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re: Time to rethink the 40 hour work week
Posted on 3/7/18 at 9:09 pm to Areddishfish
Posted on 3/7/18 at 9:09 pm to Areddishfish
Work is the worst place to get work done.
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Posted on 3/7/18 at 9:23 pm to PrivatePublic
No your not alone
Posted on 3/7/18 at 9:28 pm to Ms Personality
You mean there are people on this board who have to work?
Posted on 3/7/18 at 11:10 pm to Tigeralum2008
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As an SysAdm/Helpdesk guy, I could easily do my job from home with the exception of the few helpdesk tickets I get a year that cannot be resolved remotely.
I used to be a big fan of the telecommute movement but now that I'm in meetings all the time I've grown to loathe conference calls. A lot of the techie introverts do not like to speak out on phone calls and then you have the guys that always speak over everyone else without saying anything useful at all.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 7:17 am to Tiger n Miami AU83
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People who claim they work 40, 50, 60 hours a week in the white collar world work about 35% of what they claim.
And, if not, it would seem they are inefficient at what they do. It reminds me of that line on the office where Michael says "I can work all day on a project and Jim can finish it in thirty minutes. So that should tell you something." haha
Posted on 3/8/18 at 7:20 am to Ric Flair
Maybe not necessarily a foreign concept to Louisiana, but it is to America. Next to countries such as Japan and China, Americans are logging the most hours out of developed working countries.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 7:23 am to lsugorilla
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I quit my job that was over 40 hrs a week to go into a field to make less but work less. Rather spend my time with family
This. I once was working a certain travel job that at its peak was requiring 70 hours/7 days a week of work. I quickly realized that there was more to life than working that much and not being able to have a life outside of work.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 7:25 am to Wtodd
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I can most of my shite
Why would you want to can your shite?
Posted on 3/8/18 at 7:45 am to mdomingue
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Why would you want to can your shite?
Never read or watched the Martian?
There are reasons. Just saying.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 7:48 am to magildachunks
quote:quote:
Why would you want to can your shite?
Never read or watched the Martian?
There are reasons. Just saying.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 8:06 am to Areddishfish
If everyone worked from home productivity and innovation would crater. Technology, while a boon, has the downside of turning everyone into shut-ins avoiding person to person contact.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 1:22 pm to lsugorilla
What field did you switch too?
Posted on 3/8/18 at 1:25 pm to CBarkleytruth
My last 2 jobs could have been done from home. Woukd have taken a 20% pay reduction to do so
Posted on 3/8/18 at 1:29 pm to Areddishfish
I wish I could cut back to 50 hour weeks
Posted on 3/8/18 at 1:33 pm to Displaced
quote:Is this where we lie and act like we are truly working for 40 hours a week?
You willing to cut your pay by 25% to only work 30 hours?
Posted on 3/8/18 at 2:18 pm to lsupride87
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You willing to cut your pay by 25% to only work 30 hours?
Is this where we lie and act like we are truly working for 40 hours a week?
Yeah, just because one is present clocking hours, doesn't equate to output usually. When I hear about people logging 50+ hours a week or having to constantly stay late doing work, I feel like that is either poor work efficiency, trying to do too much and not share the load, or someone who hates being at home.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:14 pm to Areddishfish
40 hours a week? 
I averaged 68/week last year. Over 72 so far this year.
Welcome to O&G.
I averaged 68/week last year. Over 72 so far this year.
Welcome to O&G.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:39 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83
I had to sit through an hour-and-45 minute meeting this week for no reason. Absolutely none. It's a weekly production/sales meeting and I'm not in production or sales. I've fielded one question in one of these meetings in the last 6 weeks. One that could've been asked and answered via email.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:40 pm to Areddishfish
I just wish I could work 4 10-hour days instead. I'll do my 40 as long as I get Fri-Sun off!
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:56 pm to Tigeralum2008
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As an SysAdm/Helpdesk guy, I could easily do my job from home with the exception of the few helpdesk tickets
plus Fridays and Mondays are slow, and after 3 i never get calls. I can easily keep the customers happy working 30 and have a 3 or 4 day weekend
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