Posts belonging to Category 'Friends & Business'
October 29, 2009 | Posted by Paul Wolborsky
When my friend was offered a part-time survival job, he jumped on it. He now works in inside-sales for 25 hours/week. He spends 20 hours/week commuting, 5 days a week. And he’s making minimum wage + commissions. And this is for o
Categories: Community, Friends & Business, Self | 
Tags: California, commute, commute home, company, day, friend, home, living, part time work, permanent part time, slave labor, staff, substantive work, survival job, temporary staff, time, time assistants, time worker, traffic congestion, week, work | 
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September 22, 2009 | Posted by Paul Wolborsky
Last July, Japan’s Labor commission ruled that a lead Engineer for the Toyota Camry hybrids died from overwork. His family claimed this engineer put in 80 overtime hours/month. That averages to about 250 which is a little more than 60 hours/week. It wasn’t the hours that killed him. It was deadline stress. As I posted [...]
Categories: Friends & Business | Tags: corporate, deadline, humane, stress, workplace | No Comments »
September 19, 2009 | Posted by Paul Wolborsky
The end result? Fiasco for the developer who was given an unwinnable task. Project not delivered. Everybody overworked. Nobody happy. Budget blown, the project becomes a living, walking nightmare for everybody involved and no end in sight. And it could’ve all been averted with one simple phone call.
Categories: Friends & Business | Tags: balance, deadline, decency, humane, project management, time, workplace | No Comments »
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