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Message 1 of 15
jooliver
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Cad manager question

Are there any add-ons or programs to download that will let me know what my employee's are doing when I am out of the office
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Message 2 of 15
Anonymous
in reply to: jooliver

You can try Big Brother cameras...see the CBS
website for waste of time shows.


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Are
there any add-ons or programs to download that will let me know what my
employee's are doing when I am out of the office
Message 3 of 15
jooliver
in reply to: jooliver

Thanks for the input. I'm glad to see that there are fellow caddies that understand the importance of deadlines and the problems that arise from not meeting them.
Message 4 of 15
Anonymous
in reply to: jooliver

I don't believe you can lead an office (or any
endeavor) through Spy Programs or Add-ons.  You need to have a
person/people in the office who is/are accountable.  If you don't have
that, then you need to take a hard look at your staff.  Maybe it is as
simple as taking one or two people who have the experience and rank, and
speaking to them about your goal of meeting deadlines, and how you feel about
making that happen.  It could go a long way to making the office more
productive.  In everything there is a hierarchy, whether you want there to
be one or not.  The trick is making it work for the company and the
employees, so that everyone benefits.

 

 


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Thanks
for the input. I'm glad to see that there are fellow caddies that understand
the importance of deadlines and the problems that arise from not meeting
them.
Message 5 of 15
jooliver
in reply to: jooliver

I have spoken with them on a number of occasions. And, I agree that "Spy" programs is not the ideal way to go. I would hate to have the feeling I am always being watched. Fortunately, I have a stronger work ethic than that and never had to worry about it. I don't know if you work for a large organization but, if you do you know the hoops you have to jump through to get things done. I know that, and so do my employees.
Message 6 of 15
Anonymous
in reply to: jooliver

if they knew that then why bother spying on
them?
Message 7 of 15
Anonymous
in reply to: jooliver

I agree: spying on employees is the wrong motivation for work. If you got
slackers, fire them: plenty of honest hard workers out there with no jobs
that will gladly fill your current employees seats.

The office tone is set by the management: if you motivate them, make them
feel part of the team, make deadlines part of their performance/pay package,
encourage internal competition with getting the job done on time and flaw
free, you motivate your employees to perform at their best.
If you 'rule' by fear and intimidation (and now proposed spying), you get no
loyalty, your employees will not perform at their best, and they are just
there pulling a pay check until something better comes along.

You the boss control how the employees behave: if they are not listening to
you, it may be an indication you are not listening to them, and frankly it
sounds like they have no respect for you or your authority. Motivate,
inspire, lead by example and educate, and occasionally fire a slacker or two
or ten: there is no easy answer when you are the boss. Spyware is not a
substitute: it just makes you look petty and vindictive.

--
Dean Saadallah
http://www.pendean.com
Expanded Links Page
http://www.pendean.com/lt/links.htm
--


"jooliver" wrote in message
news:f0faf34.3@WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> I have spoken with them on a number of occasions. And, I agree that "Spy"
programs is not the ideal way to go. I would hate to have the feeling I am
always being watched. Fortunately, I have a stronger work ethic than that
and never had to worry about it. I don't know if you work for a large
organization but, if you do you know the hoops you have to jump through to
get things done. I know that, and so do my employees.
Message 8 of 15
Anonymous
in reply to: jooliver

As soon as I would find or hear of
anything or anyone (like cameras) spying on me at work, (besides the
web content sniffers, there are too many perverts ruining the internet for the
rest of us), my notice may come shortly after. Thats why I live in the
great US of A.
I suppose I do not bring it on myself or deserve
it, as I tend to work while Im at work.
I would have to agree with Wesley, If you cant
trust the people that work for you, how can you trust them to do good work for
you anyway...
You catch them (edited) around.. warn-em.. catch
them again... can-em..
Take care of your good employees and they will take
care of you..
Are you the principal? Sounds like you may need a
cad manager to crack the whip while you are not there...
 
