Personal Development

A Dublin, Ohio company has few rules for employees other than doing the job. Employees have unlimited vacation and sick days, flexible schedules, and an informal work environment without cubicles, walls, or corner offices for the bosses.

Reporter Amy Saunders of the Columbus Dispatch summarizes, "...they come to the office, behave responsibly and do their work. Really." Founder Jack Buchanan responds, "Why wouldn't they. They have a job to do."

Buchanan's ad agency fosters a culture of mutual respect. No one has been fired for abusing the company's policies, though they have if unable to fit into the relaxed, responsible culture.

"Companies have the myth that you can control people - you can't control them, but you can make them miserable," says Buchanan.

Hmm, quite a contrast from the environment depicted in the comic strip Dilbert, which many painfully see as accurate representations of their employers.