A few weeks ago, the Microsoft Office blog posted an infographic showing how the new Office 365 products allow workers to get more done since the tools are now available everywhere – in every room of the house, at the kids’ soccer games, in bed, and so on.
I know they are trying to show how good the Office 365 products are, but when you look at the infographic below it really looks like something made by someone with a darkly sarcastic sense of humor, mocking our inability to disconnect.
It seems like it would be better marketing to show that you can get your work done faster so you don’t have to work during happy hour, in bed, at the game, or on the toilet.
Update: the great folks at 37Signals seems to have felt the same about Microsoft’s promotion and countered with their own #WorkCanWait campaign.
Check out their tongue-in-cheeck update below and then go to their website to create your own:
If only through his or her subconscious, the designer of this infographic was definitely being subversive.
This made me sad and frustrated at first, which transitioned to conviction when I reflected on my need to disconnect more.
37 Signals posted their version of the above infographic :http://37signals.com/remote/workcanwait
Good to see other companies out there who recognize how damaging working around clock is and how ludicrous the notion of working all hours of the day are too.
LOL. Love 37 Signals.