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COMMUTING TIME
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I work as a HR assistant and am responsible for doing a short article on employee related articles to be posted on our bulletion board.
I'd like to do an article on how we can effectively use our c
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COMMUTING TIME
posted at 5/5/2004 1:15 AM EDT
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First: 5/5/2004 Last: 11/4/2004 |
I work as a HR assistant and am responsible for doing a short article on employee related articles to be posted on our bulletion board.
I'd like to do an article on how we can effectively use our commuting time to work. Most of the eomployees use the train service and it can be rather cramped so they usually stand and lucky if they get seats. I'm at a block as I have thought of the following tips: 1. Mentally plan your day at work 2. If you have a presentation to make, use your commuting time to reherse the presentation (silently of course) 3. Unwind by listening to some relaxing music when work is out so that you reach home feeling relaxed. 4. Listen to business or personal development tapes. 5. Spend time catching up with family on th phone 6. Use it for some thinking time to develope a fresh perspective to a work problem or to generate new ideas. Thats about all I can think of. Appreciate your help if you have any thoughts to share. Thanks in advance. Cheers, Manj |
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posted at 11/4/2004 2:29 PM EDT
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First: 9/8/2004 Last: 12/16/2004 |
Are you freakin' nuts? You want employees who are crammed into a commuter train to use their time to figure out how to solve work issues? You're insane! They are only thinking about how fast they can get off that aweful train!!! Seriously, you'll never be able to force them to think about work issues, and suggesting this would only make you appear misguided and wierd. Why not do a genuinely helpful article about what people can do to make their lives (and their work) better before or after the train ride? |
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posted at 11/5/2004 1:45 AM EDT
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First: 11/11/2003 Last: 5/13/2010 |
I agree with the previous respondent that one can't do much of anything standing cheek-by-jowl on a commuter train - personal or otherwise.
Instead try an article about making the commute less stressful. The agency that oversees the train may have some literature about etiquette, rules about use of phones/radios and eating/drinking, etc. |
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posted at 11/18/2004 2:01 AM EST
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First: 8/17/2004 Last: 11/18/2004 |
I'm a top producing sales representative and manager. My days and evenings take more than my jobs fair share of my life. You want me to practice a presentation or think about work during my 1-hour commute every day?
I have to give total concentration to avoid hitting the other yahoos on the road. Perhaps next we should have an executive assistant, fax machine, video-conferencing, dry cleaner & short order cook in our vehicles or on the train. You have my attention from 9am to 5pm. If I need to allocate more time, I do, but not due to C-Level instructions to think, live & breathe work. You may risk loosing employees with such a plan or course of action. Please reconsider. |
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posted at 1/3/2005 2:44 AM EST
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First: 6/8/2004 Last: 7/12/2005 |
Great idea, manjeetd. I suggest offering non-work-related ideas. Even those who drive may find times with complete stand-stills that allow them to read a good book, pay bills, prioritize one's calendar ("diary" in the UK?), polish shoes (with plenty of ventiliation and protection for car's interior), pray, learn a foreign language on tape, memorize information, improve vocabulary, and complete seemingly countless other fun activities or menial tasks. (I thought of folding laundrey on a long commute when my wife and I drove together...I really dislike down time). |
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posted at 1/4/2005 4:07 PM EST
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First: 6/4/2002 Last: 4/19/2005 |
you are a pucca business man, idea is not bad that we use the commuting time too as the time spent on it is considerably high.
it is convenient to do any of the activities only if we get a seat to sit. if we hear to music, we would find somebody pulling the wire badly. it is good to prepare ourselves mentally for the day's work. but we shouldn't mis the stop where we have to land. can't we really introduce the concept of telecommuting in practice ? - asking the person to work from home and report through e-mail, chats, etc. the ideas that you gave can be practised sucessfully if the company arranges a bus or a van (of its own or at lease)to take care of its employees. |
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