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  • G glennPattonWork3

    Hi, Just in zombie mode today after no sleep on Sunday night due to a being bothered by some results from a set of tests the boss wanted to show a client, I sat down and reformatted the lot (& I mean a lot)!. I am wondering if IT & Electronics has a greater percentage of workaholics / OCD suffers than other fields as it seems I and friends (in IT) seem to end end up taking work home to do. I mean in other fields of work, legal for instance there does not seem to be the "oh darn, I will do it when I get home", remote access allows you to work off site (at home generally). Or am I just plain odd (well odder than I though!) Glenn

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    glennPattonWork wrote:

    Or am I just plain odd

    Count your fingers and thumbs. If you get to more than ten, you're odd. Or you live in Norfolk.

    Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

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      glennPattonWork wrote:

      Or am I just plain odd

      Count your fingers and thumbs. If you get to more than ten, you're odd. Or you live in Norfolk.

      Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

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      glennPattonWork3
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      Nope, 9.5 (8 fingers & two thumbs fitted) had a bit of an indecent with some thing live many moons ago!

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        Nope, 9.5 (8 fingers & two thumbs fitted) had a bit of an indecent with some thing live many moons ago!

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        Dare I ask? :~

        Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

        "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
        "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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        • G glennPattonWork3

          Nope, 9.5 (8 fingers & two thumbs fitted) had a bit of an indecent with some thing live many moons ago!

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          glennPattonWork wrote:

          had a bit of an indecent with some thing live many moons ago!

          I really hope you meant "incident".

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            Dare I ask? :~

            Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

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            glennPattonWork3
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            Well the thing was "Oh seen that fault before, it the RAM controller bus", it wasn't a miss-wired PSU, followed by "Oww, why isn't the RCD trip working?" followed by a bacon/pork smell ("Mmm nice, oh its me!, help!!"). The whole thing ended with my resignation, on to a better job! Glenn

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              glennPattonWork wrote:

              had a bit of an indecent with some thing live many moons ago!

              I really hope you meant "incident".

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              glennPattonWork3
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              Like I said I am lacking sleep...typing is hard

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              • G glennPattonWork3

                Hi, Just in zombie mode today after no sleep on Sunday night due to a being bothered by some results from a set of tests the boss wanted to show a client, I sat down and reformatted the lot (& I mean a lot)!. I am wondering if IT & Electronics has a greater percentage of workaholics / OCD suffers than other fields as it seems I and friends (in IT) seem to end end up taking work home to do. I mean in other fields of work, legal for instance there does not seem to be the "oh darn, I will do it when I get home", remote access allows you to work off site (at home generally). Or am I just plain odd (well odder than I though!) Glenn

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                John M Drescher
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                Although I am forced to agree to a time card that says I work 37.5 hours I actually work 80 hour weeks just about every week with a good deal of the time spent at home / remote logins at 2AM.. A few days ago I looked at the checkin logs on my subversion server and for the month of March, I checked code in 29 of the 31 days.

                John

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                  Although I am forced to agree to a time card that says I work 37.5 hours I actually work 80 hour weeks just about every week with a good deal of the time spent at home / remote logins at 2AM.. A few days ago I looked at the checkin logs on my subversion server and for the month of March, I checked code in 29 of the 31 days.

                  John

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                  Is it me, or if you only did 37.5 you would only get 37.5% done, never enough time. Also the horrible revelation that X would be cool! X ends up being implement in your own time, with nagging that "you do that all day, you are not paid to do it all night" but you do because it's cool. I am a mug!

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                    Like I said I am lacking sleep...typing is hard

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                    Strong Typing is harder.

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                      Is it me, or if you only did 37.5 you would only get 37.5% done, never enough time. Also the horrible revelation that X would be cool! X ends up being implement in your own time, with nagging that "you do that all day, you are not paid to do it all night" but you do because it's cool. I am a mug!

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                      I am of the opinion that we all work with computers all day so that we can afford to play with computers all night.

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                        Dare I ask? :~

                        Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

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                        Nope. Indecent is not acceptable around here. :)

                        Luc Pattyn [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum

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                          Nope. Indecent is not acceptable around here. :)

                          Luc Pattyn [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum

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                          A naked paratrooper in indecent

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                            I am of the opinion that we all work with computers all day so that we can afford to play with computers all night.

                            --------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live

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                            glennPattonWork3
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                            You are probably right, I just have to re-request that coffee drip. However I would not call that Holiday playing....

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                              Nope. Indecent is not acceptable around here. :)

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                              goes against the KS rule ;P

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                                A naked paratrooper in indecent

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                                Lost his decoration? :omg:

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                                • G glennPattonWork3

                                  Hi, Just in zombie mode today after no sleep on Sunday night due to a being bothered by some results from a set of tests the boss wanted to show a client, I sat down and reformatted the lot (& I mean a lot)!. I am wondering if IT & Electronics has a greater percentage of workaholics / OCD suffers than other fields as it seems I and friends (in IT) seem to end end up taking work home to do. I mean in other fields of work, legal for instance there does not seem to be the "oh darn, I will do it when I get home", remote access allows you to work off site (at home generally). Or am I just plain odd (well odder than I though!) Glenn

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                                  glennPattonWork wrote:

                                  Just in zombie mode today

                                  In that case watch out for people with machetis and/or Liquid Nitrogen! ;)

                                  "State acheived after eating too many chocolate-covered coconut bars - bountiful" Chris C-B

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                                    Hi, Just in zombie mode today after no sleep on Sunday night due to a being bothered by some results from a set of tests the boss wanted to show a client, I sat down and reformatted the lot (& I mean a lot)!. I am wondering if IT & Electronics has a greater percentage of workaholics / OCD suffers than other fields as it seems I and friends (in IT) seem to end end up taking work home to do. I mean in other fields of work, legal for instance there does not seem to be the "oh darn, I will do it when I get home", remote access allows you to work off site (at home generally). Or am I just plain odd (well odder than I though!) Glenn

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                                    Last time I brought "work home" (when I was in a "non IT position") a party happened, and I ran out of beer and ended up with tasty leftovers... fun times of working in a kitchen.

                                    ///////////////// -Negative, I am a meat popsicle.

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                                      glennPattonWork wrote:

                                      Just in zombie mode today

                                      In that case watch out for people with machetis and/or Liquid Nitrogen! ;)

                                      "State acheived after eating too many chocolate-covered coconut bars - bountiful" Chris C-B

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                                      glennPattonWork3
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                                      On a side note in Zombie films how come Liquid Nitrogen is used with all the anti-spill stuff!

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                                        On a side note in Zombie films how come Liquid Nitrogen is used with all the anti-spill stuff!

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                                        And they never learn the 'First Rule of Zombies' which is ... there's always one more Zombie! :-D

                                        "State acheived after eating too many chocolate-covered coconut bars - bountiful" Chris C-B

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                                          And they never learn the 'First Rule of Zombies' which is ... there's always one more Zombie! :-D

                                          "State acheived after eating too many chocolate-covered coconut bars - bountiful" Chris C-B

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                                          glennPattonWork3
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                                          Brainzzzz......

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