Episodes
Friday Jul 26, 2019
33 Tangents - Episode #65 - Why Are Many People Forgoing Vacation Time?
Friday Jul 26, 2019
Friday Jul 26, 2019
As we’re now in summer, many American workers taking vacations to spend time with family and friends. There will be just as many who won’t be taking any vacation. Research published last year by Kimble Applications (https://www.kimbleapps.com/2018/05/no-vacation-nation-infographic/) showed that 47% of those surveyed did not take vacation and 21% left 5 or more vacation days on the table. The research also showed that this trend is strongest with younger workers. Why aren’t Americans taking vacation? Why are people expected to check in while on vacation? Why is this seen as ok?
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Friday Jul 19, 2019
33 Tangents - Episode #64 - Is Unlimited Time Off Actually Unlimited?
Friday Jul 19, 2019
Friday Jul 19, 2019
There seems to be a trend with many tech jobs for the company to offer Unlimited Time Off. Is this actually true or is it just a gimmick? We’re going to discuss next week why people aren’t taking vacation, unlimited or not, in significant numbers. Are companies offering it as a benefit employees won’t use? How do you ensure employees take their time off?
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Friday Jul 12, 2019
Friday Jul 12, 2019
Please note: We’re taking short break for summer vacation. We'll be back with a new episode next week, July 19, 2019. This episode was previously published on December 21, 2018.
We’ve gotten this question, in one form or another, many many times: I’m looking at system A and system B and they don’t match, how do we fix that? To validate that a system is collecting data correctly you need to compare it to another system. For example you would compare your Analytics implementation to your backend order management system to ensure that you’re conversion tracking is accurate. However these two systems will never match exactly and if you’re not careful, your validation can spiral out of control. If the wrong audience is involved, they won’t trust any of the data so this process has to be managed very carefully. What are some reasons systems will never match exactly? If they don’t match exactly, what is the point of doing this validation? How do you manage expectation, both yours and others? How do you prevent it from spiraling out of control? This week Jenn, Jason, and Jim discuss their experience with reconciliation efforts, how they can spawn more problems than they solve, and how to properly manage them.
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Friday Jul 05, 2019
Friday Jul 05, 2019
Please note: We’re taking short break for summer vacation over the next two weeks. We'll be back with new episodes on July 19, 2019. This episode was previously published on August 3, 2018.
This week Jim, Jon, and Jason discuss two different, yet related problems faced by remote workers today. The first is the concept of being “always on”. The expectation, explicitly stated or implied, that you’re always accessible via phone, or email, or a messaging platform such as Slack. The second piece is distractions. This could be the latest email that comes into your inbox, the tweet you just got, or the alert that just popped up on your phone. Both of these take discipline to manage to prevent being thrown off track. How can these be dealt with? What are some of the steps that can be taken to manage them?
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