Interview-ma to Wolfram, if it isn't too late.
Oh, God. Oh, God. My hair. My hair! The government gave me bad hair!
Cordelia ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Natter 34: Freak With No Name
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Fred Pete - Apr 14, 2005 9:08:08 am PDT #5652 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Lee - Apr 14, 2005 9:12:51 am PDT #5653 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I hope it's not, Fred, since I forgot to chime in with a "good luck, Wolfram" earlier.
shrift - Apr 14, 2005 9:18:40 am PDT #5654 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Like, "And I can take them away any time I want to"?
I guess that's the implication. He says we're all responsible people, you see, so we should regulate our own behavior. Some people are angry about it; I'm just bemused.
I have no idea what prompted the e-mail from Big Boss. I'm not in the gossip loop because, wait for it, I don't really take breaks. It's possible he's trying to squeeze blood from a stone, since we're all handling as much work as we possibly can, and if the work isn't getting done, it certainly isn't because we're chat-happy slackers.
Along those lines, it's also possible Very Important People are about, and that Big Boss doesn't want them to get the erroneous impression that we aren't getting our work done because we're lazy.
On that note, I now shall toddle downstairs for a quick smoke and ostentatiously ignore any coworkers I happen to run into along the way.
Kalshane - Apr 14, 2005 9:23:10 am PDT #5655 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Good luck, Wolfram.
Ugh. Lunch break is over. Need to go back to work. So don't want to.
tommyrot - Apr 14, 2005 9:23:52 am PDT #5656 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Along those lines, it's also possible Very Important People are about, and that Big Boss doesn't want them to get the erroneous impression that we aren't getting our work done because we're lazy.
I had a job where I was not allowed to read at my desk during lunch breaks, as they didn't want some exec to mistakingly think I was slacking.
Jessica - Apr 14, 2005 9:25:53 am PDT #5657 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I had a job where I was not allowed to read at my desk during lunch breaks, as they didn't want some exec to mistakingly think I was slacking.
I've had many temp jobs like this. (Fortunately, most of them didn't seem to realize the slacking potential of the internet.)
§ ita § - Apr 14, 2005 9:28:12 am PDT #5658 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
most of them didn't seem to realize the slacking potential of the internet
I wonder about that. Is it just too difficult to actually block properly, or are they just assuming a default loss of productivity (but increase in employee retention, I bet) and letting it slide?
Jessica - Apr 14, 2005 9:31:19 am PDT #5659 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
In many cases, I think it's just a matter of appearance. It's harder to look busy when you're reading a book. But right now, I'm sitting at my desk typing. From the perspective of a Big Boss walking by, I look very productive.
bon bon - Apr 14, 2005 9:31:45 am PDT #5660 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I knew I would get in trouble by declaring that I don't get tired during the workday last week or whenever. I have been really lethargic and exhausted lately. I never get enough sleep but I've never felt this completely tired. What dread disease am I dying from? Need help.
Jesse - Apr 14, 2005 9:32:45 am PDT #5661 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, as long as I'm sitting somewhere where everyone can't see my computer screen, I always look like I'm working so hard!! Always sitting there, typing away!
Of course, when I was in cube with my back exposed, eventually people did ask me what was that website I was always on....