Working for outcome dies not have the best track record. We kind of abolished it, because it was so bad. Factory workers getting paid for every piece of product they make is not good. That means they have to pay for their own lunch breaks and if the machine breaks down, they’re paying for it. All the risk, none of the reward.
Maybe it works better for office workers, but I can’t imagine it does.
Being able to felxibly fill your schedule is a whole other thing though. More like common sense.
maegul@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
Interesting.
I’m not sure we disagree much, especially if a flexible schedule is common sense.
In a way my main point was that however much we think it common sense, I suspect for a lot of work culture it crosses a line that maybe isn’t made explicit that much. Which, I think, is that your job is to be there and follow orders as much or more than it is to deliver well defined outcomes.
And so my point was that if we want flexible scheduling and believe it can be as productive (or more) … then I suspect we’ve gotta address this “line” … and I’m not sure what can replace it other than some established concept of “owning” your job more. Which I’m not sure has to be working for outcomes, as you say.