Personal Discipline at the Modern Workplace
From surge pricing to side hustles, our daily work dilemmas need navigating.
Work isn’t what it used to be. Gone are the days of predictable, 9-to-5 monotony. Now, we toggle between extremes — dead zones and mad rushes. It’s a peculiar dance, one that leaves me questioning: are we overworked or just understaffed?
Consider this: work fluctuates wildly, yet staffing can’t adapt as swiftly. It’s not like Uber’s surge pricing where resources flex with demand. No, our workload wobbles on an axis of client whims and market tides, never quite stabilizing. This constant imbalance fuels the gig economy. Millennials, sensing the mismatch, opt for side hustles or contract gigs, weaving stability from a tapestry of part-time pursuits.
For those of us in white-collar, non-sales roles, customer needs dictate our days. Sales teams might smooth out the revenue streams, but those of us in delivery or post-sale services ride the rollercoaster of consumer demand.
One moment, the inbox is a ghost town; the next, it’s a festival rush.
Handling this requires more than just corporate strategy; it demands personal discipline. How do we use the lulls? Those quiet spells aren’t just for coffee breaks. They’re opportunities — to hit the gym, run…
