I partially agree, and it is important for rules to be exact in large systems. But if it was possible for them to be a bit more loose, and for people to still follow the spirit, then you would be able to give people a lot more freedom. But, it’s almost impossible to make rules that are lenient enough for people to actually enjoy them without them being so lenient that some people will exploit them. This can typically work in small scenarios with a few people that know each other well. And in those cases, it’s very useful to have a set of relatively lenient rules that allow people to act based on their discretion. But, as soon as you have a large group of people, this breaks down, as people don’t feel the same attachment to each other/the group and their responsibility.
Sure, though we also gotta look at what these rules are even asking of us. Like, I can’t even think of a rule that could be that badly exploited aside from someone saying “take a day off if you need a mental health day it’s ok” followed by someone just taking every Friday off for their mental health. And in that case, the person would be 100% correct since many studies and real-world trials have proven that a four day work week makes people happier and more productive but coworkers and management would be pretty mad if they were all forcing themselves to do the objectively worse five day week.
And if one person taking advantage of what they were given is enough to break the system then the system was already busted for a long time. If you need special exceptions that are so vague in order to make things work then shit’s fucked to begin with. Don’t tell me I get a bunch of days off and then get mad when I take days off, ya know?
I partially agree, and it is important for rules to be exact in large systems. But if it was possible for them to be a bit more loose, and for people to still follow the spirit, then you would be able to give people a lot more freedom. But, it’s almost impossible to make rules that are lenient enough for people to actually enjoy them without them being so lenient that some people will exploit them. This can typically work in small scenarios with a few people that know each other well. And in those cases, it’s very useful to have a set of relatively lenient rules that allow people to act based on their discretion. But, as soon as you have a large group of people, this breaks down, as people don’t feel the same attachment to each other/the group and their responsibility.
Sure, though we also gotta look at what these rules are even asking of us. Like, I can’t even think of a rule that could be that badly exploited aside from someone saying “take a day off if you need a mental health day it’s ok” followed by someone just taking every Friday off for their mental health. And in that case, the person would be 100% correct since many studies and real-world trials have proven that a four day work week makes people happier and more productive but coworkers and management would be pretty mad if they were all forcing themselves to do the objectively worse five day week.
And if one person taking advantage of what they were given is enough to break the system then the system was already busted for a long time. If you need special exceptions that are so vague in order to make things work then shit’s fucked to begin with. Don’t tell me I get a bunch of days off and then get mad when I take days off, ya know?