curious

elamanamou · 22 Mar 2005, 19:16

Am I right in thinking that about 80% of Hl are working in front of a pc all day?

How do so many of you get away with writing on here so much without the boss ever knowing? James Blast?

Good on ya if ya can get away with it!

hallucienate · 22 Mar 2005, 19:26

Very dodgy title of a thread at the moment

My boss doesn't mind me surfing, just as long as all the work gets done first.

andymackem · 22 Mar 2005, 20:14

I type. It looks like I'm busy. No-one else can see my screen, so what I type is not abundantly clear.

Job done.

Delilah · 22 Mar 2005, 20:26

Christ, I thought it was another post from THE legendary Curious!

James Blast · 22 Mar 2005, 20:32

at work I can no longer check HL since the sweary filter was removed

I am off work at the moment with 'work related stress' could the two be connected?

elamanamou · 22 Mar 2005, 20:38

James Blast wrote:at work I can no longer check HL since the sweary filter was removed
I am off work at the moment with 'work related stress' could the two be connected?

Sorry to hear that your stressed JB.

Must be a great comfort that we all luv ya on HL?

zaltys7 · 22 Mar 2005, 21:37

I am in front of a PC pretty much all day at work, it is however a hell of alot easier to just read rather than write things.
This is the reason you will always see me logged on but not actualy posting much.
Either that or I have nothing much to say.(which aint realy true!)

Coworkers also get very pissed off if I am seen to be on the internet instead of working, although I do my job and do it very well.

Jealousy is crap but then only incompitent lazy fools get jealous when you do your job AND have fun.

Paul

Deviancy · 22 Mar 2005, 21:59

I'm inbetween gigs. Although the last two jobs I had started the whole zero tolerance for surfing thing. One place fired on the spot while the other gave a warning prior to termination. I got caught at the first place and they gave me a final warning instead of termination. I actually left because of work related stress..

Last tech job I'll ever do.

James Blast · 22 Mar 2005, 22:05

I reckon 'work related stress' is more prevalent than we/you might think

Big Si · 22 Mar 2005, 22:10

James Blast wrote:I reckon 'work related stress' is more prevalent than we/you might think

http://www.myheartland.co.uk/viewtopic. ... 277#125277

It's a good place to get away to even if it's only for an hour each day.

Deviancy · 22 Mar 2005, 22:11

I should have handled it differently though. My co-worker went on leave for six months and was paid. But he had a doctor who vouched for him. My doctors just told me to quit and wouldn't help me whatsoever when it came to going off on leave. I did manage to get on what I believe they call fmla for a few months. But fmla doesn't pay while you're out it just allows you to leave without getting fired.

I had tech jobs before without an issue but the company I was working for just pushed to much. Then when they started outsourcing they laid off a ton of the techs which ended up increasing my workload beyond what I was able to handle.

I was one of like 10 that left because of health issues because of the job.

Bastiches.

smiscandlon · 22 Mar 2005, 22:16

I don't have internet access at my desk other than to a handful of 'permitted websites' (Royal Mail, Financial Ombudsman Service, Financial Times etc.).

Our company policy states that it is a disciplinary offence to visit sites of a pornographic nature, sites which promote discrimination on the basis of race, religion or sexuality or to use the the firm's computers to search for jobs with other companies (even if you do it in your own time).

elamanamou · 22 Mar 2005, 22:22

James Blast wrote:I reckon 'work related stress' is more prevalent than we/you might think

http://bagger.typepad.com/index/2004/12 ... _good.html

Probably JB
Go for a good walk, being in the fresh air does wonders for the blues!

paint it black · 22 Mar 2005, 23:28

a way to go then JB

Scotland shedding 'sick man' tag

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4371681.stm

James Blast · 22 Mar 2005, 23:46

I have a car

boudicca · 23 Mar 2005, 00:05

The Computer Aided Design class, when I post during the day. Waste of bloody time. Everyone uses it to go on Ebay, Livejournal etc... and somehow the tutors haven't noticed we get nothing done.

Andrew S · 23 Mar 2005, 00:26

James Blast wrote:I reckon 'work related stress' is more prevalent than we/you might think

According to my aunt, who works in "human resources", work-related stress is the new sore back. Not that she's biased or anything...

Andrew S · 23 Mar 2005, 00:26

James Blast wrote:I have a car

Is it big and yellow?

Andy TG · 23 Mar 2005, 01:15

Andrew S wrote:
James Blast wrote:I reckon 'work related stress' is more prevalent than we/you might think
According to my aunt, who works in "human resources", work-related stress is the new sore back. Not that she's biased or anything...

Oh How I laughed - I am "On The Sick" with both "Stress" and "Extreme Bad Back"

- And the one did cause the other ! - I Kid You Not!

Deviancy · 23 Mar 2005, 01:22

One thing I did leave out is that the one guy who went off on leave because of work related stress wasn't really stressed. That was the sad thing about the story. The guys who quit because of the work related stress just quit and didn't get a cent. The one who actually took advantage of the system wasn't even ill.

Such is life..

elamanamou · 23 Mar 2005, 02:43

http://www.thisisstressmanagement.com/w ... stress.htm

Off to work.

nodubmanshouts · 23 Mar 2005, 04:46

At our place, surfing the net, playing videogames, playing pool (we have a table), going to the gym and 2 hour lunch breaks are all okay (I kid you not).

Work related stress? Unheard of.

But you make sure you get the job done, and if you're doing any of the above, make sure you're total hours add up.

Its a shame that more companys don't realise that if you treat your employees well, they're healthier and more inclined to pay back the favor.

23 Mar 2005, 09:37

James Blast wrote:at work I can no longer check HL since the sweary filter was removed [/i]

really?

but thats exactly why i put it on in the first place.

hmmm. i might need to re-introduce that

canon docre · 23 Mar 2005, 10:28

No annoying boss, no twaddling with colleagues, no pool-table, nor a kicker or flipper. Just a big Nothing.
Nothing that would detain me from posting.
Unfortunatly.
My postings are the result of a giant writers bloc.

hallucienate · 23 Mar 2005, 10:38

Quiff Boy wrote:
James Blast wrote:at work I can no longer check HL since the sweary filter was removed [/i]
really?

but thats exactly why i put it on in the first place.

hmmm. i might need to re-introduce that

QB: discouraging people from doing their work since 2002