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Email Spam

2010-03-28T00:50:00.002+07:00

Director: "Where is the report? I'm still waiting".

Manager: Have you cheked it in your email? Might be in junk in spam folder.

Director: Have you sent it? When?

Manager: Tomorrow sir ...

Overtime

2009-09-15T06:01:00.002+07:00

"Overtime again? "

"Yes... a lot of work to finished"

"Well ...sounds good. Making a lot of money ..."

Making money? Ist it overtime must be able to earn money? Yes, If it was for a company that knows the meaning of slaves sweat. Every drop of sweat would be appreciated.

And now, a job is must be completed within a certain time unit. While the company's rules, that work outside of working hours will not get overtime pay. Usually the hell, leaders do not recommend to work outside office hours, but wanted his men to work COMPLETING THE RIGHT IN TIME!

Places Incredibly Deadly Viper

2009-09-10T11:45:00.001+07:00

What you are reading in mind that title? Where is it? At the hospital? Or on the street, where many accidents occur?

Not everywhere. That place is in Your Workplace! Not believe? The following is an excerpt from a book titled "In Praise of Slow" by Carl Honore.

Can be found in the introduction, page xxiv.

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.. In Japan, the local residents familiar with the term "karoshi"
which means "to die because of work". One of the most famous victims of karoshi is Kamei Shuji, a trader with a high flying hours who routinely work ninety hours per week
(note: 15 hours per day for 6 days, or 18 hours a day for 5 days) for weeks.

When the Japanese stock market boom in the late 1980s. Company where he worked boasting of his superhuman stamina in a variety of newsletters and booklets training, turning it into a gold standard which is used as a benchmark for exemplary by all employees.

Outside rare protocol, Shuji asked to train senior colleagues in the art of sales, which of course increase the burden on the shoulders of the man. When the Japanese stock market experienced in 1989 mark, Shuji work even longer to catch up. In 1990, he died suddenly of a heart attack. He was 26 years old.

That happened in the early 1990s. In 2001, the Japanese government reported 143 victims of karoshi. Karoshi recent case that raised the death of a Toyota quality control manager who died at the age of 30 years. A week before he died he had told his wife saying, "One thing that makes me happy is when I can sleep.

Office, No place for friendship

2009-09-09T22:36:00.001+07:00

It is wrong if we assume that the office was a place to multiply friends. The truth is that office is a place to work.

the people in office, actually acting in it as a good person, maybe he's actually good, like a friend.

In fact, when we are careless, as if a friend was going to be a real figure. That could be a lion ready to pounce on us or become a pickpocket.

And the victim is we who thought that it was the real world that office consist of good people. Reach out for help. Sweet words, giving motivation.

In fact, all that is drama.

Live in Sub Urban

2007-08-26T23:29:00.000+07:00

I am part of people who can't buy a home in downtown. At least until today. I can only buy in sub urban. It's about 30 km western Jakarta.

I have been living there for 1 month. Need a lot of effort to adjust our habit, when you usually live in downtown and then change to in sub urban. For instance, transportation. Previously, I spent only 30 minutes went to Office. Now, I take 90 minutes from home to the office, and obviously need more energy.

I take a public transportation (bus) from home to office. But, we don't have any choice for this option. There are 2 transportation company who serve this trip, from west to central.

But, we do not worry for its condition. Because, so many car owner who can give opportunity to us, to ride their car and we must pay some money for that. For Car owner, they got money for buying gasoline and pay tol fee.

Worker and Parents

2006-11-17T18:00:00.000+07:00

When we live in 21^st century, I think we difficult to choose as a good parents or a good worker. A good parents means has a time with your family, childs. And also have enough money to financing family. In other side, as a good worker, you have to ready to working in long time. Overtime working is normal. From nine to five is abnormal.

Or we can’t choose one of them?

Efficiency VS Overtime

2006-11-14T22:02:00.000+07:00

When I post this, I have been work almost 24 hours. Started 9 AM to 7 Am. We have deadline every 14th, so we work in hurry to meet the deadline.

In one side, meet deadline means we must finish our duty on time. In other hand, we could be inefficiency. Because we have to work in long time. Need more paper, electricity, coffee, etc.

Could we harmonized both of them?

Welcome

2006-11-11T17:09:00.000+07:00

Welcome