Treat workers like adults and they’ll get the job done | Gene Marks

As a small-business owner, I don't ask employees to account for their hours - what's important is they're doing their jobs

You know what the worst thing about working for someone else is? It's wasting your time.

Many years ago I worked at a small pharmaceutical company. I did a lot of time-wasting. I was a senior accountant and I reported to the company's chief financial officer. He was very old school. My hours were from 8am to 6pm and I was expected to always be at or near my desk during that period. My boss also worked the same hours, sometimes even longer. He stayed until the CEO left for the day, and it was expected that I would stay until he left for the day.