Right!? Then when I take a vacation and don’t respond to tickets my boss has a ‘talk’ with me about how much Brenda is doing for the company and how she was on her laptop every night clearing tickets. So I’m on the job when I’m being paid, I’m on the job when I’m not being paid because if I let a ticket sit for an hour cause I’m cooking dinner I’m somehow not respecting the companies time and I’m on the job when I’m on vacation. I need to be ready to jump onto my laptop at a moment’s notice for the same reason.
Oh yeah and it’s good to hear from my manager that there are over 1000 resumes sitting on his computer for the ghost job my boss keeps up just so he can say how easy we all are to replace.
And I’m expected to treat that person with the utmost respect. I hate my job, but I’d hate being homeless more so.
I usually bring mine, but that’s only because I stay online for the travel days to/ from whatever destination unless it’s a short flight. I’m already stuck with nothing to do as a passenger in a plane or car, so I figure I might as well get paid to do it and save my PTO to extend the trip. I used to let people know that I have my cpu with me, but I will not be checking or responding to emails and IMs, and if there is an absolute emergency that needs my attention, they can call me, but I’m taking a day back of PTO. No one has ever called. Having said that, I feel like my new boss absolutely would, and for that reason, she doesn’t have my personal number, and I haven’t let her know I have my cpu w me on any vacations
People who go on PTO and check work messages drive me insane.
I have a coworker who wishes for a 4 day week and brings her laptop with her on vacation “just in case” and responds to tickets.
Right!? Then when I take a vacation and don’t respond to tickets my boss has a ‘talk’ with me about how much Brenda is doing for the company and how she was on her laptop every night clearing tickets. So I’m on the job when I’m being paid, I’m on the job when I’m not being paid because if I let a ticket sit for an hour cause I’m cooking dinner I’m somehow not respecting the companies time and I’m on the job when I’m on vacation. I need to be ready to jump onto my laptop at a moment’s notice for the same reason.
Oh yeah and it’s good to hear from my manager that there are over 1000 resumes sitting on his computer for the ghost job my boss keeps up just so he can say how easy we all are to replace.
And I’m expected to treat that person with the utmost respect. I hate my job, but I’d hate being homeless more so.
I usually bring mine, but that’s only because I stay online for the travel days to/ from whatever destination unless it’s a short flight. I’m already stuck with nothing to do as a passenger in a plane or car, so I figure I might as well get paid to do it and save my PTO to extend the trip. I used to let people know that I have my cpu with me, but I will not be checking or responding to emails and IMs, and if there is an absolute emergency that needs my attention, they can call me, but I’m taking a day back of PTO. No one has ever called. Having said that, I feel like my new boss absolutely would, and for that reason, she doesn’t have my personal number, and I haven’t let her know I have my cpu w me on any vacations