http://www.librarianactivist.org/2007/09/01/friday-late-link-ibm-doesnt-track-employee-holidays-aug-31-2007/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:43:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.librarianactivist.org/2007/09/01/friday-late-link-ibm-doesnt-track-employee-holidays-aug-31-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-30834 johnmiedema Mon, 03 Sep 2007 22:53:03 +0000 http://www.librarianactivist.org/2007/09/01/friday-late-link-ibm-doesnt-track-employee-holidays-aug-31-2007/#comment-30834 Re: blurred lines. Yep, all true. Ask Julie. I have been known to run batch jobs during class at FIMS. When Julie asked what I was doing, I told her, "I'm working." :) Re: blurred lines. Yep, all true. Ask Julie. I have been known to run batch jobs during class at FIMS. When Julie asked what I was doing, I told her, “I’m working.”

]]> http://www.librarianactivist.org/2007/09/01/friday-late-link-ibm-doesnt-track-employee-holidays-aug-31-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-30833 johnmiedema Mon, 03 Sep 2007 22:45:52 +0000 http://www.librarianactivist.org/2007/09/01/friday-late-link-ibm-doesnt-track-employee-holidays-aug-31-2007/#comment-30833 Hi, as an IBMer I couldn't resist commenting. I did not know that IBM does not track our holiday time, but I had a feeling that might true. But you should know that they track our utilization (hours billed vs. hours not-billed) very closely. In other words, sure, I can take two or three or four weeks off, but when my utilization numbers fall below their very high targets, you can be sure my manager is asking questions. Note too that I think IBM is a great company to work for. The trust they give their employees is a model for other companies, including libraries. Also, it should be noted that there are significant undercurrents happening at IBM with a younger generation of employees shaking off the old stuffy image and embracing 2.0. I can't wait for IBM and libraries to get together. I'm doing what I can to make it happen. Cheers. Hi, as an IBMer I couldn’t resist commenting. I did not know that IBM does not track our holiday time, but I had a feeling that might true. But you should know that they track our utilization (hours billed vs. hours not-billed) very closely. In other words, sure, I can take two or three or four weeks off, but when my utilization numbers fall below their very high targets, you can be sure my manager is asking questions. Note too that I think IBM is a great company to work for. The trust they give their employees is a model for other companies, including libraries. Also, it should be noted that there are significant undercurrents happening at IBM with a younger generation of employees shaking off the old stuffy image and embracing 2.0. I can’t wait for IBM and libraries to get together. I’m doing what I can to make it happen. Cheers.

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