What did you do at work today?

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag59

My brother is doing that at his current company. In a normal economy he would be working a normal 40 hour work week at Cisco. In this economy he has to do the work of 2 or 3 people working 50 hours a week at another company which will remain nameless. Before he didn't have a problem with it because they were paying him on an hourly basis which meant overtime but then they switched him to salary. He's still a good solider but I have a hard time believing that he won't get better offers if/when the economy picks up.

This "you should be thankful you have a job" crap is getting old.
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My company has always run lean with staffing, but right now it's so bad it's a joke. There's really no incentive to work hard, because you only get more work piled on you if you're a top performer. It's sad when everyone's goal is to just do enough to slide by. What's amazing is the company can't see or understand that this is the culture they have created and continue to perpetuate.

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

My company has always run lean with staffing, but right now it's so bad it's a joke. There's really no incentive to work hard, because you only get more work piled on you if you're a top performer. It's sad when everyone's goal is to just do enough to slide by. What's amazing is the company can't see or understand that this is the culture they have created and continue to perpetuate.

This is us right now. i'm an IT proj mgr and as of today have 5 different projects going at once, plus several other collateral duties thrown in. The more you show you can handle, the more they pile on.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Moving onto where? Same job different network?

Different job different company

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Different job different company

mind sharing what exactly youre doing now? If not, are you still going to be "connected?"

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Different job different company

Congrats. My workplace has been nuts lately. In my small department, 3 of us including myself have just been moved to a new reports out of buffalo ny, they flying for a meet and greet in 2 weeks. more stress, more opportunity which is positive i guess, better than being laid off these days

[SmootSmack]

I will maintain the connections I had but I'm not going to be sitting in on meetings so info from some people won't be as quickly or directly received at times.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I will maintain the connections I had but I'm not going to be sitting in on meetings so info from some people won't be as quickly or directly received at times.

Are you going to SB Nation?

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by mooby

Are you going to SB Nation?

u jelly?

[mooby]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag59

u jelly?

Oh hell yeah I'm jealous. Since I can't play contact sports I feel like a job involving professional sports in some capacity would be excellent. Of course I'd need to go back to school to do that, and blah blah blah excuses excuses. Maybe someday though.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by mooby

Oh hell yeah I'm jealous. Since I can't play contact sports I feel like a job involving professional sports in some capacity would be excellent. Of course I'd need to go back to school to do that, and blah blah blah excuses excuses. Maybe someday though.

There's a company here in Atlanta that has advertised "Sports Marketing" for kids out of college. What they didn't tell you in the interview was they drop you off at some neighborhood far away from your home and have you go door to door selling coupons they may or may not involve the Atlanta Falcons and your pay is 100% commission. Lucky for me the internet reviews flag such jobs for you.

I went for a sports marketing position whilst I was still in uni (casual? part-time? can't remember...). Turned out that sports marketing == selling raffle tickets in shopping centres. They actually took me to a shopping centre to show me how to sell them too...

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag59

u jelly?

Only if you are peanut butter.

[SmootSmack]

You been following a trail of subtle clues have you?

[mooby]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

You been following a trail of subtle clues have you?

. Yes, subtle. So subtle only the most aware of persons would notice.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by mooby

. Yes, subtle. So subtle only the most aware of persons would notice.

LOL. Well yeah you're partially right. It's part of, a big part, what I'm currently working on. There's more, it just doesn't exist yet. Working on creating it

[SmootSmack]

Why would you need to go back to school? What's your current skillet? This is such a crazy change for me. I'm like Marty Schottenheimer agreeing to coach a UFL team. But it's exciting.