With the COVID 19 Pandemic,
working from home has become a new normal across the world. There are a number
of studies conducted on how productive employees are, do they feel motivated?
There are also lot of recent posts and articles on Employees working more hours
than they worked while in office. Interestingly is ” Number of hour worked?” a
criteria to measure employee performance and productivity?
The employee working a greater
number of hours than normal are often referred to as “Workaholics”.
There are 2 types of Workaholics:
1st type : Employees
work greater number of hours because they love their job
2nd type: Employees work greater number of hours because
they things are out of their control
If we look at both the scenarios
there is a critical difference between overworking. In the first case because
the employees love their job and want to go extra mile, this leads to higher
performance, productivity, and motivation. In the second case, because the
employees feel things are out of their control and in away feel pressure
experience fatigue. Burnout, alienation compared to the first type. So, what
actually differentiates the two scenarios?
It is the intention, meaning and purpose towards the job.
There is a growing need of “spiritual
workaholics” not just workaholics across the globe. Employees that have love
and passion towards their work. They feel connected to it. The organizations
need to think differently how to make Employees feel connected and find meaning
at the workplace.
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