Chained freedom ?

We all go through phases when we really think where are we headed? Thats the time when a thought constantly occupies the mindspace: Who am I and where should i ideally be? Trouble is these questions never really get answered. May be coz we try too hard or watever other reasons but they never get solved.

At the cost of generalising too much, i can think of one thing. Every morning we go to work, swipe our cards and spend 8-9 hrs there working. Ever thought how much work is actually there? If analysed carefully, only 2-3 hrs will suffice. But we are kinda 'chained' for 8 hrs. The concept of attendance...All those fancy gizmos like swipe cards etc..there to mark our "attendance" ..arent they thoughts & inventions of some demented mind who probably enjoyed 16 hrs of useless study over real education? Why cant we just go, finish off work and do watever we want w/o giving fuckin care about attendance? Why aren't pay systems performance based instead of focussing on time?

This "time concept" , a brainchild of Frederick Taylor (considered to be one of the best management gurus) is a totally flawed one. All that it encourages is to waste around 3-4 hrs loitering, having coffee, chattin etc at office coz work anyways is of 2-3 hrs. Again, i am generalising too much here. But i have noticed this in detail during my summer trainin and my current job.

Well anyways, this is just one of those unanswered questions. One of those "logical" things one should refrain speaking against. Trouble is... this is just one of the many

:)

Mayank