9-to-3; 9-to-5; 9-to-9; What is next?
Just read an MSN article about a Chinese entrepreneur who is dead serious about 9-to-9 working day for his company and workers. I still remember there is some kind of an experiment in France and some Scandinavian countries with a 9-to-3 working hours. Finally, I grew up with the 9-to-5 routine, which used to be some kind of a golden standard. What is happening?
When you are making your first entrepreneur or freelance steps, everyone is smiling and keep saying, good for you, you are your own boss now. Guess what? Someone forgot to tell me that instead of one boss, I have like dozens of bosses now. My clients. I also heard a lot about the unlimited freedom. No more 9-to-5. You can work when you want. You can rest when you want. Guess what? You work around the clock. You work until the job is done.
It is like we live on the different planets. What is happening with the folks in China? They take their beds with them in offices and factories? Back in my corporate days, I was a part of the giant multinational business organism. People travel. People meet. People talk. It turned out that my German colleagues can expect between 30 and 40 days of paid holiday each year. Just to avoid any confusion we are talking about regular working days weekends not included. Now you know why there are so many German tourists traveling around the world. I was at the edge of my tears. That is like two months or what. I on the other side could get money if I don't exercise my holiday rights. So, I waited for Christmas to get some rest because the sales department and delivery guys didn't work two weeks during that period.
Then I hear guys complaining about the good old 9-to-5. Do you remember that bald guy in Matrix who betrayed Neo? I can't remember his name, but he was sitting with the agent Smith in some restaurant. The freedom was unbearable for him. So, he wanted back. I remember his saying, I want to be something important when I get back. The catch is that he wants his memory to be completely erased. Sometimes I wish to go back in the 9-to-5 Matrix. The magic of oblivion. Is that the right word to use?
Who knows what is next in our wonderful gig economy. Imagine that you go back in time. A hundred years ago or something. You meet with a worker who fights against 12-hour or even 14-hour shifts and wants to improve worker's rights. What are you going to say to him? Save your breath buddy it is not going to work either way. The final thought and the most dreadful idea I got. Remember that ingenious Chinese guy from the beginning of my story? Did he mean from 9 am to 9 pm of the same day, or from 9 am till 9 am of the following day? You know people can get easily confused. I don't even dare to think what's going in Japan. One thing is for certain. You just can't be surprised anymore when it comes to bad news, can you?
When you are making your first entrepreneur or freelance steps, everyone is smiling and keep saying, good for you, you are your own boss now. Guess what? Someone forgot to tell me that instead of one boss, I have like dozens of bosses now. My clients. I also heard a lot about the unlimited freedom. No more 9-to-5. You can work when you want. You can rest when you want. Guess what? You work around the clock. You work until the job is done.
It is like we live on the different planets. What is happening with the folks in China? They take their beds with them in offices and factories? Back in my corporate days, I was a part of the giant multinational business organism. People travel. People meet. People talk. It turned out that my German colleagues can expect between 30 and 40 days of paid holiday each year. Just to avoid any confusion we are talking about regular working days weekends not included. Now you know why there are so many German tourists traveling around the world. I was at the edge of my tears. That is like two months or what. I on the other side could get money if I don't exercise my holiday rights. So, I waited for Christmas to get some rest because the sales department and delivery guys didn't work two weeks during that period.
Then I hear guys complaining about the good old 9-to-5. Do you remember that bald guy in Matrix who betrayed Neo? I can't remember his name, but he was sitting with the agent Smith in some restaurant. The freedom was unbearable for him. So, he wanted back. I remember his saying, I want to be something important when I get back. The catch is that he wants his memory to be completely erased. Sometimes I wish to go back in the 9-to-5 Matrix. The magic of oblivion. Is that the right word to use?
Who knows what is next in our wonderful gig economy. Imagine that you go back in time. A hundred years ago or something. You meet with a worker who fights against 12-hour or even 14-hour shifts and wants to improve worker's rights. What are you going to say to him? Save your breath buddy it is not going to work either way. The final thought and the most dreadful idea I got. Remember that ingenious Chinese guy from the beginning of my story? Did he mean from 9 am to 9 pm of the same day, or from 9 am till 9 am of the following day? You know people can get easily confused. I don't even dare to think what's going in Japan. One thing is for certain. You just can't be surprised anymore when it comes to bad news, can you?
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What if they're not stars? What if they are holes poked in the top of a container so we can breath?
Raising a child is akin to knowing you're getting fired in 18 years and having to train your replacement without actively sabotaging them.
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