A long way from Dilbert . . .
April 22nd, 2008 by Cali & Jody
. . . and yet still so close.
When we first started working on the framework for what would become a Results-Only Work Environment, we didn’t have a language for what we were trying to say. We knew that work was deeply dysfunctional, and that people had all kinds of strange beliefs about time and how work gets done, but we didn’t have the vocabulary for it that we have now. So when we needed to explain ourselves, we knew we could always point at a Dilbert comic.
This recent post on Scott Adams’ blog reminded us of those early days. Because even though we’re deep in our own world of ROWE, some things haven’t changed. It’s still all about giving people control over their time. It’s about giving them real choices for how they live their lives.
Adams gives three satiric choices for how people can wisely manage their time:
1. Become independently wealthy
2. Don’t eat or sleep
3. Live for the moment, but be prepared to live on cat food when you retire.
He’s kidding, but some of the comments are no joke. It’s scary to think that, for a lot of people, the idea of actually having control over your life seems as likely as winning the lottery.
