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Bringing change to office culture

Started by Shawn Farner · 11 months ago

Sometimes, I wonder - if I ran a startup, what would my office be like? What would the hours be like?  Would I have a dress code?  What rules would I set up?

In a perfect world, I would probably be a huge proponent of a six hour workday, from 8am until 2pm.  Why?  This would [...]



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  • HappyinIllinois

    11 months ago

    I work for a small engineering firm and our work environment is casual--blue jeans, shorts, t-shirts, tank tops, flip flops, tennis shoes. In addition to the casual dress code, each employee sets their own hours with the only stipulations being that you must complete 40 hours per week between Monday and Friday and that the schedule you choose cannot be changed for at least two weeks. I work 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with a half hour lunch Monday through Thursday and have a 3 day weekend. Having worked as a legal secretary for over 15+ years, in the 8-5, M-F world, this was definitely a great perk to my change in office careers. I've noticed that the atmosphere is more pleasant, morale higher and attitudes much better, which creates higher productivity.
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