Brigid
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Tue Jun-16-09 08:36 PM
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Any DUers actually like their jobs? |
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There is a thread in GD about British Airways asking employees to work for a month for free, and the OP asks if DUers would do that. The response is a unanimous "no." So how about it?
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Tue Jun-16-09 08:39 PM
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But still, there would have to be an awfully damn good reason before I'd do it for free.
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Tue Jun-16-09 08:39 PM
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2. I do like my job, but I can't afford to work for a month with no pay. |
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Well, let me clarify, I could afford it, but that would suck up the vast majority of my savings. Now, if it was a choice between being unemployed and taking 1/12 less each month, I'd keep working (for the time being anyway).
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Tue Jun-16-09 08:40 PM
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Today: Not so hot. x(
In general, I like it pretty well. I might work a month for free if it were spread out over 30 weeks at one free day/week. If the alternative were the company folding.
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Tue Jun-16-09 08:43 PM
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8. That's pretty much how I feel. |
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What are the alternatives? One month straight with no check? Uh, no. Spread that out and I would be willing to do that instead of being unemployed.
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Tue Jun-16-09 08:49 PM
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11. Hey man, I'm glad you're enjoying the PNW... |
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...we miss you down here. Come back, it's not THAT hot. Really. No, really. :hi:
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Tue Jun-16-09 08:51 PM
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14. I am preliminarily planning a trip down there in the fall. |
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I miss everyone down there. :hi:
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Tue Jun-16-09 08:41 PM
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4. I love mine, and I work harder than I've ever worked in my LIFE. |
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In the last week, I've signed up over $8000 worth of new clients (Web Sites for a restaurant, school district, and dentist).
I pretty much worked a month and a half for free (half of April, all of May)...a lot of prospecting, a lot of knocking on doors, and BLAM...in one week, it all came together to the tune of $8000.
I've been running my own company since 2001. There were many, many times where I could have packed it in and given up. I didn't. The best is yet to come.
:toast:
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Tue Jun-16-09 10:17 PM
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Tue Jun-16-09 10:28 PM
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Tue Jun-16-09 08:42 PM
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5. At this moment, I would take a month off... |
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starting tomorrow.
I have a love-hate relationship with my job. It is difficult, and on days like today almost unbearable, but I wouldn't stay if I didn't enjoy it (despite the madness).
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Tue Jun-16-09 08:42 PM
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6. I like my job, but I don't work for free |
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Tue Jun-16-09 08:43 PM
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Tue Jun-16-09 08:45 PM
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Edited on Tue Jun-16-09 08:53 PM by Haole Girl
No way. That is crazy. I just read that: http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE55F51X20090616I'll say it again: CRAZY! :crazy:
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Tue Jun-16-09 08:45 PM
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10. I love my job. It's simple; make something from metal. |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if7W2YGpEukAnd, yes, I probably would work a month for free. If they asked nicely.
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Tue Jun-16-09 08:49 PM
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Tue Jun-16-09 08:53 PM
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15. It looks like Grovelbot's reproductive system. |
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Tue Jun-16-09 08:56 PM
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19. And how do you know what Grovelbot's parts look like? |
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Tue Jun-16-09 09:23 PM
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Really funny, rug!!
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Tue Jun-16-09 10:27 PM
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Tue Jun-16-09 08:53 PM
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16. It's a CNC mill, cooled by compressed air that cools enough to |
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Tue Jun-16-09 09:59 PM
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32. If working a month for free would have kept my job alive |
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Oh Yeah! I was makin' parts for this stuff like they were goin' out of style - and then they did! http://www.crathern.com/webmaticmovie.html
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Tue Jun-16-09 11:06 PM
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40. ah, I thought it was art! (which it may well still be!) |
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:rofl:
There's a reason I talk to people about their problems for a living, I guess, instead of making things!
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Tue Jun-16-09 10:28 PM
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Tue Jun-16-09 08:51 PM
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13. Like I said in GD: Yup, if I had to. |
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I have a large number of clients that demand a service from me, and I make a decent living off of that. We have a good relationship. If I were to not work for a month, I stand a VERY good chance of ruining that relationship forever. Bear in mind that these are clients that I'd well take with me (a "book of business" if you will) should I lose my job or go to a competitor. By working for free for a month, I'm helping to guarantee future income from them. I'm happy to invest a month of pay in my future if I have no other choice.
Plus, I can pick up side work and not go hungry.
Nothing to do with liking/not liking my job. It's economics.
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Tue Jun-16-09 08:55 PM
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18. It's all economics, baby |
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:D
*as she calculates the relative cost/benefit of the two knitting books she just ordered, and weighs the merits of owning sheep*
;)
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Tue Jun-16-09 09:16 PM
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Tue Jun-16-09 08:54 PM
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17. I like my job, but I'm not going to do it for free. |
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Tue Jun-16-09 08:57 PM
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And one pays no salary (mom). I'm also a freelance writer, so if "working a month for free" were required, that would mean my not writing anything. It's happened before and likely will happen again--roll of the dice. Thank goodness we don't rely on my income much!
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Tue Jun-16-09 09:01 PM
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21. I hate working, but I love my job |
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Tue Jun-16-09 09:02 PM
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22. I would if I could afford it |
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The rent needs to be paid, as well as the bills, and the food, and my addictions.
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Tue Jun-16-09 09:08 PM
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24. And your f'n wife won't stop buying yarn and fiber |
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and books and needles...You should kick her to the curb, yo.
:o
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Tue Jun-16-09 09:19 PM
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Tue Jun-16-09 09:25 PM
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30. Your golf < My fiber obsessions... |
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Let's be honest.
Golf more, and absolve me of my sins. Please.
:rofl:
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Tue Jun-16-09 09:56 PM
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Tue Jun-16-09 09:17 PM
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27. And the forthcoming sheep. |
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Tue Jun-16-09 09:07 PM
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23. I like my job. I could even afford to work a month for free. In fact, I almost had to |
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I work in state government. At the beginning of the most recent contract negotiation cycle, the governor asked that the employees take a total of 24 days off, unpaid, over the next year. That went over like ham sandwiches at the bar mitzvah.
I like my job, and I would possibly do it for free for a short time, but I'd expect something in return in the future.
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Tue Jun-16-09 09:14 PM
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25. I have a "love/hate" relationship with it. |
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I love being a teacher, but hate the daily grind of it. I would NOT work a month for free, even though some people think teachers are over-paid as it is.
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Tue Jun-16-09 10:05 PM
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33. I used to, until I had to start working with idiot offshore folk |
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Tue Jun-16-09 10:15 PM
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34. I like my job...but I can't tell you what it is |
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I can say Area 51 is not involved. Beyond that, I have no comment.
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Tue Jun-16-09 11:03 PM
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39. most of the time I do |
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every now and then I say to myself, "why do I do this again?"
I don't know that I would do it for a month for free, though.
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Wed Jun-17-09 07:20 AM
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I troubleshoot Internet access, mostly for business customers.
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Wed Jun-17-09 08:02 AM
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not so crazy about management :shrug:
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Wed Jun-17-09 08:08 AM
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Hated my boss. Hated the company. Hated the industry.
Terrible, terrible job. Nothing at all to recommend it except my immediate coworkers, who were very cool.
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Wed Jun-17-09 08:10 AM
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45. Most of the time I do, but lately it has been aggravating. nt |
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