Pros and Cons of Organizations without Bureaucracy

Pros and Cons of Organizations without Bureaucracy

TechTarget is a company wherein there is little bureaucracy. Here, employees enjoy total freedom from which they could come to work at a time they are comfortable with and could take as much vacation as possible provided that employees meet their quarterly goals. However, failure to meet these goals has serious implications—with the probability of being kicked out of job. This implies that employees must be responsible enough to deliver the job expected of them. For communication purposes, TechTarget employees are required to be accessible via e-mail, cell phones or instant messaging.

 While, the CEO of the company detests bureaucracy, there would be of course a number of authorities that check the employees’ performance. The fact that the company has its CEO proves this point. It was also specified that there are employees with the position of managers who set the goals. Simply put, TechTarget still have an organizational structure similar to most companies but that employees have the benefit of some autonomy regarding their work schedule.

Given the company’s setup, I personally would very much like to work in such organization. One could attend on personal tasks that could otherwise not be possible because of demands from workloads; avoid waking up early to avoid being late; choose a schedule that is convenient and especially avoiding the rush hour; neither would employees required to work overtime nor having to worry when the employee needs to leave early. Furthermore, there would be no more hassle of having to make an alibi for absenting oneself when a person does not feel like working for the day. One must make sure however that he or she performs the job specification. Just like people say, with freedom comes responsibility. With the privilege of autonomy that the company provides, every employee is expected to perform their job well. It is evident with TechTarget’s employees that despite the autonomy they enjoy, they still report to work for at least 50 hours a week, much the same as other employees who do not enjoy the same freedom and flexibility as TechTarget employees. Another possible benefit with a setup such as that of TechTarget is that employees could work at home, that is if they prefer working at home rather than at the office. Employees could just come to the office once in a while to report their progress, for meetings, or to do some work that could otherwise not be possible to do at home.

Despite the tempting setup of the organization, TechTarget’s principles would not work on most business companies. Most business companies require a number of employees to be present daily for the business to work. Obviously, TechTarget’s principle that any employee can come to work at any time they so desired would not work on businesses that require a minimum number of employees present at a particular time. What if, for example, all employees decided not to come to work at the same time? Surely, business organizations would suffer when there would be no one to take care of the business even for just a single day. Another business risk with the setup such as TechTarget is that some people really have a limited concept of responsibility. Others do not have the virtue at all. Some need specified rules from which they are obliged or compelled to follow for them to work effectively. The freedom that the TechTarget setup provides may just be a cause for other to take advantage which ultimately makes them become lazy. On the other hand, businesses that do not require for their employees to stay at the office to work may benefit well from TechTarget’s example. Organizations would just have to make sure that their employees are responsible enough to deliver their work well with limited supervision. After all, businesses that require their employees to go on field follow a similar setup as TechTarget’s.