Get a Life !!!

Working late in the office has become the habit of many IT professionals these days. Be it their birthdays or be it an India-Pakistan cricket match..nothing can make these late night workers leave their offices early. Is this a good practice ?

It maybe a good one for the late night birds who are the most effective during nights. But even they need to reconsider cos the chances of making an error in the nights is much more compared to that in the early morning. One person stays back because he has no friends in the city, another stays back because he has problems at his home and ultimately the third one too stays back thinking that working late symbolises that you are working hard.

Should we set such an example to the budding IT professionals ? Should we not be managing the time effectively and having a personal life.

Another reason for late night work is the onsite-offshore time differences..People in India need to be sensitive to the timings of their counterparts in the US. I have seen so many instances where an offshore counterpart calls or sets up a meeting at 12PM EST just because ...thats the time he/she will come into the office.I dont understand why this should be done..Don't people at onsite have a life of their own, dont they need to sleep ?? I understand about the time difference, but cant things be better planned to let the people abroad sleep atleast by 11PM ???!!!!!!

Everyone has a personal life. Afterall.... we earn to eat, relax and enjoy our lives. And a happy life is definitely the one with friends and family...When this is the case, why not give a serious thought to working late in the office or attending late night conference calls.?

Plan and work smart for eight hours,Go home on time, play with your kids, talk to your wife, watch TV, eat at the right time and sleep well for atleast 8 hours..This will bring you success and happiness in both the worlds !!!