P99 at Work!

[FatMice]

You sound like you need a vacation. I know the feeling.

[Lulz.Sect]

Admittedly, I felt the same way when I started slacking off hard. Was contracting with zero benefits for one of the largest media companies in NYC and I just stopped caring. To my surprise, I received a few severance checks AND unemployment the second time I got fired. Thanks to my ex-GF we ended up living rent free & (free Jeep) in a lake-house in PA. Was pretty sweet until Chancellor Obama's bucks ran out. Then I had to scramble and find a job again.

Wouldn't do that again though, extended unemployment takes a toll on your relationship/mental health/self-esteem. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Era'viss]

Originally Posted by FatMice [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You sound like you need a vacation. I know the feeling.

I hear this a lot. But there's a problem with me taking a vacation. All the work in our office tends to gravitate towards my desk because I can get the job done. All of this snowballs if I'm out of the office. When I'm gone for a week, the following week will consist of two weeks worth of work. All that stress and frustration comes back x 10 during that following week. Then I'm back to square one.

I really just need a new job. That or start coming to work stoned out of my mind... or start playing EQ at work... or not because I'll lose my job and my family will starve since they can't eat the EQ food I earned while playing at work...

[FatMice]

Originally Posted by Era'viss [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I hear this a lot. But there's a problem with me taking a vacation. All the work in our office tends to gravitate towards my desk because I can get the job done. All of this snowballs if I'm out of the office. When I'm gone for a week, the following week will consist of two weeks worth of work. All that stress and frustration comes back x 10 during that following week. Then I'm back to square one.

I really just need a new job. That or start coming to work stoned out of my mind... or start playing EQ at work... or not because I'll lose my job and my family will starve since they can't eat the EQ food I earned while playing at work...

This is not your issue. I deal with the same stuff at my job. This is your bosses obligation to ensure his/her company is working correctly not yours. I say this, but I also take my work to heart. Ultimately, I don't like letting things go without making sure it is completely correct and been checked accordingly. The people I coordinate with have told me, I am far more obsessive over details than others, compared to me 'mother' (think of "The Good Shepard") and just plan difficult to work with yet at the end of the day they know I am reliable and getting everything done correctly. Take a vacation. When you come back and the work has piled up tell your boss he needs to provide assistance for you. Let him know the work load. Again, I will say this is not your responsibility (unless it is) and if it is, you should have the power to hire an intern or secondary assistant.

Read Heyward C. Sanders.

[Lulz.Sect]

Time to start looking for a new job pal! Always easier to start now instead of waiting to get fired! You can do it!

[NizmerThafen]

Losing your job and ruining your life over Everquest = CLASSIC.

[Monty405]

Start showing up to the office wearing EQ cosplay oufits

[baalzy]

I'm of the opinion that the 40 hour work week is a crock of crap, especially if you're a salaried worker. I don't know why Americans have this obsession with being at work 40+ hours a week. Get your tasks completed? Go the heck home, get paid for the work that was done. Not paid for how long it took to do it.

Edit:

Obviously this is just for office type environments and less like security jobs or something where you're actively monitoring a situation for a period of time.

[perditionparty]

Originally Posted by baalzy [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm of the opinion that the 40 hour work week is a crock of crap, especially if you're a salaried worker. I don't know why Americans have this obsession with being at work 40+ hours a week. Get your tasks completed? Go the heck home, get paid for the work that was done. Not paid for how long it took to do it.

Edit:

Obviously this is just for office type environments and less like security jobs or something where you're actively monitoring a situation for a period of time.

Because if people hadn't have died for the 40 hour work week, we'd all be doing 80 hour work weeks.

[Spyder73]

Whatever you do, for the love of god do not start playing P99 at work. Only bad things will happen. Even if your boss says "Hey Johnny, I think you should start playing video games while at your desk" - you should tell him to f#ck off. It will build bad work habits and you will become a piece of sh!t

Forumquest like the rest of us and lower your immersion level immediately.