This letter is really accurate, the art of acting busy and acting blur is still essential to survival in the work place. Check out the comments on the letter in The Straits Times online, they are very accurate comments too.
I admit I am guilty of acting busy also. But it is only because people only choose to see when you are slacking. They do not see you staying back in camp to prepare for ATEC while the rest of the battalion are enjoying themselves in Sentosa. They do not see us coming back during offdays to do security checks coz MSD is coming etc. They will only choose to see us play games in the office and make their conclusions straightaway.
From The Straits Times
Bosses need a mindset change
IT IS good that the Civil Service is taking the lead to help employees achieve work-life balance ('Top brass to champion work-life balance'; ST, July 25).
However, middle managers and heads of department need to be educated on the merits of such a policy.
Many a time I have heard comments like 'Going off early will show to others that our department has nothing to do, hence it is better for you not to go off early' and 'We need to show the CEO that our department is very busy, therefore I cannot allow you to leave early.'
Comments like these will only serve to demoralise the workforce and render the policy ineffective.
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