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Do you think the way employees sit at their desks, reflects how hard they are working?

If an employee is sitting with their legs crossed, slouching in their chair, or sitting far away from the computer, do you think this means that they're not really working hard?

On the other hand, if they look focused, always sitting up, and always looking at their screens, does this mean they're working hard?

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Question added by Ola Qtaishat , Training Officer , Bank Of Jordan
Date Posted: 2016/11/14
Vishwas Kumar
by Vishwas Kumar , Hr Administrator , Moogambigi Metal Refineries

No, sitting positions would not reflect a employee's performance. And an employee who looks focused maybe cheating his employer by acting that he is working seriously.

Achaia Bais
by Achaia Bais , Accounts Clerk , Unitedready Mix WLL The Pearl

No. I believe that the result of the job given to the employees should be the basis on how he/she did great to the task assigned. Sitting positions vary depending on the "comfortable position" of the person. Just because the person is siting professionally and focused doesn't mean he/she is doing the job well. 

Hassan Ayyad
by Hassan Ayyad , program management manager , El Sewedy Electric PSP

no relation between sitting position and productivity.

Mohammed Ravoof Shedde
by Mohammed Ravoof Shedde , Senior HR Payroll Specialist , Qatar Petroleum

No. Cant judge on someone's sitting position. People will sit or stand to finish their work. at the end the output with presentation skill and correctness of the data of the employee will matters to the management.

Karen Rose Sariego
by Karen Rose Sariego , HR Analyst , CGI Philippines Inc

No, employees' performance should not be based on the way they behave at their desk. This should be measured through their outputs.

Deleted user
by Deleted user

No , sitting position doesn't reflect how hard the employee are working,

Each employee sit at a position that he find his body comfort . 

what is important are the results .

 

Sohail Sukhiani
by Sohail Sukhiani , Assistant Brand Manager , Dunkin' Donuts

It's not correct I guess, I am usually sitting away from my computer but I am usually working all the time. This doesn't mean I'm not working. I have seen people in the same company who do not do anything at all but are glued to their computer screens and certainly the management feels they're trying to work hard.

Dennis Adams
by Dennis Adams , Business Developer , deVere Group

Yes, body language is key when it comes to the work environment.

mem day
by mem day

Generally you can't  judge the way employee doing their work . it depends on employee assigned tasks and monitoring  the progress as well reviewing their KPI's

the sitting positions doesn't resulting the effectiveness reflection on hard working

jibitesh Brahmachary
by jibitesh Brahmachary , Project Engineer , Parsons

It is showing how unorgnised you are/I am.

Praveen Haridas
by Praveen Haridas , Human Resources Manager - Looking for New Opportunity , G’Sons Retail Private Limited

Need not worry about the sitting style or body language of an employee. Output is the MOTTO..

 

Thanks / Praveen 

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