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True... pay someone a chunk of your salary to help you attain benefits and rights as a group that you don't have the unique skills, talent and demand to attain on your own.
Ever hear of a phone? A laptop? He could work from anywhere.
It's a generational thing. Try explaining to your grandma what a TI-86 is, or what an Android is. Eventually, most of us will likely be working remotely in some aspect of our job. Technology will make the office, as we know it, obsolete.
I think it's more of a control thing -- on the part of this company, anyway. Even us creaky old Baby Boomers can figure out remote connections and smartphones.
You are obviously making a ton of assumptions. And to even say that he could be "constantly" connected with work kind of goes against him needing time off in the first place.
He needed time off away from the office to be at the hospital. C'mon, you can't be that clueless.
He needed time off away from the office to be at the hospital. C'mon, you can't be that clueless.
That is pretty much my point. You can't argue he can be connected at all times and then make the statement he needs to be at the hospital. Something has to give.
As far as technology, ask yourself why every office out there doesn't just have everyone work from home. Sometimes human interaction is actually needed. My comments have nothing to do with being older and not accepting new technology. I am "online" virtually 24 hours a day with work.
It's a generational thing. Try explaining to your grandma what a TI-86 is, or what an Android is. Eventually, most of us will likely be working remotely in some aspect of our job. Technology will make the office, as we know it, obsolete.
Well, my 76-year-old mother does just fine on her laptop.
Anyone in an office environment uses current technology. I'm sure this man does as well.
That is pretty much my point. You can't argue he can be connected at all times and then make the statement he needs to be at the hospital. Something has to give.
As far as technology, ask yourself why every office out there doesn't just have everyone work from home. Sometimes human interaction is actually needed. My comments have nothing to do with being older and not accepting new technology. I am "online" virtually 24 hours a day with work.
I was on jury duty for 6 weeks. Being an Assistant, this caused some logistical issues. The company hired a cheap temp to handle all the on-site duties that couldn't be done remotely. I handled everything else via phone and my laptop from home in the evenings. Occasionally, court wasn't in session, and I went in for the day and worked with the temp. It all worked out fine. This company could have done the same for this man.
I think it's more of a control thing -- on the part of this company, anyway.
Fair enough. I was thinking more in terms of being too stubborn to adapt to new technologies or philosophies, not that they're not able to learn it. I guess I could have worded that better.
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