Shirking Working: The War on Hooky
Thankfully some companies have sidestepped the whole facetime issue:
Why does Wal-Mart call them "managers" if they don't trust them to manage their employees?"The new climate was evident last year when word came of Wal-Mart's revamped absence policy. It mandates that workers will have to call an automated 1-800 number instead of notifying their managers, who can be subjective."
Thankfully some companies have sidestepped the whole facetime issue:
"At IBM, workers take as much or as little time off as they want. "Tracking time is passé; we could never go back," says Dan Pelino, who heads the company's health-care business. At Best Buy (BBY ), the electronics retailer's results-only work environment means employees are evaluated on their output, not their hours. Show up as much--or as little--as you like. Yes, some abuse the policy. They get one warning--and then they're out."