priority job for the day, wait for 8.00 am for breakfast, comeback

at 8.30 and actually start working from 9.00 a.m again as usual lunch at 12.20 p.m coming back at 1.00 p.m

some how try to do something till 2.30 and push off.

***Point no. 5's friend.

 

 

7. We can have 2nd shift from 2.30 to 10.00 p.m for those this timing is convenient.

girls may want to work either in morning shift or general shift.

depending on the project requirement, they may be requested to stay and some transport

arrangement could be made.

*** We will look into it later. We have to look into the additional expenses involved in the shift system. This shift system is more for

your convenience. In ADC shift is useful since they are sharing the same workstation (SUN SPARC-5).

8. There could be only General and 2nd shift , instead of morning shift as most of the interaction, feedback

takes place only in the evening, so we can spend more time and useful time with ISREAL AND USA,

instead of waiting for fheir feedback till evening and not knowing whether to attend to it or postpone it

for tomorrow.

***Where EDC is concerned the present system is working fine.

9. How would it look if we answer to e-SIM, when they wanted any clarifications, urgent feedback, etc,

that, we are sorry that Mr/Ms so and so have gone home, as his / her shift closes at 2.30 p.m

***Yes, it will look very bad. The points 8 & 9 are addressing similar issues. I wonder why such issues does not strike people who are running the show. (managers are fools-do not feel sorry for thinking that way-it is internationally accepted-There is only person who is wise and that is 'I' )

10. I think we can do this change of timings on trial basis for one week, then we shall experience the

difficulties, drawbacks, bottlenecks, good things, etc and modify accordingly.

***This is fine. We can always revert back, if the going is rough.

 

You can bring up any of your concerns. But some of you have still to grow up. The rest will agree with me, please help them.

For the last time stop imagining negative and any of you can come to me at any time and get things clarified, never mind how silly it may be. But do not carry it inside you because there is going to be only one loser and that is YOU!

Regards

rajendra menon