Evil corporations, Hand Up Your Arse Dept.

[kedrys]

We had one of those life-draining all-hands meetings yesterday (there's another 2 hours I'll never get back), and among the high(low)lights were the following:

1. The intro was from a guy who pontificated about the evils of drugs, any drugs, especially the ones not prescribed to you because if they pop you for a random drug test and they find stuff that you borrowed, they'll give you a MONTHLY drug test for 3 F*CKING YEARS. He then went on to mention that he's a Christian and does not approve of drinking in any amount, but he's not there to preach (oh really.)

2. The telecommuting pilot will consist of formal written agreements the prospective telecommuter has to sign to the effect that they will not do any house chores like laundry or grocery shopping or whatever when they're working from home (wonder if potty breaks are by supervisor's permission only). On top of that, you have to, get this, TAKE A PICTURE of your home office so "they" can determine whether your environment is ergonomic enough.

Please, please, please, please, please let me find a job in Canada so I can get away from those people... :scared:

[suninvited]

1. Send them this picture

[Fire Walk With Me]

2. It is only a matter of time.

[kedrys]

5. Perhaps I can alter it slightly to reflect the corporate colors...

:P

[suninvited]

6. Now that would REALLY impress them

could you imagine the looks on their faces when they got your picture?

[kedrys]

7. 10-second fantasy

They fire me, I sue them, the judge collapses in giggles and I get a bazillion $$$$, all's well that ends well.

I wish. :rofl:

[suninvited]

3. Oooops, better not send that one

although it looks time saving and ergonomic in its own way ~ I think that is a glass of beer on the side table

[kedrys]

4. I can photoshop that out

:rofl: :rofl:

[Gormy Cuss]

8. The ergonomic check is actually prudent.

Having the documentation in place means that should you have a workplace injury in that home office the photo can be used as evidence that it wasn't because your home space wasn't properly designed.

The pledge about not doing chores is asinine. Most telecommuters I know do chores like laundry because it's easy to multi-task it with most jobs and the employers don't care because they recognize that they're still getting the same or higher production level from those workers as they would if they were in the office. Why? Less distractions -- no coworkers coughing, talking adjacent to the work area, handling client calls in a loud voice, and the big one: long life-draining meetings.

[kedrys]

9. I don't really have a beef with ergo stuff

but what works for me might not necessarily *look* ergo. The most painful chair I've ever sat in was a Herman Miller Aeron :P. Any time I've used ergo pads, keyboards, etc., I've hurt myself. I've been a computer jockey for 15 years, and I've never had any kind of repetitive motion injuries. And I'll be damned if I sent anyone over there a photo of the hellish pit I call my desk.

One of my coworkers injured her shoulder at work because of an improper ergo setup (that they wouldn't come inspect), and our management tried their best to get her to use her vacation time for her physical therapy. So all their talk is pretty much smoke and mirrors, as fas as I can tell. Fortunately for her, HR put a stop to that, but still.