About Dan Markovitz
Dan Markovitz is the founder and president of TimeBack Management. Prior to founding his own firm, Mr. Markovitz held management positions at Sierra Designs, Adidas, CNET and Asics Tiger. Learn More...
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Leveling; smoothing out the flow; e.g., doing two performance evaluations a day for 3 weeks, rather than ten a day for three days -- and then needing to take a vacation because you're so burned out.
Overburdening people, process, or equipment; e.g., people working 100 hour weeks for months on end -- come to think of it, like most lawyers and accountants.
Uneveness or variability; e.g., leaving work at the normal time on Thursday, but having to stay at the office till midnight on Friday because the boss finally got around to giving you that project...at 4:30pm.
Waste; activities that your customer doesn't value and doesn't want to pay for; e.g., billing your customer for the really expensive 10am FedEx delivery because you didn't finish the document on time.
After increasing efficiency...
Hi there,
I agree that finding ways to be more efficient can certainly free up some time, but that's usually advantageous only in salaried positions. I worked PT for a staffing company that figured out ways to squeeze its employees for EACH AND EVERY minute that he/she works. All that while, the management sat in their distant offices, barely working (because much of their work had been passed onto the workers - efficiently, ofcourse). At the end of the day, I'd go home EXHAUSTED because each and every minute of mine was filled with something or another. If I am damaging my peace of mind, health and exhausting my body and soul THAT MUCH (in the name of efficiency), then I better be compensated accordingly. $14/hr for a 5 hour day just does not cut it. That $70/day (less, after taxes) BARELY covers my in-state-tuition for ONE year from a University. Sure, I could add on another PT job that over-works me so I can survive, but that's not a good solution. Workers are HUMAN BEINGS - with a soul, with potential & talents, with interests outside of earning a living.