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    11 months ago

    My childhood friends started saying that anyone working after noon on Friday is disorganized and I think it’s beautiful.

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      11 months ago

      It don’t matter how organized I am, my boss sees I’m done by noon on a friday he’ll give me more service calls, shop time or some other job to do.

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        That’s where you’re going wrong, you still need to pretend you’re doing work

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          That only works until the last call I did calls to pay their bill and now the office knows I’m done my work. I usually just suck it up and take more work, I’d hoestly rather that than twiddle my thumbs for a few hours.

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            Oh, I see. My work only knows I’m done by when I move my tickets to complete on Jira, so I just leave them as in progress until my due date. I work from home, so I just watch TV or play video games while sitting near my work laptop to respond to emails or chat messages in the meantime.

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            11 months ago

            Twiddle your thumbs? You need some hobbies my dude. There is more to life than constantly working.

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              I mean moreso twiddle my thumbs while on the clock. If im at work I’d rather be working than just killing time.

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        That’s not the type of job they are referring to.

        They’re referring to jobs where you have overarching goals and deliverables but aren’t logging actions to the event, or to the hour.

        I’ve had jobs like yours and steady, dependable, maintainable pace is the way to get through the week. Don’t over promise, don’t look available for random new tasks.

        At my current gig I have tasks issued at the 2 week level, and aside from very rare requests for assistance or discussion, I’m left to my to-do list, and my predetermined commitments. If I consistently meet my commitments, and show up for scheduled meetings, no one gives a shit when I actually work. It’s great but requires the right environment.

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        11 months ago

        It is. You should try to move to a career where you sell the results of your labor, not the time it takes to achieve them. Easier said than done, I know. Good luck!

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          11 months ago

          I think I would have to get a govt job in my career path to be able to do that. I’ve considered it, but idk if I really want to or not.

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            Until recent times, I’ve always thought a govt job was a good thing to have.

            Still is, but the constant threat of government shutdowns, in the US at least, as of late, make me feel you need to live below your means and keep a decent chunk of 3 to 6 months pay, because you could suddenly be without pay for a good chunk of time because some idiots think they score political points, or will get their way, by hurting citizens.

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              That’s a very good point… it seems like every time the national budget is up for renewal, those Republican clowns threaten to fuck everyone over. Bastards, the lot of them!

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      11 months ago

      I already finished all my work for the sprint that ends on Tuesday. It’s Thursday at noon currently.