Re: Practice: Energized Work

On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 23:51:33 -0800, Kent Beck 
<kentb-ihVZJaRskl1bRRN4PJnoQQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Energized Work
> 
> Where does this penchant for long hours come from?

Probably from the observation that you can increase overall
productivity *in the short run* by working just a bit longer. We all
do it. The end of the day comes and you are oh so close to having your
task complete, so you work an extra hour or two and finish - and go
home in triumph. You don't really feel noticeably tired, so you figure
it is a good idea to do it. Then you get to a point where you are just
3 or 4 hours short - and it goes on. It becomes really unsatisfying to
leave when you think you could feel much better if you stay a bit
longer. Then it feels irresponsible to leave when you are behind
schedule, and you might be able to catch up a bit by working longer
hours.

And of course, to managers who think they are running a sausage
factory, it is a pure win to extract more hours from exempt
employees...


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