Derry Alli Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 (edited) Guy in my work was still in at 8:30pm (4hrs after his official finishing time) last night due to the water going off and coolers breaking. He's not a plumber, nor is he from the contracted company who look after all the coolers and ventilation. He works in H&S and wasn't getting O/T. Its absolutely mental staying behind after the clock stops paying. Edit : there was only one department directly affected by the cooler situation and that dept manager fucked off at 5pm. Edited February 5, 2020 by Dele 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 There's one dude at my office who is in 7:30, leaves at around half 6 and is known to come in on Saturdays. It is what it is, some people maybe just don't like having free time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonHMFC Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 57 minutes ago, Doctor said: There's a young couple at my work who are a couple and work in the same department. They are both really nice but Jesus i can't imagine that situation of constantly being around your partner. I went out with a girl at work in my first job. Was fucking dreadful, just had no time whatsoever to myself. Then when we broke up, had most of the office asking each other what happened. Dreadful times. 7 minutes ago, mizfit said: Someone in our office ran out of the building bang on 5. Apparently he’s known to down everything bang on 5. There is a man in my office who is known as "Two Hats" due to him wearing one of those daft winter hats that has a cap to it. For at least a year, I never saw him without it, we have a pretty relaxed dress code, but I felt this took the piss a bit. He also walks around in his socks all day, even to the bogs. Find that really odd. Anyway, as soon as the clock hits 1630, he is sprinting out the office. Genuinely sprinting, he runs down the stairs and out the door. He doesn't have a car though, he has a little scooter. Like a child. Then scoots away. Really odd bloke. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priti priti priti Patel Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 (edited) 17 minutes ago, mizfit said: Someone in our office ran out of the building bang on 5. Apparently he’s known to down everything bang on 5. Anyone else encountered someone who’s so extreme to finish bang on that they’ll run to their car to spend 10 minutes stuck in traffic to leave the car park? In my early days, I worked in a law firm where the entire office of about 60 people was like this. 5.05 pm and it was empty. The Head of Office was a psychopathic c**t and the firm won the industry's Golden Turd award for worst place to work (that's a genuine award), so it wasn't surprising. Edited February 5, 2020 by Margaret Thatcher 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 59 minutes ago, The Moonster said: In my work, my manager's wife is on the board of directors, his sister in law works in our department and his other sister in law is the manger of another department. He literally spends his entire life surrounded by his wife and sisters in law. I have no idea how he isn't suicidal. Bunch of donkeys in that department? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ylf Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 most of them are c***s. only a few i like. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Pretty sure @philpy is the expert on when it's appropriate to finish for the day 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsr Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 If they're not paying me for it, I'm not doing it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTG_03 Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Just now, Doctor said: There's one dude at my office who is in 7:30, leaves at around half 6 and is known to come in on Saturdays. It is what it is, some people maybe just don't like having free time. Losers and brown nosers. Every single one of them. I used to work overtime because I got paid for it, and even then only if it suited me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizfit Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 There is a man in my office who is known as "Two Hats" due to him wearing one of those daft winter hats that has a cap to it. For at least a year, I never saw him without it, we have a pretty relaxed dress code, but I felt this took the piss a bit. He also walks around in his socks all day, even to the bogs. Find that really odd. Anyway, as soon as the clock hits 1630, he is sprinting out the office. Genuinely sprinting, he runs down the stairs and out the door. He doesn't have a car though, he has a little scooter. Like a child. Then scoots away. Really odd bloke. Usually I’ll be out the office at the back of 5, same with most people. But sprinting is the best way to describe this person. I’d rather wait 5 minutes to let the traffic calm down and then head. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northboy Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Some years ago I worked with a guy who was poised at 4:59 every day ready to clock out. There were a few people the same which I consider fair enough but this guy seemed to get some sense of achievement in being there every day just a split second ahead of every one else. He was widely regarded as a d@#k and would apply for any job that came up in the company regardless of his qualifications or chances of getting job (it was a big, diverse company so vacancies came up regularly). Eventually the HR Manager was rumoured to have asked him in one of the interviews if he ever though of applying for jobs outside the company. He left soon after. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Blades Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 My 5 sisters work with me, but as I’m a pimp, it’s all ok. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Doctor said: There's one dude at my office who is in 7:30, leaves at around half 6 and is known to come in on Saturdays. It is what it is, some people maybe just don't like having free time. I think some of these people just don't have anything else in their lives, like a hobby or an interest and just need something to keep them occupied. A guy works for us part time now despite being well past retirement age, regularly he'll reply to emails at weekends and it's purely because he has nothing to fill his time. I feel a bit of sympathy for those folk, I can't imagine a life where work was the only thing I had to keep my brain active. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky88 Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 3 hours ago, The Moonster said: In my work, my manager's wife is on the board of directors, his sister in law works in our department and his other sister in law is the manger of another department. He literally spends his entire life surrounded by his wife and sisters in law. I have no idea how he isn't suicidal. How did they get their jobs then? I can only presume they got through a stringent interview process? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 1 minute ago, sparky88 said: How did they get their jobs then? I can only presume they got through a stringent interview process? Of course, all above board, nothing to see here... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Doctor said: There's one dude at my office who is in 7:30, leaves at around half 6 and is known to come in on Saturdays. It is what it is, some people maybe just don't like having free time. It is called presenteeism. Some people think hard work is all about the hours you work and not about the work that you do. I imagine they are scornful of the lazy winner of the marathon who spends less time running the race than any of the other finishers. Edited February 5, 2020 by Fullerene 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Adam said: Half my floor have their jackets and bags on at 3:59, I'd say it's absolutely normal tbh... I find it’s hardly worth taking them off when I arrive in the morning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Sometimes I'll stay a few minutes late so I can come into less of a mess the next day.When I worked in a factory we were queued up at the clock machine. Have tried working a bit extra before and got zero thanks for it. In fact I actually got pulled up for being a minute late after doing 100 or so hours for free over a year.Let's say I've taken that minute back. Probably doing 100 or so hours less than salary now.Fucking idiot management. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 7 hours ago, mizfit said: Someone in our office ran out of the building bang on 5. Apparently he’s known to down everything bang on 5. Anyone else encountered someone who’s so extreme to finish bang on that they’ll run to their car to spend 10 minutes stuck in traffic to leave the car park? There were two elderly women in my office who finished at 3:30 sharp every day (that being when Flextime core ended). One day we were told that the new Head of Department would be coming round to meet everybody and they were told they couldn't leave until he'd been. He arrived at our team at about 3:20 and it was obvious that he wouldn't be finished by half past. However at three-thirty on the dot one of the women stood up and told him, "Well, we won't keep you any longer," put on her jacket and fucked off. His face was an absolute picture! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charon Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 5 hours ago, Fullerene said: It is called presenteeism. Some people think hard work is all about the hours you work and not about the work that you do. I imagine they are scornful of the lazy winner of the marathon who spends less time running the race than any of the other finishers. ^^^ Pish. Big Team found then. It's called a 'Work ethic'. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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