Comments on: 5 Tests to Determine if You’re an Employer of Choice http://www.connectedcareer.com/2006/12/5-tests-to-determine-if-youre-an-employer-of-choice/ Sat, 08 May 2010 19:51:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Mike Murray http://www.connectedcareer.com/2006/12/5-tests-to-determine-if-youre-an-employer-of-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-130 Mike Murray Sat, 16 Dec 2006 08:32:45 +0000 http://episteme.ca/wp/?p=154#comment-130 Agreed - that's exactly why I wrote it the way that I did. Most (and, again, I'm painting with a broad brush here) IT people like to work a later schedule. Most of the teams I've worked with (esp. in smaller companies) liked to come in between 10-11, and work until 6-7. It's rare that I have been on a completely IT-focused team that had more than 10-20% who were "early risers". Ditto sales in the opposite direction (esp. on the west coast) - most sales people I've known are early risers and like to be in the office and getting some work done before they started calling clients after 9AM. So, if your late people are leaving early, and your early people aren't showing up early, I'd suggest that it can be a good hint that you're not making them want to be at work... Agreed – that’s exactly why I wrote it the way that I did. Most (and, again, I’m painting with a broad brush here) IT people like to work a later schedule. Most of the teams I’ve worked with (esp. in smaller companies) liked to come in between 10-11, and work until 6-7. It’s rare that I have been on a completely IT-focused team that had more than 10-20% who were “early risers”.

Ditto sales in the opposite direction (esp. on the west coast) – most sales people I’ve known are early risers and like to be in the office and getting some work done before they started calling clients after 9AM.

So, if your late people are leaving early, and your early people aren’t showing up early, I’d suggest that it can be a good hint that you’re not making them want to be at work…

]]> By: Jason http://www.connectedcareer.com/2006/12/5-tests-to-determine-if-youre-an-employer-of-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Jason Fri, 15 Dec 2006 20:14:01 +0000 http://episteme.ca/wp/?p=154#comment-131 I, as an employer don't like to see people with families at the office at 5:30. They should be on their way home then to be with their families more often or not. Of couse, I still expect a solid 40 hours of work a week, anymore is bonus, but if you don't get more its not a sign of being a bad employer. I, as an employer don’t like to see people with families at the office at 5:30. They should be on their way home then to be with their families more often or not.

Of couse, I still expect a solid 40 hours of work a week, anymore is bonus, but if you don’t get more its not a sign of being a bad employer.

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