Recently one of my friends introduced me to this "Whole Foods" market, a place where everything sold is organic! I was visiting for the first time and she was explaining me everything about each product and how they are made/produced etc. There everything was painted with green color and everything was organic, starting from trolley to the carry bags everything is made of environment friendly materials. There was this fresh pea nut butter, which we could make it ourselves, pack it and take it to the counter (hmmm...that reminded me of mom's yummy stone grinded spicy peanut powder which I used to mix with every possible dish @ home :)) As we were browsing through different departments there was one one thing which caught my eyes... that was cage free eggs! So far I had not heard of any thing like that, I asked her about it... Then she explained me that, cage free eggs are eggs from those hens/chickens which are not forced to lay the eggs in a cage and they are not harmonized! Instead they lay at their own will :) and they are let free in the farm and where ever they want they can lay them :) there is no cage and no hormones! Similarly organic milk... where cows are not treated with any hormones to produce more milk or more meat. They all are natural products and more importantly they are not forced to deliver!! Wow what a nice concept, we human beings invented all these stuff of hormones and all, injected them onto those poor cows/chickens and now again we realized that it’s not good for either's health! And we again going back to the nature, where we came from! Back to square one! Start from the point where we started ?! And now this natural product is called green, environment friendly and organic...!!
Similarly... how about a work environment where an engineer is not stressed and pressurized constantly to deliver software? Where one is not caged to their cubicle/office and monitored constantly for their progress! Where one need not confront their manager everyday and give status report! Where one need not hear and feel the fumes escaping from those closed door meetings and avoid that passive participation! Where one is free to work and deliver at their will, of course meeting all those deadlines and requirements! Is that product (SW) developed in such a stress free environment be called a cage free, green organic SW?? !! :)) and more importantly are there such green, organic companies exist !?!
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Possibly it becomes cage free "free software"
Indira... so you are comparing writing software with laying eggs... Wow what an analogy..:)
Jokes apart... It would be really nice to have such a thing. More flexibility.... Work from anywhere, anytime but meet the deadline...!
But i am not sure on how well it works.. Some people who had this flexibility said that they are fine with coming to office and completing their work in office itself. Their say was that they get very lazy at home and end up missing the deadline...
Great post! I want to point out, however, that there is a distinction between "cage free" and "pasture raised." Cage free chickens generally do not have access to outdoors or pasture and live inside a crowded building. You might find our website interesting at www.animalwelfareapproved.org.
I can see that you care about the hens that lay your eggs. You have a kind heart, and that's why you should watch this touching YouTube video to learn more about what happens to the hens on these farms. It's produced by a sanctuary that rescues them after they've been "used up". You can see how the hens have been treated, and I think you'll be surprised:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7Gbq3lkKwY
Also, here's a basic info sheet which explains why "humane" egg and dairy production is a myth. As concerned citizens, we deserve to be told the truth about what we're buying:
http://www.peacefulprairie.org/outreach/laTimesAd.html
That last link should read:
www.peacefulprairie.org/outreach/laTimesAd.html
Coming to office and completing the work is fine, but one should not feel that their movments are being monitered constantly... then its kinda creates stress in the mind of employee,which is not good for both; to an employee and to the employer...
Firefox claims its software to be organic. Find out why from the below link.. Lalitha has it right in this case :)
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/organic/
The caged atmosphere sounds familiar :-)
Wow... No wonder that the PETA and sister communities have started contacting you...
This reminds me of the Pandora's time when the world was free of problem and worries.
I today's world, it is a bit difficult in a normal day scenario. With increased competition and the typical human urge to win over another (commonly called the peer pressure), there is so much pressure to deliver that one doesn't get time to think whether his subordinates are "actually" caged by him.
It finally boils down to the fact that how lucky you are when you a manager. If you are lucky enough, you are free bird or else caged.
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