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9th Engineer · 10-24-2006, 09:53 PM

I've always wondered why people who waste time while on payroll don't get the boot no matter what sites they browse...

bbro · 10-25-2006, 07:55 AM

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I've always wondered why people who waste time while on payroll don't get the boot no matter what sites they browse...

Because there is a lot of downtime in my job and there are times when I have nothing at all to do. Or there are times when I need something cleared up and I have waited hours for that person to respond. I cannot continue until the question is asked and no, there is usually no other person that can clear up the confusion. Also, I usually don't take lunch because I would rather take breaks every now and then and see what is going on with the cellar.

Shawnee123 · 10-25-2006, 08:39 AM

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I've always wondered why people who waste time while on payroll don't get the boot no matter what sites they browse...

Elspode · 10-27-2006, 03:44 PM

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I've always wondered why people who waste time while on payroll don't get the boot no matter what sites they browse...

Oh, great...Mr. Fun is back.

Shawnee123 · 10-27-2006, 03:54 PM

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Oh, great...Mr. Fun is back.

Voted "person you would least like to be stuck on a deserted island with, or even Disneyland for that matter."

xoxoxoBruce · 10-27-2006, 04:43 PM

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I've always wondered why people who waste time while on payroll don't get the boot no matter what sites they browse...

Because your parents lied to you. Oh, you'll be successful, maybe even rich.....but you'll miss the fun.

9th Engineer · 10-28-2006, 03:50 PM

My parents lied to me about what exactly? I think that employers have the right to moniter ALL activity at all times on all company owned computers and make any judgements they want about how employees can use them.

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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.

I am in my sophmore year at university, however, I'm putting in more hours a week than 90% of full time workers. I have 25 hours of actual class per week and I have about 15-20 hours of assignments and studying on top of that. I also work 4-5 hours a week at UPMC (google it) in the Renal-Electrolyte department on a clinical study on the cognition of patients in end stage renal failure. By the time I 'get out in the workplace' I'll be almost 30 (two more years of undergrad then I'm applying to a 6 year M.D/Ph.D program here). Don't patronize me.

Oh, and Shawnee, the feeling is mutual

xoxoxoBruce · 10-28-2006, 08:26 PM

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My parents lied to me about what exactly?

JayMcGee · 10-29-2006, 07:15 PM

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I am in my sophmore year at university, however, I'm putting in more hours a week than 90% of full time workers. I have 25 hours of actual class per week and I have about 15-20 hours of assignments and studying on top of that. I also work 4-5 hours a week at UPMC (google it) in the Renal-Electrolyte department on a clinical study on the cognition of patients in end stage renal failure. By the time I 'get out in the workplace' I'll be almost 30 (two more years of undergrad then I'm applying to a 6 year M.D/Ph.D program here).

ah... a professional student...

9th Engineer · 10-29-2006, 07:50 PM

Nope, just a premed student who loves what he does and thinks that time not spent getting an edge over his fellow students is time wasted. I'm a little unusual in that I have a MUCH heavier course load than most other premeds since I'm in Bioengineering. It pays off in the end though because most premeds need as close to a 4.0 as they can get, while I'm almost guarenteed entrance so long as I keep more than a 3.3-3.5. Plus I'm an engineer at heart, I'm not satisfied with just knowing the processes, I want to make humans better, smarter, stronger, more resistant to disease, anything you can think of I want to do. That's one reason I can't understand people who waste time with trivial things, there's so much to learn and figure out that you don't have time to get sidetracked.
Plus, I'll be honest, job security freaks the hell out of me. If I become a surgeon I'm guarenteed employment for life, and if I get a Ph.D to do research I can go anywhere in the world and work for anyone if things go to hell here.

bbro · 10-30-2006, 08:10 AM

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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.

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.

Shawnee123 · 10-30-2006, 09:20 AM

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Oh, and Shawnee, the feeling is mutual

Oh thank GOD! Because, to be perfectly honest, I would rather be stuck on an island with a "real doll" than you. Charlie would be loads more fun.

He would probably reach for a towel for me while you were bitching that the fish you were trying to spear were not efficiently using their time and resources and therefore are useless to our society.

John Adams · 10-29-2006, 04:45 AM

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I've always wondered why people who waste time while on payroll don't get the boot no matter what sites they browse...

I work 3 shifts a week 12 hours per shift. I spend about 2 to 4 hours of a normal shift working and the rest of the time reading, watching TV, browsing, listening to music etc. (if I could just figure out a way to work out...).

So according to you I should get fired. The problem is, I am paid to be available. Yes that's right, I am paid to be available, the nature of what I do the work can not be predicted, it comes when something happens, so when everything is going smoothly I don't have anything to do, if something happens I have to respond to it immediately. The expertise I have in my field is what allows me to get the pay I do, the nature of my field is what dictates my work habits.

What was this thread about again?

10-24-2006, 09:53 PM	#1
9th Engineer Bioengineer and aspiring lawer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 872	I've always wondered why people who waste time while on payroll don't get the boot no matter what sites they browse... __________________ The most valuable renewable resource is stupidity.

10-28-2006, 03:50 PM	#7
9th Engineer Bioengineer and aspiring lawer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 872	My parents lied to me about what exactly? I think that employers have the right to moniter ALL activity at all times on all company owned computers and make any judgements they want about how employees can use them. Flame responses 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. I am in my sophmore year at university, however, I'm putting in more hours a week than 90% of full time workers. I have 25 hours of actual class per week and I have about 15-20 hours of assignments and studying on top of that. I also work 4-5 hours a week at UPMC (google it) in the Renal-Electrolyte department on a clinical study on the cognition of patients in end stage renal failure. By the time I 'get out in the workplace' I'll be almost 30 (two more years of undergrad then I'm applying to a 6 year M.D/Ph.D program here). Don't patronize me. Oh, and Shawnee, the feeling is mutual __________________ The most valuable renewable resource is stupidity.

10-29-2006, 07:50 PM	#10
9th Engineer Bioengineer and aspiring lawer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 872	Nope, just a premed student who loves what he does and thinks that time not spent getting an edge over his fellow students is time wasted. I'm a little unusual in that I have a MUCH heavier course load than most other premeds since I'm in Bioengineering. It pays off in the end though because most premeds need as close to a 4.0 as they can get, while I'm almost guarenteed entrance so long as I keep more than a 3.3-3.5. Plus I'm an engineer at heart, I'm not satisfied with just knowing the processes, I want to make humans better, smarter, stronger, more resistant to disease, anything you can think of I want to do. That's one reason I can't understand people who waste time with trivial things, there's so much to learn and figure out that you don't have time to get sidetracked. Plus, I'll be honest, job security freaks the hell out of me. If I become a surgeon I'm guarenteed employment for life, and if I get a Ph.D to do research I can go anywhere in the world and work for anyone if things go to hell here. __________________ The most valuable renewable resource is stupidity.

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