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  • M Mark Starr

    Yep. And most citizens needs to be babysat by their governments. :) It’s called ‘being human.’ Sorry to rant.

    Time is the differentiation of eternity devised by man to measure the passage of human events. - Manly P. Hall Mark Just another cog in the wheel

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    Karri Kalpio
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    Actually, most governments needs to be babysat by their citizens. It’s called ‘Democracy'.

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      Actually, most governments needs to be babysat by their citizens. It’s called ‘Democracy'.

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      Mark Starr
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      Oh, I agree. But in reality that’s not the direction it’s going. :)

      Time is the differentiation of eternity devised by man to measure the passage of human events. - Manly P. Hall Mark Just another cog in the wheel

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      • M Mark Starr

        Perhaps for some people it’d be difficult. I had no problem with it, but I did it in my 50s, after I’d already developed a distinction between work time and other. As for it being “immediately apparent to management,” it’s not always easy when developing software to fit the work into easily-measurable metrics: a roadblock over a day or two may resolve shortly after, leading to a productive sprint. Or it may not resolve. I don’t know… just offering my own perspective. :sigh:

        Time is the differentiation of eternity devised by man to measure the passage of human events. - Manly P. Hall Mark Just another cog in the wheel

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        SeattleC
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        I agree. Probably easier to work at home once you've learned to work at the office under the possibility of supervision. Way too much temptation if you have not.

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        • D darktrick544

          I agree with this. It was impossible for me to be anywhere near as productive working remote compare to in the office. After 2 days, I opted to go back to the office, which was nice as 99.99% of the people in my building were remote.

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          milo xml
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          That must have been nice to have an empty office. :-D

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            That must have been nice to have an empty office. :-D

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            darktrick544
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            It really was. Unfortunately for me, I read the book World War Z over a couple days lunch and break time and it totally weirded me out. I'd walk outside and no cars, no one walking, no one in the building. Poor choice of reading material during a pandemic. Otherwise, it was a very productive time, haha.

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            • C Cpichols

              I'm a boomer, so work discipline was cooked into my DNA.

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              jochance
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              I think really liking what I do masquerades for ultra work ethic. The bits of it I detest, I'll procrastinate over in a cubicle every bit as much as from my home office.

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              • S Slacker007

                OriginalGriff wrote:

                develop a work ethic?

                I don't think that is possible after a certain age. I do believe most adults need to be baby sat by their employers.

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                dandy72
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                Slacker007 wrote:

                I don't think that is possible after a certain age.

                More like you either have it, or you don't.

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                • C Cpichols

                  We do daily stand-ups where we tell what we worked on yesterday, what's on tap for today, and anything that might block progress. Better than any tracking software and a whole lot less offensive.

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                  dandy72
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                  We do exactly this. Well, the standups are 5- (10?) minute audio calls early in the morning over Teams. I've been working there here remotely since 2007, and using this simple method, the slackers stick out like sore thumbs.

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                  • D dandy72

                    Slacker007 wrote:

                    I don't think that is possible after a certain age.

                    More like you either have it, or you don't.

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                    Exactly. I would also take it one step further and assume that people who have a low or non-existent work ethic, are probably people that society does not want to associate with. It says a tremendous amount about a person's character and lack of integrity.

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                    • S Slacker007

                      Exactly. I would also take it one step further and assume that people who have a low or non-existent work ethic, are probably people that society does not want to associate with. It says a tremendous amount about a person's character and lack of integrity.

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                      Slacker007 wrote:

                      people that society does not want to associate with. It says a tremendous amount about a person's character and lack of integrity.

                      This. Being able to cheat your employer, and getting away with it, is nothing to be proud of. If you're a government employee (and thus my tax dollars pay your salary), you're wasting those tax dollars and providing nothing in return. You're supposed to *contribute* something to society. Your contribution is actually negative in this case. And if you're not working for the government, you're raising the cost of whatever widget/service your employer sells/provides. Again, you can't be proud of that. If you hate your job, find employment elsewhere. In the long run, a steady paycheck isn't worth the damage to your health, mental or otherwise.

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