wildcat, I know exactly where you're coming from and appreciate your posts. It is an honor to be part of the same forum and some day I hope to reach your level of professionalism and have the wonderful style you demonstrate on your posts.The "ass kisser" -- every office environment has one.
I've got two problems with my current gig. ....
One of the guys who committed suicide, a Navy diver, had been his salvage ship's Sailor of the Year. An E-6, he'd been awarded a Navy Commendation Medal.
he's not physically intimidating (5' 6", ~250lbs and wears polos 2 sizes too small),
Thanks for the IT geek visual. Does he wear floods with white socks too?
In 1998, while I was working for NASA, DW had surgery that involved a long recovery at home with much assistance needed. I got permission to telecommute for two months. Even with the time I spent helping her each day, I was WAY more productive than in the office. I didn't need to sit through long meetings, I only responded to urgent calls or emails and I was not interrupted by folks stopping by the cubicle to chat. While I was glad when she no longer needed me at home, I hated going back into the office environment.
Grumpy
What's all the obsession with productivity? What's the use of productivity if you're not in the office trumpeting your own horns and building your brand image as upper-management material?
High productivity = lots of free time, when managed properly.As a programmer
I was often given assignments covering a month that I could do in a day or less.
Write the program / find the bug / whatever the first day, then relax the rest of
the month doling out the results. Of course, this attitude came about after many
years of management grinding out all sense of 'fair play' by attempting to get
free overtime, etc.
Whenever that used to happen when I worked in an office I would go over and put it on vibrate.I wish I could figure out how to shield myself from stupidity of humans. Oh and my headphones won't cancel out the cell phone ringing in the cube next to me. It's moronic owner went to lunch and left it to ring endlessly on his desk. Nothing and I mean nothing can shield you from complete stupidity in the work place, except retirement.
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Whenever that used to happen when I worked in an office I would go over and put it on vibrate.