Working Late After Office Hours
Dr. Zahid Faqir, Ph.D
34 K Followers, HSE Lead, Fauji Foundation, Pakistan | Ex-K-Electric | Ex-YBG | Ex-Tuwairqi | Ex-Dolmen | Ex-TCS | Ex-FSS | Ex- Arty | Lead Auditor QMS, EMS, OHSMS, EnMS | Trainer - ERT, BBSM, PSM, Incidents, Audits
Oh My God Not Again!!!!
Everyday there are things and jobs pending despite working in fourth gear at a speed of 1000 Miles Per Hour.
Even the world class companies have started getting work of many through efforts of few. Multi Tasking and "Jack of All" Roles are common.
- More Meeting Hours & Less Independent Hours
- More Repeated Briefings and less time to do what we are briefed about
- More emails and less execution reports
- More Distractions in form of Forms Fillings/Computer Searching/Cross Functional Intruders, unexpected visitors and ultimately internet mobile messages
Have lead to more discussions and less work times.
The result is that by the time we actually think to start our real work, the day is over.
I know many would talk about focus and time management but distractions, crisis management and meetings never stop.
Now coming to a very different experience.
The day I spend few extra hours in the office when everyone is gone I am able to clear off lot of back log works.
It really helped.
It helps.
When no one is there to bother me I can work with far more concentration and solace to prepare much value added works, reports and plans.
I know it costs me a part of my family time and also a part of my health but when I have more points of achievements' than my compatriots or colleagues at the end of each month all that feeling flee away.
Comments are welcomed
Written by Captain Zahid Faqir (Retired), MSIR, MAIR, NEBOSH & IOSH-UK
Working as Deputy General Manager Health, Safety, Environment & Quality at 560 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant at K-Electric Limited, Bin Qasim, Port Qasim Authority, Karachi, Pakistan. Subsidiary of Abhraj Group, UAE.
Earlier Worked as Head of HSE for US 340 M $ Direct Reduction Iron Plant, owned jointly by Al Tuwairqi Group, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and POSCO, South Korea during its construction, commissioning and then its subsequent operations.
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Data analyst novice, Production Planning Engineer at Groupe Atlantic ECET
8yI agree with MR Magdy as it is better to solve the reasons than to recur the results,most of the distraction come from the people who are not able to take decision or have less knowledge
Operation Director at Electrostare
8yI am totally agree with your article, But I am sure if your organization start training how to coach team "not manage" the employees from base staff till top management will run the business automatically (each one do his job exactly) without more effort required. (I Hope)
34 K Followers, HSE Lead, Fauji Foundation, Pakistan | Ex-K-Electric | Ex-YBG | Ex-Tuwairqi | Ex-Dolmen | Ex-TCS | Ex-FSS | Ex- Arty | Lead Auditor QMS, EMS, OHSMS, EnMS | Trainer - ERT, BBSM, PSM, Incidents, Audits
8yThanks Henry Ridders, CRSP and Hashim Shaikh for agreement
Transportation, Regulatory, Oil & Gas Safety Professional
8yHi Zahid, I totally agree with the article & can relate to the comments within it. I was starting to think that I was becoming old, slower & potentially less efficient, however as you stated we are wearing at least twice to three times the hats in the workplace then what we use to do 15 - 30 yrs ago. I find that today 50-70% of my work days are eaten up in meetings, some of which I ask myself, "why am I here"? This now leaves me at best to have a 4 hr work day if I was a clock watcher (8 - 4) & somehow it seems at beast we have 12 hrs of work on our desks any given day, so not having to be a mathematics scholer it shouldn't take people long to figure out these numbers don't jive. If you're passionate, take pride & care in what you do it is extremely hard to just look at the clock & walk away at 4 pm, at least I find that difficult. I think in many cases we, the hard workers are the ones they don't eliminate in an economic or industry downturn when other are let go, however it actually in some ways becomes a rut or vicious circle you encounter where Good or dedicated hard work is rewarded with mor hard work & so on & so on, so on, etc..
Project Manager - Cloud & Data Engineering with Searce Inc (Google Partner) | Project, Program, Product Management | AI | Six Sigma | Saas | | Psychology | (MCA, BCA, B.Com, Intellectual Property Rights, MA Psychology)
8yZahid Faqir, I agree with what you have authored "When no one is there to bother me I can work with far more concentration and solace to prepare much value added works, reports and plans." I have also experienced it. Thanks for sharing.