Sophia - I think Jesse nailed it. If they thought they needed to they would hire you, but they don't and so they keep you on for low pay and crazy schedule.

I was a full-time volunteer in two different positions while unemployeed at various points in my life. When I left for jobs, the organizations ended up hiring someone into the position. Why the hell didn't they just hire me? Well, I never positioned it to them that I would leave if they didn't. They also had never paid attention to how much I did until I was gone.

It's like how the workers in my various offices who just flat out DO NOT WORK LATE never get fired. They take an hour for lunch, they leave at 5 and no one dumps work on them because they have built up the expectation that they are not the employee to dump on.

It's like how the workers in my various offices who just flat out DO NOT WORK LATE never get fired. They take an hour for lunch, they leave at 5 and no one dumps work on them because they have built up the expectation that they are not the employee to dump on.

I AM this worker! Also, I have to leave on time to get home to do pet care. And I will do work at home when necessary. But when I first started here I was working on something with my asshole co-worker and he kept putting me off during the day until it was late in the afternoon and then he'd want to start working. He kept trying to push how late I'd stay and I'd tell him every time "I leave at 5:30. I can make an exception on rare occasions but I need advance notice." Eventually he stopped pushing.

The DH is in Telluride zooming around in Jeeps this weekend. Since we are dogsitting, tomorrow is pretty canine-ish. I am walking three dogs, giving antibiotics to one dog, giving eye drops to another dog, petting three dogs, going to the dog park with three dogs, blahblahblahdogs.

In between, I am doing laundry, cleaning house and running out to buy pretty shoes for the wedding we are going to on Sunday afternoon. (Me and DH, not the dogs.) Also maybe spanx--which I hear are awesome and will allow me to look sleek at the aforementioned wedding and FiL's 70th birthday shindig next weekend.

It's like how the workers in my various offices who just flat out DO NOT WORK LATE never get fired.

We have a department here that comes in at 10, and yet never seems to still be around if I'm here til 6. How does that work?

no one calls them on it is how.

I am totally a 9-5 worker now, but at the last job was one of the last ones there every day.

I never stay late without pre-planning/warning because of puppy care or a 6 p.m. yoga class. I do make sure I get here before everyone I supervise, though so I set a good example at one end of the day.

My job is really pretty 9-5, by which I mean 9-5:30. I'm just saying, I'd like to come in at 10 sometimes!

And then there's the thing where my predecessor worked from home three days a week, but I have to get like dispensation from the Pope to work from home!

Meh.

What are people doing this weekend?

I had some furniture delivered this week, so I'm going to be taking the piles of books off of my floor and shelving them.

I'll also be upgrading my iPhone. Fun!

My work hours are crazy. My staff arrive between 8 and 9:30 (their call; two of them like to come in at 8 sharp, the other is reliant on pub trans so it varies) and leave by 5:30 unless we're on a special project (which we are now).

My hours? Well....Monday night I was here until midnight, and then turned around and was back in office before 5 AM.

I can sleep in October.

And I'd love to tell you what I am doing this weekend, 'cept I don't know what a weekend is.

Happy Birthday to Billytea and PC!

People who travel! People who plan the F2F or anyone who travels in groups/with groups! YOU MUST TRY THIS! IT IS FANTASTIC!

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