La lingua di Rowe è universale
October 8th, 2008 by Cali & Jody
We were very pleased to receive this post from an Italian blogger about Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It. We were even more pleased when we ran it through Google Translate and found that even a computer-butchered version of the post still communicated the essence of ROWE.
Admittedly, the Guidepost about the elimination of concepts such as “late” and “early” doesn’t quite come through with the statement “get to 14 is not to be late and leave at the same time is not the first time.”
But “every day may be Saturday” is pretty close to “Every day feels like Saturday”, and “Every meeting is optional” survives the translator almost completely intact.
We were also encouraged to see the comments. Even with Europe’s different work culture, people have the same human concerns about a Results-Only Work Environment. They also have the same human hopes about ROWE.
Is it a dangerous idea? Or an appealing idea?
Yes!
Finally, we have found a new catchphrase in the post’s closing:
Wow would be an epochal change in culture, a dream, not try to make something every day, a small pebble for change, smile can do it.
To all you ROWE warriors out there, say it with us:
Smile can do it!
