if my employer is tracking everything i do and asking me to log time against tickets/projects etc etc . . . yet doesn't expect me to be intentional about defending my own time/life outside of work? sorry, but it goes in both directions.
I can't ever see myself requiring time tracking on projects, that's far too scrutinous. Unless we were billing hourly on project.
It's more about finding that balance of what the business needs and what the employee needs. Setting standards and expectations is important so that there's very little left to question or ambiguity if an issue ever comes up. BUT, it's up to the manager to decide if there's other factors outside of hours worked that contribute to productivity. I doubt that I'd ever write up or fire somebody for putting in 35 hours and is meeting project/productivity requirements.
I lean more towards the life side of the work/life balance. The company I currently work for has purchased vacations for employees who took little or no time off. Not out of policy, but out of need.
if my employer is tracking everything i do and asking me to log time against tickets/projects etc etc . . . yet doesn't expect me to be intentional about defending my own time/life outside of work? sorry, but it goes in both directions.