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Do boring offices make employees unproductive?

Created by : Sujatha srivastava, Associate/Senior Associate, AT Kearney  | 07 23 2011 04:47:26 +0000
Industry : Human Resources (HR) ConsultingFunctional Area : Talent Management(People Management)
Keywords : business google productivity self motivation boring office interesting office
Activity:  888 views;  last activity : 08 15 2011 12:30:14 +0000

In olden days offices had one similar pattern. There was a table and lots of files. One was suppose to do all the file work and go home. When one did overtime he got paid for it and it was mostly expected that they should not do overtime. With the time things changed and the tables full was files were soon replaced by computers. still the table remained same at some places while the scene completely changed at others. There are many offices which have recreation room while some do not. But does this help? Does boring office make an employee unproductive?

  
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yes that's absolutely right, because everyone need a motivation for work effectively so obtusely boring office makes employees unproductive
By Namrata Chauhan, IT recruiter, Pinaki Consultant  07 23 2011 05:17:52 +0000
 
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A self motivated employee always has his own way to make a boring place interested and a self motivated employee is always productive. The atmospere might influence those who are not self motivated but there is no room for such eople in the corporate world.
By Sujatha srivastava, Associate/Senior Associate, AT Kearney  07 23 2011 04:47:26 +0000
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There are people who are capable of making their own way, they believe "where they work is always gud".
By anuradha , Education Coordinator, A to Z Technologies  | 08 15 2011 12:30:14 +0000
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Obviously, remember it is the environment around you that would inspire your to excel at work. Even if your colleagues are drab and irritating, if the office environment is exciting and pleasing, you will still give your best. To the nay sayers, let me ask you whether you as individuals would love to work in govt. offices in india complete with overstacked steel almirah's, pan stained walls, rickety office furniture, dim tubelights, noisy fans which revolve at the speed the earth takes to go aroud the sun etc. ?
By Jaygopal Raghavan, Marketing Manager, Landmark Group  | 08 13 2011 17:26:22 +0000
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Honestly, it is a combination of both the office space and the people/employees.

I was surprised at the 'high level of motivation' that I was feeling the moment I walked into an office outside India. The room, the colors used, the curtains, the furniture etc was amazing.

I got a similar feeling while I walked into another office, this time in India.I was told that this particular office was built based on vaastu shastra but felt depressing the moment I walked out of that building because it was surrounded by slums...a very strange,cold, bad depressive feeling.

Yes, your surroundings(both employees and office) do influence your day to some extent.
By Munshi Ramchand, Retired  | 07 27 2011 12:43:27 +0000
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In my openion a boring office could be due to an inefficient head, heading the dept,supproted by few collegues without them he cannot survive, and others may be expert in any spcial field may not be considered then it will be boring office
By srinivasanrajagopalan , manager marketing, ivr prime urban developers limited  | 07 25 2011 07:23:07 +0000
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yes true words ,itis happning many time in some offices that boring activities make employees un productive i mean they becomes habbitual to same kind of work and process even they don't want to apply their mind
By Rahul srivastava, Area Business Representative, Premium Transmission Ltd  | 07 25 2011 03:54:47 +0000
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yes thats 100% right.if we are not satisfied with our working atmosphere. then there wont be any productivity
By divya maria joy, Merchandiser, fabindia overseas pvt ltd  | 07 24 2011 12:48:24 +0000
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anup, agree that motivation, interest, innovation are related to productivity these are the factors which are directly related to team leader and not to the office good looking office.we may find boring employees in good looking office.
By Rajesh Tekale, Counsel, Advocate on Record , High Court, Mumbai  | 07 24 2011 04:34:20 +0000
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Namrata ji ,Yes I am agree with you.Boring office means lack of motivation means lack of intrest means lack of innovation means lack of improvement means lack of productivity means both company and employee will become worksick.
By Anup sharma, Chief academic Advisor (Honorary), CBSELearning.com  | 07 24 2011 03:58:05 +0000
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in general i would tend to agree. But this also defines on what one means by the converse...an interesting office. Work has its own descipline and deadlines. In an ideal world that should be more than enough motivation to work. However the one type of challenges that no one should live without is the domain challenges that we all must have in our area of work. If what we do everyday does not challenge us atleast once in a while, we would die of boredome.
By RAMESH KANDADAI, Principal Consultant, ARM Consultants  | 07 24 2011 02:39:29 +0000
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thats absolutely true even a hardworking creative one would get dumb in a boring office
By Vishnu P, Cust. Service Executive, State Bank Of Travancore  | 07 23 2011 14:39:31 +0000
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repetitive work is boring.offices can be boring if non work and there is no job to do.the office supervisor can also make the work boring.However an individual make a work more interesting if one thinks to do so.hence its perception on one to see a work as boring or interesting.
By Rajendran Mariagnanam Mariagnanam, Founder and managing partner, Braintrain consultancy services LLP  | 07 23 2011 10:27:45 +0000
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An office is called "boring" when you don't get much in terms of growth (be it of any type) so if that is there then definately one becomes unproductive but otherwise if u work in an office where the work is of interest then def. nothing seems boring.
By anuradha , Education Coordinator, A to Z Technologies  | 07 23 2011 10:07:29 +0000
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Very much , if the ecosystem people operate in is not bubbling with thoughts and is moronic in nature your productivity gets a hit
By Sanjay Bhardwaj, Partner/Principal/VP, Health Management Solution  | 07 23 2011 08:40:24 +0000
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Seems to be an interesting debate, but no sure what meant by boring office....Is it something surrounded by boring peoples or the nature of work is boring...

