At I.B.M. a Vacation Anytime, or Maybe No Vacation at All

Date: 8/31/07

I would love to have a job where I can take off wheneverI want. That is the ideal job isn't it? Well at I.B.M., employees are allow to go on vacation, skip a day just to hang around. But there's a catch. They would constantly need to check their emails & phone to see if they need to cut their vacation short. Even though the company don't keep track on who's taking more or less days off, the balance is still the same. Employees would still have to meet deadlines.

As good as it sound, would it be the best for you? For, Luis H. Rodrigues it probably is. He works from home or on the road and goes in the office once a week. He spends more time with his children. If I was a parent, I would rather take this position then have to work a 9-5 job. On the days your off you get to do whatever you want and the next thing you know , your back to work, the pressure is on again.

Even though I.B.M. don't keep track of employees records, there's still an expectation to meet. Regardless the time, you need to stay professional & still give it your best. Unlike other companies, they still keep records. Just recently, a man, John Halpin who worked for NYC school system just got fired. He decided to go in at his regualar time but leave earlier than usual. He left work early and went home while getting paid. This was all thanks to a GPS chip in his cellphone.

I.B.M. may have a good compromise with their employers but other companies need to be more secure about their workers. As I have read, the writer did state enough information but I wished the writer would've questioned the CEO of I.B.M. I wonder if the CEO knows that his own employers are doing this.