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Postby meow » Fri Nov 16, 2018 2:51 pm

Stop asking me to do stuff “in my free time”

Every second of my day is scheduled. I don’t have free time

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Postby Lemon Berry Lobster » Fri Nov 16, 2018 2:51 pm

hey meow, if you got a second...

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Postby NTP66 » Fri Nov 16, 2018 3:14 pm

Stop asking me to do stuff “in my free time”

Every second of my day is scheduled. I don’t have free time
"We need to discuss your prioritization."

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Postby meow » Fri Nov 16, 2018 3:20 pm

No we don’t. You ain’t my boss

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Postby the wicked child » Fri Nov 16, 2018 3:21 pm

If everything is a priority, then nothing is a priority.

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Postby robbiestoupe » Fri Nov 16, 2018 3:35 pm

Stop asking me to do stuff “in my free time”

Every second of my day is scheduled. I don’t have free time
Those are easy ones. I tell them sure, I'll get to it when I'm free. Which is never.

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Postby NTP66 » Fri Nov 16, 2018 4:39 pm

No we don’t. You ain’t my boss
For most competent employees, I don’t even agree with it when your boss brings it up. Had it happen to me recently.

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Postby mamaemeritus » Wed Nov 21, 2018 8:04 am

Oh joy, being at work the day before Thanksgiving. At my last job, where I was treated like an adult, I'd have been working at home today - instead of sitting here staring at my monitor for the sake of being seen. We were given a 3pm early dismissal (what's the point) but my favorite part is, they make you wait until the morning of to announce it - so you can't plan anything, etc. That's how you keep the inmates in line, I guess. I decided to just take PTO this afternoon. I gots too much **** to do for T-giving tomorrow to be sitting here doing jack nothing.

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Postby shafnutz05 » Wed Nov 21, 2018 8:19 am

I'm working from my inlaws in NY today. Honestly, this flexibility I have with WFH I once a week is a huge factor in me not pursuing other positions. I only get 15 days of PTO but never feel compelled to use it unless I'm actually going away on vacation.

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Postby Viva la Ben » Wed Nov 21, 2018 8:33 am

Yinz doing WFH, are you actually working or just when you get an email or call?

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Postby meow » Wed Nov 21, 2018 8:34 am

I actually work and am probably more productive

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Postby shafnutz05 » Wed Nov 21, 2018 8:36 am

I actually work and am probably more productive
Yup. I try and get a lot of things done that don't require me meeting with or talking to others.

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Postby mamaemeritus » Wed Nov 21, 2018 8:36 am

Depends on what's going on at the time. Sometimes it's an easy day, sometimes it's nonstop work. On days like today at my old gig, it would be known you were just monitoring emails and being "available." Generally a reward for a job well done throughout the year - like, "you kick ass all year long - how about you just take it easy around the holidays without having to burn PTO."

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Postby dodint » Wed Nov 21, 2018 9:44 am

A certain amount of my work is ticketed work order tasks (account validation, etc), I try to allocate that work to my WFH days as much as I can because it's straightforward and mundane but productive. My days in the office are filled with working in the SCIF and other tasks I can't do from home so whatever I can do to free up time on those days by allocating tasks to my WFH days is helpful.
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Postby NTP66 » Wed Nov 21, 2018 9:44 am

I actually work and am probably more productive
Very much this. I want to ensure that WFH is never taken away, so I give them no reason to even think about it.

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Postby nocera » Wed Nov 21, 2018 9:44 am

I don't always work from home, but when I do, I make sure I adjust the idle time on Skype to 90 minutes of inactivity.

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Postby count2infinity » Wed Nov 21, 2018 9:46 am

My manager took PTO today. Before we left for the day yesterday, he told me to be sure I'm out of here by 3 o'clock today. :thumb:

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Postby NTP66 » Wed Nov 21, 2018 9:48 am

I just turn on Do Not Disturb if I'm doing something that'll change my Skype status to inactive.

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Postby nocera » Wed Nov 21, 2018 9:49 am

I just turn on Do Not Disturb if I'm doing something that'll change my Skype status to inactive.
That's a thing? Oh man. I'm going to look so busy.

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Postby willeyeam » Wed Nov 21, 2018 9:56 am

Mine still says away if you're on dnd but inactive for 5+ minutes

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Postby meow » Wed Nov 21, 2018 10:00 am

I'm going to cut my people loose at 1:00 today

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Postby mamaemeritus » Wed Nov 21, 2018 10:01 am

:lol:

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Postby NTP66 » Wed Nov 21, 2018 10:11 am

I'm on a WebEx now, and the dumb PM is browsing their personal email while presenting.

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Postby nocera » Wed Nov 21, 2018 10:16 am

I'm on a WebEx now, and the dumb PM is browsing their personal email while presenting.
:lol: WebEx is a great way to identify the dumb people. For example, those people who don't mute their phones when they join.

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Postby meow » Wed Nov 21, 2018 10:18 am

I like the people that mute the audience then want to field questions at the end and don't unmute everyone.


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