Office productivity

According to the article "Some employers fear world cup", many of the employees in China are taking off days just to watch the world cup which was held in the middle of the night. They specially took leave to stay up to watch. I feel that they should not neglect their work just to watch the world cup. In the article, the man is quitting his job for the world cup. Even though some of the employees have to work the next day, they still watched it no matter how late it is. This may affect their work and in turn, may get fired if their attitude during work is poor. This affects their office productivity and they would lose their jobs if this happen frequently during the world cup.

If the supporters would want to watch the world cup either in the middle of the night or in the middle of their workday, they should learn how to prioritise and not allow their lack of sleep or the game to affect their work. They have to sort out which is important and which is not. Either way, they have to sacrifice their work or the soccer game. When work is affected, the office productivity decreases, affecting the country. World cup should not be a factor to affect their work as they can choose whether to watch or not. If they choose to watch it, their attitude at work should not be poor, causing them to lose their job or risking it.

If employees really want to watch the game, they can watch the replays which would be showed on television at night after their work or they can have topic discussions about the world cup. Employers can also do a part in helping the employees by shortening the working hours so that the employees have more time to rest. In addition, this would not affect the office productivity much. Employers are already expected to receive more sick leave and low office productivity during this period of time when the world cup is going on. The most employers could do is to extend the deadline of the employees' projects and reschedule their meetings.