Results: Should desk-job employees have work hours?

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Do you work/Have you worked a desk job?
Yes
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697 votes
No
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675 votes
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Do you work/Have you worked regular office hours or flexible work hours?
Regular
43%
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585 votes
Flexible
22%
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299 votes
N/A
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488 votes
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Would you prefer/Would you have preferred your office job performance to be measured by your results and achieved goals or by work hours?
Achieved Results
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486 votes
Work Hours
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419 votes
N/A
34%
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467 votes
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Do you feel that not having exact work hours would make/would have made you more productive?
Yes
32%
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436 votes
No
33%
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450 votes
Not Applicable
35%
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486 votes
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Would you feel/Would you have felt happier on the job if you don't/didn't have regular work hours?
Yes
34%
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468 votes
No
28%
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387 votes
Not Applicable
38%
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517 votes
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If applicable, share with us how your current or former company handles/handled the work day and if you saw any improvement/decrease on productivity? (Please do not write N/A, the answer is optional.)
na
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n/a
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none
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no
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?
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l
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ok
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xx
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.
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had to work 8 hours every day
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1 votes

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decrease, especially after boss hired girlfriend as office manager determined to get rid of all old employees and hire hers.
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1 votes

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i never have set hours its where ever they need someone to fill in.
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1 votes

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i am not on a fix hour work week
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1 votes

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i work by results
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1 votes

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9
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1 votes

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i love knowing my set hours. i will do extra if needed but am very happy with my company
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1 votes

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forcing people who are not morning people to get to work early just means they are there, but are only productive once they get their motors running.
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1 votes

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i'm a hr manager, have some flexibility as long as i'm reachable during business hours.
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1 votes

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nincs beteg álomány
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1 votes

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because of my last employer, i have been on ltd for 10 years, they caused major depression, and a host of phobias so non regular work hours would have worked much better for me.
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1 votes

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we had commission also.
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1 votes

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c
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1 votes

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happy
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1 votes

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i dont know sorry
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1 votes

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idk
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1 votes

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dxrttt
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1 votes

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agency nurse work when you want
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1 votes

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worked at mail sorting/fast pace messured how much could be done in 1min
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1 votes

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unions kills that type of rewarding behaviors
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1 votes

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not sure
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1 votes

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hhuh
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1 votes

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we have different shifts--open around the clock, 7 days a week.
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1 votes

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i don't know.
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1 votes

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iiii
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1 votes

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asdfgm
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1 votes

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n\a
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1 votes

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0800-1600
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1 votes

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owner/operator
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1 votes

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n/a i worked for a bad place,not there anymore!!!
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1 votes

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never worked in an office
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1 votes

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n-a
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1 votes

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nk
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1 votes

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trytrytr
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1 votes

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jn
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1 votes

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steady decline in productivity. longer hours less work.
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1 votes

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i am my own boss
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1 votes

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nil
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1 votes

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not working
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1 votes

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in my case there was an increase in productivety. i was in the administration office the first week requesting more work. as a result i ended up helping several different offices including the administrative secretary's job.
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1 votes

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f
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1 votes

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set work hours with set things to get done
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1 votes

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n1a
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1 votes

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9-5 thats it.
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1 votes

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i worked within the military & we never had regular work hours which was fine by me.
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1 votes

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no/a
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1 votes

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retired
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1 votes

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i dont work now
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1 votes

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never worked
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1 votes

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m
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1 votes

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i feel i work better with a regular schedule rather than fluctuating constantly.
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1 votes

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i must be at my job from 8:30-5 monday through friday
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1 votes

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very nice
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1 votes

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if you work a half a day saturday then you can have a half a day friday
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1 votes

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asd
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1 votes

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did away with time clocks.
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1 votes

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i don't know
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1 votes

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d
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1 votes

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my job is flexible, but on many days i wish i could come in later.
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1 votes

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i have always been one no matter what to kinda tend to like a set schedule, just makes it much easier to plan things.
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1 votes

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ctivity? (please do not write n/a, the answer is optional.) (optional)
0%
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1 votes

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s
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1 votes

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it was optional as the hours you worked at this job.it was an inventory control type job!
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1 votes

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n
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1 votes

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non
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1 votes

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my former employer was not very willing to change schedules for those of use who go to college at first.
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1 votes

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i have a regular schedule because in my line of work it is important to have people available to help customers when they need help. flexible hours would not work.
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1 votes

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uk
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1 votes

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gh
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1 votes

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standard 8-5
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1 votes

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flexible hours is super
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1 votes

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nothing
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1 votes

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mjmj
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1 votes

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work from home was an option for some hours each week
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1 votes

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i do not work
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1 votes

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r
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1 votes

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