A few years back a buddy of mine got called into his bosses office. He was confronted “you’ve been caught stealing” My friend was dumbfounded, and said he would never. Nope said the boss, “Everyday when you come to work you steal time from us by getting on the internet”
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They weren’t too far off. Stealing time (getting paid while intentionally avoiding work) is a huge drain a company’s resources.
Unless you work for the Greek gov’t or you’re my office mate who gets a paycheck as an accountant from the city of Mumbai. I asked him why he never goes back to his office. He told me he doesn’t know where it is.
Are you claiming to work every minute you’re on the pay clock?
What a surprising take. Not.
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What take?
No. I’m not saying that. But if my net surfing were so provocative that they drew the attention of supervision then it’s probably not a surprise to me and its probably a bit abusive. Lucky for me I work three days from home and get more than my share done at the office.
Do you find yourself to be more productive working from home.
Oddly enough my buddy was one of the top performers at his company despite “net surfing were so provocative that they drew the attention of supervision”
My son left college after two years to join the Coast Guard. Not long after getting stationed at the surfman school in Cape Disappointment he was asked to join the fire department by a fellow Lt. in exchange for free housing at the local fire department, which is just minutes away from the base.
Now he’s spending his weekends away from the CG working as a volunteer firefighter while completing the fire academy. He has free rent, 3 free meals a day on the base, Tri-care health insurance, and no bills while getting paid two times a month. Not bad!
When I hear stories like this it makes me happy to know my son has not one, but two careers that won’t be replaced anytime soon.
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I thank him for his service.
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My brother in law runs a chemical plant. He has a problem hiring young engineers because they refuse to lock their phones in a locker before entering plant
Do other chemical plants require that or just his?
I would think it’s common
Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t. I’m just wondering if it’s an industry issue or an issue of his competition does something different.
I seem to recall when visiting refineries in the distant past we were required to turn off or turn in all electronic devices that didn’t meet some electrical safety standard, when going into certain parts of the refinery. The big walkie talkies that met code were in fashion then. No idea if cell phones now meet that standard or not. Haven’t had to set foot in a refinery/chemical plant for years 
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So it may very well be standard.
You’re saying the same thing Kyle just said.
That’s come up in other jobs. I think its a generational thing but some people seem to thinK they should never be wIthout their cell phone.
We don’t have to lock them up at school but I know several coworkers who have to be reminded to stay off their phones