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Originally Posted by 9th Engineer
bbro, so you regularly spend hours at work doing nothing productive then? Working 60% for your 100% salary there? If you regularly find yourself with no work to do then that's a pretty bad sign, take some initiative man.
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What initiative am I supposed to have? I am a contract worker at the moment and was hired for a particular purpose. I have no flexibility in what I can do. When that work lags, there is nothing else for me to do. I don't just sit here and not let anyone know. I follow the chain of command. If I was a full-time employee, yes, I would be getting different things to do. I have seen full-time employees who sit there for weeks and not tell anyone that they don't have anything to do. I actually hate not having anything to do.
At my old job, yes, I would take a 10 minute mental break and surf a bit. What is the difference between that and people going out for a cigarette or going to take a couple laps around the building? I have always gotten my work done. No one has ever had a problem with my performance, in fact, I get compliments.