But whatever self motivation an employee have, if he will surrounded by a boring atmosphere it will affect the productivity in a longer run...that is what i feel...

So i am supporting Namrata
By Manoj Kumar, Sr: Manager - QA, ARCHETYPE GROUP, INDIA  | 07 23 2011 07:09:57 +0000
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An office is never boring or interesting....... it is the people involved who make it what it gets known if any.
By Ravindra Sharma, Managing Consultant, CHEF-India  | 07 27 2011 10:29:39 +0000
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@Namrata

By your definition eternal positive characters must get higher salaries. One for their own work and second for raising the morale of others around..... 
By Ravindra Sharma, Managing Consultant, CHEF-India  | 07 27 2011 10:27:42 +0000
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An employee with positive attitude can work anywhere & under any condition.

I support your views, Sujatha & thanks for referral.

 
By SHRIKANT MANOHAR DANKE, Project Manager, Phadnis Infrastructur Ltd  | 07 25 2011 15:24:38 +0000
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well quoted sujatha,this is just a excuse for incompetence of such person
By karthikrathnam , Branch manager,  | 07 25 2011 09:46:46 +0000
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a self motivated employee will always work under any circumstances that is for sure. There are some employee will take the advantage of boring office and culture will not work and rest will become unproductive is office atmosphere is boring.
By Rathin Deb, Freelance Retail Consultant  | 07 25 2011 04:34:16 +0000
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The best way to identify this would be to gauge yourself. There's nothing such as a boring office, boring people yes, boring work yes, but only once you've reached the point of stagnation in terms of personal growth and when there is only so much that can be done, then it's time to pick up your bag and leave or stay on and get bored.
By David , Parts Manager, Ferrari/Maserati Spa and Bentley UK  | 07 24 2011 15:19:06 +0000
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motivation is some thing related to state of mind, which may not depend upon good looking cosy office environment.
By Rajesh Tekale, Counsel, Advocate on Record , High Court, Mumbai  | 07 24 2011 04:31:48 +0000
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Boaring Office Environment is like of Government office, still people ignore all the environment and work to achieve some targets.Keeping office good decorum clean can also improve the productivity.Productivity is some thing that is related to skill set of the good employee and is enforced and is not left at will of the employees.
By Rajesh Tekale, Counsel, Advocate on Record , High Court, Mumbai  | 07 24 2011 04:00:05 +0000
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Offices are comprised of the employees only. If employees are boring-counterproductive, then the office is. The trick is to create an interesting productive atmosphere - maybe an island - in your macro environment.
By V. Srinivas, Freelancer, Information Technology  | 07 24 2011 03:35:41 +0000
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Thanks,Sujatha for referral,I agree withyou point of view. There is no place as boring and no work as bored one.If one is self motivated,the work place can become productive and inspiring.
By Mohammad Bakhsh, Project Leader/Managing Consultant, Freelancer  | 07 23 2011 11:30:45 +0000
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Not all jobs can be the type that will entertain and getting bored is to do with someone's state of mind. Those who say they do not have boring jobs actually also support this view I think in an unconscious way. THE DEBATE IS FUTILE AS NO ONE IS REALLY INVENTING OR PATENTING OR CREATING NEW THINGS AS A PART OF HIS/HER DAY TO DAY JOB FUNCTION..
By Raghavan Parthasarathy, Consultant, Simulation and Control  | 07 23 2011 07:07:00 +0000
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A self motivated person does not need any motivation program but he is inner charge to do the work but if he is not self motivated then he need motivation.
By pragati parihar, MBA/PGDM student, banasthali university,jaipur  | 07 23 2011 06:26:46 +0000
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A pro-active and self-motivated employee does not require any inducement by way of entertainment, recreation, etc. Its the mindset of an employee, he can turn around any boring environment into a productive environment. Everything is there with him. Thanks Sujatha for initiating this good debate.
By S. Muralidharan, Executive Director, Knowledge Foundation & Campus Around the Corner  | 07 23 2011 05:13:10 +0000
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Sujatha, I support your argument. Obviously if one intends to work, he/she can work at any condition. Yeh sab bahana bazi hota hai.......
By Gouri Shankar Patnaik, GM (QC),  | 07 23 2011 05:12:35 +0000
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