You really don't appreciate what you have until you've lost it... or at least until you think you're about to lose it. A recent study has shown that people who perceive an experience as about to end will enjoy the experience more. Rather than becoming sad from knowing that the party is almost over, people begin to savor the little that is left. It's counter-intuitive, but it makes perfect pointy haired sense.
If you give your employees too much time off, they don't actually enjoy their free time. You have to create a scarcity of free and personal time amongst your workers so that they learn to efficiently use and truly appreciate their time off. Even better is calling them in the middle of their off time and letting them know that they need to come back to work early. They will savor and better enjoy their off time. It's a double benefit for you the PHB and the employee: you get your employee working more hours, and the employee gets more concentrated enjoyment out of their scarce time off.
If you give your employees too much time off, they don't actually enjoy their free time. You have to create a scarcity of free and personal time amongst your workers so that they learn to efficiently use and truly appreciate their time off. Even better is calling them in the middle of their off time and letting them know that they need to come back to work early. They will savor and better enjoy their off time. It's a double benefit for you the PHB and the employee: you get your employee working more hours, and the employee gets more concentrated enjoyment out of their scarce time off.
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