GRcade

Death's Head wrote:

Lagamorph wrote:It really annoys me when I'm always 10-15 minutes early for work every day even though I live 75 miles away and work right up to finishing time, yet people who live about 10-20 miles away are regularly 15 minutes late, leaving 10 minutes early and never get pulled up on it.

I remember this sort of thing when I worked in an office, I would describe these people (and the sort of people SlayerX is complaining about) as "freeloaders". Normally "strawberry floating freeloaders". It does usually get noticed though so take some comfort in knowing it doesn't end well.

Slayerx wrote:

Death's Head wrote:

Lagamorph wrote:It really annoys me when I'm always 10-15 minutes early for work every day even though I live 75 miles away and work right up to finishing time, yet people who live about 10-20 miles away are regularly 15 minutes late, leaving 10 minutes early and never get pulled up on it.

I remember this sort of thing when I worked in an office, I would describe these people (and the sort of people SlayerX is complaining about) as "freeloaders". Normally "strawberry floating freeloaders". It does usually get noticed though so take some comfort in knowing it doesn't end well.

I would like to share your outlook but they have worked here 5 years or more i haven't been on the team long but get the impression this has always just slipped under the radar.

Manager are pretty busy so i feel like this is being exploited to the max.

Rocsteady wrote:Applying for jobs is taking away my will to live. If only I was a marketing ninja who lives and breathes making creative content for multinationals.


I've seen a few positions which are earmarked for those with disabilities and I'm in a bit of a moral dilemma. I've got a serious liver disease which often leaves me feeling exhausted, and Crohn's disease which hasn't responded to conventional treatment and means I have to gooseberry fool up to nine times a day. Which is also pretty exhausting. I've never registered for disabled but with these conditions obviously could. I'm not sure if I can bring myself to do it though; for one thing I've always seen myself as able-bodied despite the problems and I think I'd feel like a dick working alongside folk in wheelchairs or whatever while I'm muscle-bound and outwardly looking sprightly.

On the other hand I do worrry that if I don't mention it the 30 mins + in the bathroom and exhaustion that occurs many days will look pretty pathetic, or will just look like laziness.

Rocsteady wrote:As long as they get all of their work done, who cares?

Snowcannon wrote:

Rocsteady wrote:As long as they get all of their work done, who cares?

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Snowcannon wrote:

Rocsteady wrote:As long as they get all of their work done, who cares?

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Rocsteady wrote:As long as they get all of their work done, who cares?

Death's Head wrote:

Snowcannon wrote:

Rocsteady wrote:As long as they get all of their work done, who cares?

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I think most companies pay by the hour, not the task. Who here runs out of work during the day?

I do more than my fair share. If other people are so disorganised that they can't fit in a few hours of GRcade amongst their work, then that is their problem, not mine.

Qikz wrote:

I do more than my fair share. If other people are so disorganised that they can't fit in a few hours of GRcade amongst their work, then that is their problem, not mine.

I agree with this. In fact, it's even company policy.

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Moggy wrote:

Death's Head wrote:

Snowcannon wrote:

Rocsteady wrote:As long as they get all of their work done, who cares?

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I think most companies pay by the hour, not the task. Who here runs out of work during the day?

Who here is hourly paid? Most of us are given an annual salary.

Death's Head wrote:

Moggy wrote:

Death's Head wrote:

Snowcannon wrote:

Rocsteady wrote:As long as they get all of their work done, who cares?

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I think most companies pay by the hour, not the task. Who here runs out of work during the day?

Who here is hourly paid? Most of us are given an annual salary.

I think you know what I mean in that people are paid to work a full day, not to complete specific tasks. Therefore unless people run out of work, they don't get all of their work done. Which means companies are getting less than what they are paying for.

Moggy wrote:

Death's Head wrote:

Moggy wrote:

Death's Head wrote:

Snowcannon wrote:

Rocsteady wrote:As long as they get all of their work done, who cares?

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I think most companies pay by the hour, not the task. Who here runs out of work during the day?

Who here is hourly paid? Most of us are given an annual salary.

I think you know what I mean in that people are paid to work a full day, not to complete specific tasks. Therefore unless people run out of work, they don't get all of their work done. Which means companies are getting less than what they are paying for.

That all depends on what work you are doing. In my company, we do all have set work, we are expected to be here for a certain number of hours per week. If I complete my work and help others out with their work, then I am not going to feel too guilty about messing around on here during work hours.

I assume you are not at work at the moment btw?

Death's Head wrote: Right this moment I'm on a conference call and typing on my phone, literally multi tasking.

Moggy wrote:

Death's Head wrote: Right this moment I'm on a conference call and typing on my phone, literally multi tasking.

Not paying attention during a conference call, not giving 100% commitment to the companies needs while representing them on a call. Justifies this by mentioning he is in the office for 50-60 hours a week, even though he has been seen going to the toilet, eating and hydrating himself.

3/10 - I'd sack you and blacken your name so badly that you would never work again!