Marc Haine argues that switching between different types of work re-energizes people. He shares his own experience moving from casino shifts to taking courses, then proposes job-share programs in hotels to handle housekeeping staffing gaps during slow periods.
There's something about being in one location doing your work and then going off to something else and doing it. A perfect case in point was when I was working for the casino. I would put my head down 10 hours a day. When I decided to start taking courses, I feared that I'm so tired at the end of my days typically that I don't think I'll be able to pull off a course. But I thought I'll do it anyway. And what I ended up finding was pulling myself out of that work relationship into a different relationship, I was more energized. I looked It's the fact that there was a change in my day. So what I'm suggesting to people, especially if you're in industries where you have a lot of competition in your areas, this would be perfect for hotels, to do some sort of a job share program where the general managers of various different hotels in the area say, hey, where are you at with all your housekeepers? Vacancy rates are ebbing and flowing. We have some good weeks. We have some bad weeks. Can you keep them all employed?
