A Singaporean businesswoman, @thatasianmama, shared a video on TikTok about why she will never get her employees to start work at 9am.
She said that workers should work 10am to 4pm instead of 9am to 6pm because it will make them happier and in turn, more productive.
She said that she will never get her staff members to come in and start work at 9am because the employees who come into the office are getting coffee from the pantry and eating breakfast because most people don’t start their day at that timing.
And she said that people who work at 8.30am should even change their jobs.
She said that she gets her staff to come in at 10am instead and begin working, and adds that she also doesn’t make her staff work until 6pm because most people’s brains are “fried” by 4pm after being bound to the desk for 6 hours, and their minds are already elsewhere.
She said that at this point, the employees are no longer productive anymore, and added that to maximise productivity and make her workers happy, she gets her employees to come to work at 10am and leave by 4pm.
She concluded her point by saying that doing so would allow the workers to be productive and still be able to maintain a work-life balance.
Netizens’ comments
- bless my company. 10am-4pm is my working hr
- Its true thou.. People only focus 4-6 hours only.. More than that cannot already.. Agreed!!!
- This is so wholesome and in touch with actual realities of work life balance and being productive at work
- Tqqqqq! I used to run my bakery 10-4pm,5day/week. I feel so lucky hearing this.
- If they can.work really smart for 5-7hours why care so much abt working 8-9-10hrs
- Can I apply to join your company, boss?
@thatasianmama Oh well… if you are reporting at 830am, change a job. If companies can be more open minded, productivity can increase, happiness index too will increase in within individuals who works in the company. Yes? #sgmummy #womenoftiktok #womenempowerment #momboss #corporatetok #productivity #asianmom #bosstok ♬ Dream Away – Ramol