The Clock strikes 1730 hours and there ought to be a marathon towards the cars… But NO… Not in my office… People as in my colleagues are still working; working as though if they don’t work today, Right now, this moment, there is going to a major Catastrophe!! Ohh Common…. Ours is a Design House… What would happen?? I can So very well understand if we were the Meteorological department or the Police Force or say even the Stock exchange (Hey wait they too shut down, don’t they????)
My Question here is, isn’t 9 hours of Work enough already??? Of course it is... When we take a closer look at my HARD working colleagues, the picture is CLEAR…. They are HARDLY working… and it’s so frustrating for those EARLY leavers like ME… No one can work continuously for sooooo many hours… EveryONE needs a change of air, space, people around them… But NO... Not these guys, these guys don’t seem to understand that at all and sit in the Office all day long and way beyond the normal working hours and WHY??
Looking deeper shows us a common thread between these sooo CALLED “Productive” Individuals…. most of them are BACHELORS!! These are people who have nothing to look forward to in the evenings. People with no/ minimum commitments and families back HOME! These are people who have lost the will to live LIFE to the fullest, they are content with the small things in this world… Their dreams and aspirations are limited. And therefore they stay at the Office itself for longer than required and charge OVERTIME and for what?? Well I think I have managed to narrow down to a few reasons why I think they do SO!
- Stay in the office till long, Pay less for electricity at home!
- Free Internet, Phone, Coffee and Air Conditioning as well.
- Privacy! Most of the bachelors in Dubai stay in sharing accommodations in an attempt to save as much as money as possible.
- Extra Money!!!
The Unfortunate part is that majority of the EMPLOYERS equate LONG HOURS with PRODUCTIVITY. Which is definitely not the case!! Just because I leave office at the regular time does not mean that I m in any way doing less work than them nor is it Vice versa. These people need to invest their time and energy in things that are much more effective and productivity not for any1 else but at least for THEM, may be NOT monetarily but definitely morally and ethically. Common get out you guys and do something!!! There are end number of things that can be done in order to fill the vacuum that exists in this solitary, lone lifestyle in Dubai!!
- Learn a NEW language
- Teach yourself to play an instrument
- Start working out!
- Develop a Hobby
- Start helping out at the cat/dog shelter!
- Start Meeting People!!...... or soo many other things that's there to DO!
People… it is always better to do things the right way, at the right time and enjoy life! You guys are not always going to remain BACHELORS… at least NOT all of you… :P
One day you guys will get married, and then it will be impossible for you to stay in the office till late because you will have other responsibilities and commitments and at that time your BOSS, the very same guy who praises you saying “He??? He is such a Hard worker… stays in the office till late in the night and works with all his heart! Sincere and dedicated young chap!! Unlike those other people who run at 5.30 as though they were watching the clock all day” He too will change and blast you later saying “What’s wrong with you now… you were sooo good and dedicated, now all you want to do is leave early!!”
So guys lets create a healthy work culture, work within the office hours with full dedication and sincerity and LEAVE the office at COB!
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