What did you do at work today?

[MTK]

It's a no motivation Monday around my parts. Everyone is having a tough time coming off that holiday hangover.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by hooskins

My first day at the new job!

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Congrats! My first day is tomorrow. I'm psyched.

[BleedBurgundy]

let's see, currently stuck at Atlanta International waiting for a delayed connection. Living the dream.

[SmootSmack]

One more hour to go

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

One more hour to go

Wow. Onward and upward! They throwing you a big going away bash or what?

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by GMScud

Wow. Onward and upward! They throwing you a big going away bash or what?

Yup. It's been an all day bash

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Yup. It's been an all day bash

Nice. Still feeling buyer's remorse, or are you getting psyched?

[JoeRedskin]

I guess I missed something ... Where are you going to now SS? Still with ESPN or moving on?

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

I guess I missed something ... Where are you going to now SS? Still with ESPN or moving on?

Moving on. Tough decision. But decided to take on a new challenge

Scud, it's such a weird feeling. Feels like only yesterday I began

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Moving on. Tough decision. But decided to take on a new challenge

Scud, it's such a weird feeling. Feels like only yesterday I began

Moving onto where? Same job different network?

[Dirtbag59]

My friend had a good point the other day. Some companies are going "lean" and having people work longer hours because it's necessary to stay afloat. Others are doing it because they love the savings and could easily afford more workers but would rather be cheap. What they don't realize is that this will bite them in the ass if the economy ever turns around and their top talent leaves in droves for companies that treat them the way they deserve to be treated.

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag59

My friend had a good point the other day. Some companies are going "lean" and having people work longer hours because it's necessary to stay afloat. Others are doing it because they love the savings and could easily afford more workers but would rather be cheap. What they don't realize is that this will bite them in the ass if the economy ever turns around and their top talent leaves in droves for companies that treat them the way they deserve to be treated.

Yeah, lean is code for "get rid of all redundancy, even that which is healthy/necessary." Seeing a lot of people burn themselves out trying to wear multiple hats.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by BleedBurgundy

Yeah, lean is code for "get rid of all redundancy, even that which is healthy/necessary." Seeing a lot of people burn themselves out trying to wear multiple hats.

My brother is doing that at his current company. In a normal economy he would be working a normal 40 hour work week at Cisco. In this economy he has to do the work of 2 or 3 people working 50 hours a week at another company which will remain nameless. Before he didn't have a problem with it because they were paying him on an hourly basis which meant overtime but then they switched him to salary. He's still a good solider but I have a hard time believing that he won't get better offers if/when the economy picks up.

This "you should be thankful you have a job" crap is getting old.
Study: Employers Used Recession As Excuse To Cut Even Deeper And Increase Profits. Why Is No One Talking About This? | Crooks and Liars

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag59

My brother is doing that at his current company. In a normal economy he would be working a normal 40 hour work week at Cisco. In this economy he has to do the work of 2 or 3 people working 50 hours a week at another company which will remain nameless. Before he didn't have a problem with it because they were paying him on an hourly basis which meant overtime but then they switched him to salary. He's still a good solider but I have a hard time believing that he won't get better offers if/when the economy picks up.

This "you should be thankful you have a job" crap is getting old.
Study: Employers Used Recession As Excuse To Cut Even Deeper And Increase Profits. Why Is No One Talking About This? | Crooks and Liars

yep, we see a lot of this at my co. It hits the hourly folks hardest, with a lot of work that has traditionally belonged to management being pushed down to them. and... like you say, we then pressure them to limit their overtime. The impact on morale is tangible.

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag59

This "you should be thankful you have a job" crap is getting old.
Study: Employers Used Recession As Excuse To Cut Even Deeper And Increase Profits. Why Is No One Talking About This? | Crooks and Liars

and to your link:

Originally Posted by someguythatdirtbaglinkedto

This was so frustrating, talking to the Tea Partiers at their rally the other day: When I brought up this report, they defended the employers. They said employers were too afraid to spend money because of Obama's unpredictable anti-business policies. Oy.

just reminds me of one of my favorite quotes:
"Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires." - Steinbeck