Make Others Wealthy – Going Clockless

Set Free

A few years ago, Best Buy began a program called “results-only work environment” or ROWE. The concept centered on allowing employees to work, more or less, when and where they chose. Rather than be chained to a time clock or a cubicle, they were set free, much better than having those mandatory meetings, schedules, and tons of traffic. The only requirement was that the work must get done, proving that this concept indeed lead to higher productivity and results.

It was not an edict from management, but rather a movement begun among the employees themselves. And since the company had been plagued for years with employees stress, burnout and high turnover, they didn’t have much to lose by the experiment.

Did it work? The execs at Best Buy report that turnover has dropped drastically, employee satisfaction is up, and amazingly, work production is also way up. Instead of worrying if people are at their desks, focus has changed to whether or not the work is getting done. And the employees love it. Those early birds can get up early and work in their homes. Those who are night owls can get their work completed at two in the morning. Still others work from a hunting cabin on the lake. Who wouldn’t want to work under those conditions? Some have dubbed it “going clockless.”

And needless to say, the concept is spreading fast in Corporate America.

Shackled Employees

Why is such a concept so appealing? And why has it worked so surprisingly well? Because for too long the workplace has been shackled to the early 20^th century concepts of clocking in and clocking out, spawned from the earliest assembly line factories. For too long businesses and corporations quite literally ruled the lives of employees while burdening them with “busy work” such as meaningless corporate meetings, and paper shuffling. There is no satisfaction or gratification in such practices.

It’s because of these out-dated and outmoded practices that so many people today are looking for a “clockless” work life by seeking an online business opportunity. There are a wide variety of opportunities available on the Internet, and for the most part, a high level of techie knowledge is not needed.

From stay-at-home-moms, to burned-out executives, to retired seniors, to aggressive college students, many are turning to the Internet for that clockless way to earn a living. And there is no glass ceiling here. In fact, there is no income ceiling at all. (And there are plenty of Internet Marketing millionaires to prove it.)

Looking for Freedom and Flexibility

Going clockless is only one reason why so many are choosing to be involved in a home-based, online business. People love the fact that the Internet offers such a wide variety of choices such as affiliate marketing, taking online surveys, online shopping malls, drop shipping and direct sales just to mention a few.

The fact that you don’t have to be an expert to get started appeals to many who may not have an earned degree or any type of higher education. Online entrepreneurs express the fact that they enjoy the feeling of independence and being in control of their own destiny.

Online Businesses Offered It First

The truth is, with regard to an Internet Business Opportunity, ROWE has been in effect before Best Buy or anyone else in Corporate America ever even thought of it. And it’s there for the taking for you today.

Just as with the actual “results-only work environment,” there is still work to be done with an online business. But if you discover the just-right vehicle, and if you will apply the needed work, and if you remain diligent and consistent, you too will reap all the benefits of ROWE, with many added bonuses that the employees of Best Buy never dreamed of!

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