The World Cup is finally here after 4 years! The biggest sporting event is here and sparks are already flying on the pitch as the teams take the world stage to win the highest honor in professional soccer, the World Cup. But off the pitch, in various offices and factories, the management is facing lower productivity and more sick leave from their employees in the excitement of watching the drama and action unfolding at the World Cup.
From the employee's perspective, i understand their mindset as the world cup happens only once every four years, whether you are a soccer fan or just a sports fan, u wouldn't want to miss it no matter what. The lower productivity can always be pushed back up after the world cup and for all their hard work throughout the year, they should be entitled to be given time off to watch the World Cup so that once the tournament ends and they have gotten the world cup out of their systems, they would be more recharged, energized and motivated to return to work. This would lead to a higher production rate and would "equalise" for the low production figures during the world cup month.
However, from the employer's perspective, i would not like this at all. This is because even though its the world cup month, that doesn't give them the right to apply more sick leaves and have a low productivity figure just so that they can watch the world cup. Bear in mind, they are being paid to work and not to watch the world cup and all these actions would even entitle the employers to terminate their contracts. In addition, all those long nights staying up to watch the world cup would also lead to a low attention span and more prone to sickness for the people. Therefore, from the health point of view, it just isn't worth it too by not allowing your body to have the ample time it needs to rest as the only losing party is yourself and your health.
It doesn't stop there as studies and surveys have shown that 80% of the world population will watch the world cup and a large number of people tend to follow the live events or even watch the replays in the offices or on their mobile devices's internet bandwidth. All this can lay a considerable strain on company networks, as corporate bandwidth are met or exceeded, slowing down internet access across the business.
The survey, conducted by Eclipse, an internet service provider for small businesses and home users, shows the potential for computer chaos if large groups of the population opt to watch the matches instead of doing their work.
Speaking to Sky News, Eclipse' Clodagh Murphy said, "Workers clearly want to watch World Cup matches live on their PCs."
"However, we advise all businesses to be mindful about the impact this could have on their day-to-day business operations. Streamed content uses a lot of bandwidth and this could seriously impact the performance of their business internet connection.
"It could take much longer to download important files or use business-critical applications such as e-commerce sites, email or online backup. It might even lead to office computer systems crashing," she said.
Some ways to prevent this and low productivity figures can include the management adopting a flexible approach to productivity management at this time. This could be by using technology to prioritize certain types of internet use, allowing employees to structure their work around big matches, or even by treating them to an office television or radio with which to follow the event.
In conclusion, even though the World Cup is arguably the biggest sporting event in the world and everyone wants to see it to the extent of missing work, but let us enjoy the games peacefully without any negative impacts on our school/working lives. Have a better time management plan so that you can watch your favorite matches and also be energized and ready for school or work the following day at the same time and let's enjoy the last few exciting matches left in the World Cup!
WEI JIE
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