Tag: Jobs

Thursday, December 7, 2006

1. The Changing Workplace - Smashing the Clock.

   At most companies, going AWOL during daylight hours would be grounds for a pink slip. Not at Best Buy. The nation's leading electronics retailer has embarked on a radical--if risky--experiment to transform a culture once known for killer hours and herd-riding bosses. The endeavor, called ROWE, for "results-only work environment," seeks to demolish decades-old business dogma that equates physical presence with productivity. The goal at Best Buy is to judge performance on output instead of hours.

   To read. From what I understand it's been extremely successful.

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Monday, February 27, 2006

1. Ned Batchelder: We're hiring. What an awesome list of job requirements.

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Friday, September 2, 2005

1. My Job Went to India: 52 Ways to Save Your Job, by Chad Fowler. Heh. Gotta flip through it next time I'm in a bookstore.

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