This is a response to Phanes Scotch blog titled “KIDS AT WORK,” published on 23/10/14, ” which I found very interesting because I could relate it to my life. [1] Under stressful work circumstances, I always remind myself, “A happy brain is a smart brain.” Therefore this always leads me to dictate my work schedule without anyone applying pressure on me. I would simply do nothing or the complete opposite when someone reminds me to go to work. With the options of employees having “flexible working hours” and “the privilege to carry your kids to work” can be a motivating factor for them and lead to business success. There are very few people, if any that take kindly to following a set of rules; everyone has their on conditions that would lead them to work to their best abilities. If the factors were not provided, people would always look for jobs that provide at least a few of those conditions. The major reason for this is that there is less loyalty shown by the employees in this modern era than there was years ago.
People do not want to be constantly reminded of why they are working, they want freedom and to do work at their own will. People need distractions or rather “escapes from reality” in order to cope with stress. Hence the option of bringing kids at work will enable them to manage their work life while having their loved ones within their reach. It also gives them a sense of purpose to why they are working making them have more passion in their work that has a positive end product. This would be preferred to someone who is sitting on his office chair working at the same time stressing over the well being of his or her children, which results in half-hearted end product because of insecurities.
An organization offering these options would see their business prosper, as there would be more loyalty shown by their employees, which would result in increased productivity. It offers a platform where the workers would feel welcome where they could generate more motivation from happiness rather than fear. It would also have positive implications on workers overall health as they would be less stressed. As Scotch mentions, “the kids might turn out to be brilliant business minds in the future,” they could feel obligated to give back to a business that their retired parents have always bragged about offering good working conditions, which they had benefited from. [1] It should be noted that this strategies would only work as long as they finish all the work within the required time.
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[1] https://blogs.ubc.ca/pscotch/
Phanes Scotch “KIDS AT WORK,” Phanes Scotch’s Blog. 23 October 2014.