Software Idea for Plug drugs

[Plug Drugs]

stop thinking 'my job is to keep things as difficult as possible' and start thinking willy wonka and the chocolate factory

[maks]

believe it or not office people do more than play minecraft and go on facebook, they're not sitting there reading about nietzche and chomsky on wikipedia, they are working in applications that the company bought and provided to them and they rarely if ever need any software outside of the scope of their job

[Plug Drugs]

And if she's got nothing else to do at the moment and feels like playing solitaire or something, who gives a shit; having entertainment during downtime puts workers in a better mood, and hence it increases productivity

Social media could be problematic I suppose; some people would feel too entitled to just talk on facebook 90% of the time and would act like you're inconveniencing them when you ask them to actually do some work.
Most people, if they actually enjoy their job and are given the freedom to be creative, aren't ever going to abuse their freedom though (given that they actually have something to do and are never being pressured to always be doing something).

And anyways, with smart phones nowadays, you're never going to totally stop people from going on facebook and whatever when they shouldn't.

Besides that, there are legitimate reasons someone might need to go on facebook during work: they might need to ask their husband/wife to pick up their kid from school; they might need to look up a phone number that is only listed on facebook; etc..

Again, you should stop thinking 'my job is to keep things as difficult as possible'

[maks]

well this secretary never does anything but excel and word but I should probably make her an admin so she can install minecraft because that's my narrow minded interpretation of google's corporate policy and they're a big company so it would automatically make her more productive

[Plug Drugs]

I'm not saying make her an admin, I'm saying allow her to organize her computer in a way that works best for her

[maks]

are you suggesting I change the permissions for the root of C: so everyone can make directories there

[Plug Drugs]

are you suggesting I change the permissions for the root of C: so everyone can make directories there

If they feel they have a reason that making a new directory in C: would somehow be more efficient for them, why stop them?

[maks]

I don't need to prove that this philosophy works because Google Inc. tested it out and already proved it for me.

yeah there's no possibility that you took the one sentence from the article that confirmed your preconceived notions and ignored the rest of what is no doubt a large and complex IT policy/infrastructure

If they feel they have a reason that making a new directory in C: would somehow be more efficient for them, why stop them?

why don't I let them print out their emails and fax them to each other instead of hitting the reply button if they believe it would be somehow more efficient for them

[Plug Drugs]

yeah there's no possibility that you took the one sentence from the article that confirmed your preconceived notions and ignored the rest of what is no doubt a large and complex IT policy/infrastructure

I think the smaller offices and branches of google are still slightly following your traditional nazi office management model, if only out of habit and tradition, but google headquarters are considered one of the most laid back offices in the world

why don't I let them print out their emails and fax them to each other instead of hitting the reply button if they believe it would be somehow more efficient for them

In certain cases, that might just for some reason be appropriate to do; sometimes people need a physical copy of something for whatever reason. E-mails can also be a pain in the ass, like if an email is accidentally deleted, or if something needs a more detailed verbal explanation - if a person were to hand them a physical copy of the letter, they'd be able to answer any questions as well as give additional information