Nate

"jooliver" wrote in message
news:f0faf34.3@WebX.maYIadrTaRb...I
have spoken with them on a number of occasions. And, I agree that "Spy"
programs is not the ideal way to go. I would hate to have the feeling I am
always being watched. Fortunately, I have a stronger work ethic than that and
never had to worry about it. I don't know if you work for a large organization
but, if you do you know the hoops you have to jump through to get things done.
I know that, and so do my employees.
Message 9 of 15
Anonymous
in reply to: jooliver

If I found out that I was being watched big brother style I'd
immedediatly quit. There is a certian amount of trust needed for a
healthy employer/employee relationship, both parties need to respect
that balance. If you have a bad employee then fire them, don't try to
rebalance the equation by stooping to there level. You would have no
problem at all hiring right now considering the job market.
Message 10 of 15
Anonymous
in reply to: jooliver

i worked in an office where they used cameras
after they had some items "stolen"... they said it was for our protection, yeah
right.... i quit about a year after they had them installed.... they put one
right above my cubicle that looked out on the entire wing i worked on... very
unprofessional that company was... they didnt care if the cad techs fell asleep,
as long as they were there from 8-5 to create billable hours... they didnt
have anyone to enforce drawing etiquette
, so
people did what they wanted, even with the cameras.... weed out the weak, and
hire the strong... if people dont produce, get rid of them.... its that
simple... i still deal with non-producers who stare at the monitor all day long,
then want to work overtime... sheesh.. lazy, lazy, lazy......
Message 11 of 15
Anonymous
in reply to: jooliver

Maybe this is a common phrase, but I just read it a few months ago: "Treat
your employees as your greatest asset and they will reward you by becoming
your greatest asset." I'd probably amend that to read "...and *most* of
them will reward you..." because some things just can't be fixed.

Most of us know that by publishing deadline - on a schedule that hangs on
the wall, in memos or emails, in meetings or 1-on-1 - you get no guarantee
that the deadline will be met. We also know that there are quite a number
of managers of *production* oriented departments that spend the bulk of
their time focused on non-production related tasks. Getting involved in
business planning meetings, on-site inspections, supervising installations,
preliminary project meeting - the list goes on and on - is not managing a
department. It all may be necessary, but does not get today's projects
done.

As a manager of a production department, your primary foucus should be on -
surprise - production. Project planning, resource allocation and managing
personnel. On the personnel side, motivation is the key to productivity.
Your primary focus needs to be on finding out what will motivate each
individual that works for you (Contrary to popular belief, not everyone is
motivated by money.) - large corp or not - and implement that motivation.
Protecting the profit margin by ensuring the installers are doing their job,
or developing business plans for increased company growth cannot be a
manager's primary concern. A manager is in the unfortunate position of
having to please all of the people all of the time.

Spying, berating, threatening - all are the exact opposite of motivators.
Positive reinforcement furthers the common goal, negative reinforcement
furthers the goals of the individual.

Sorry for all the cliches...



"Nate" wrote in message
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As soon as I would find or hear of anything or anyone (like cameras) spying
on me at work, (besides the web content sniffers, there are too many
perverts ruining the internet for the rest of us), my notice may come
shortly after. Thats why I live in the great US of A.
I suppose I do not bring it on myself or deserve it, as I tend to work while
Im at work.
I would have to agree with Wesley, If you cant trust the people that work
for you, how can you trust them to do good work for you anyway...
You catch them (edited) around.. warn-em.. catch them again... can-em..
Take care of your good employees and they will take care of you..
Are you the principal? Sounds like you may need a cad manager to crack the
whip while you are not there...

Nate
"jooliver" wrote in message
news:f0faf34.3@WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
I have spoken with them on a number of occasions. And, I agree that "Spy"
programs is not the ideal way to go. I would hate to have the feeling I am
always being watched. Fortunately, I have a stronger work ethic than that
and never had to worry about it. I don't know if you work for a large
organization but, if you do you know the hoops you have to jump through to
get things done. I know that, and so do my employees.
Message 12 of 15
Anonymous
in reply to: jooliver

Can you be more specific?


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Are
there any add-ons or programs to download that will let me know what my
employee's are doing when I am out of the office
Message 13 of 15
jooliver
in reply to: jooliver

When I initially posted this message I had no intention at all of placing cameras around my office. i was simply looking for a program to track time in drawings, time on internet.......stuff like that.
Message 14 of 15
Anonymous
in reply to: jooliver

But with a camera, you could actually watch them over internet! Instead of
"spying" call it a "client service" - clients log in and watch their
drawings getting done... Get a cellular modem, decent laptop, log in a
watch the fun from where ever you are. Then when you see one of your guys
sleeping, just call him and tell him to get back to work!


You could post the link to your web cam, and we could all watch. Put a
note on the site that says "If you see this guy sleeping, call this
number..."





"jooliver" wrote in message
news:f0faf34.11@WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> When I initially posted this message I had no intention at all of placing
cameras around my office. i was simply looking for a program to track time
in drawings, time on internet.......stuff like that.
>
Message 15 of 15
jooliver
in reply to: jooliver

That is too funny. I guess if I did that I would have to set up a different phone line for them. Wouldn't want the company lines to get bogged down when all of you call to wake them up 🙂

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