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HR & EYE SERVICE 1

 Eye Service is when you do things to get noticed not for your own or others benefit.

Let me share so personal Eye Service experiences as regards working hours.


Basically, my practice was, I did not stay in the office beyond closing hours just because someone called my boss was still in his office working.

Secondly, I am a firm believer of the saying that "office work never got finished, that when office work finished, you become redundant"

I did not undertake any assignment given around 16.00 hours that cannot be concluded at 17.00 hours.

Because I was never behind on assignments, I needed not stay behind in the office after closing hours which was majorly 17.00 hours.


In two companies I was challenged for leaving the premises before 18.00 hours and my response was I have completed the day's assignment.

In other two companies, I was questioned why I refused to work on Saturdays and my response was I had nothing to do on Saturdays especially when my contract stated 5 days, 40 hours a week.

There was a particular company where my predecessor usually closed from work between 23.00 hours and 00.00 hours, only for me on arrival set my closing time at between 17.15 - 17.30 hours without leaving anything undone.


Take it from me for free that all late closers , do not work at the right time but dissipate energy when they ought to work.


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