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0 pointsjasonkester10y ago0 comments

Still unclear: Is the guy working 8 hour days or not?

And now extra unclarity: If you are flexible and have no expectations for how many hours comprise a day, how is it possible that one could "leave early?"

If you've handwaved like this to the employee, it shouldn't come as a surprise that his definition of "no norms, flexible" might differ to yours. Give him an expectation, and maybe he'll meet it.

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meteor10y ago

This guy isn't working 8 hours a day and we don't expect him to work 8 hours a day.

I don't mind when person finishes his task in couple of hours and leaves the office. But, I am concerned when a person calls it a day after working for 4-5 hours without completing his task. 'Flexible timings' shouldn't translate to 'Flexible work'.

fian10y ago

It sounds like the issue to less to do with the hours worked and more to do with timely delivery.

Does this person know what the are expected to deliver on any given day/week/month? If not, they may think they are delivering acceptable outcomes.

Can you set clear weekly targets for this person to achieve?

meteor10y ago

Usually, the tasks we have takes weeks or sometimes months to achieve. I think the best approach would be to break down these tasks and track them on weekly/daily basis.

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0 pointsjasonkester10y ago0 comments

Still unclear: Is the guy working 8 hour days or not?

And now extra unclarity: If you are flexible and have no expectations for how many hours comprise a day, how is it possible that one could "leave early?"

If you've handwaved like this to the employee, it shouldn't come as a surprise that his definition of "no norms, flexible" might differ to yours. Give him an expectation, and maybe he'll meet it.

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meteor10y ago

This guy isn't working 8 hours a day and we don't expect him to work 8 hours a day.

fian10y ago

It sounds like the issue to less to do with the hours worked and more to do with timely delivery.

Does this person know what the are expected to deliver on any given day/week/month? If not, they may think they are delivering acceptable outcomes.

Can you set clear weekly targets for this person to achieve?

meteor10y ago

Usually, the tasks we have takes weeks or sometimes months to achieve. I think the best approach would be to break down these tasks and track them on weekly/daily basis.

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