Work - to go home or not...

[beckieswann]

Okay, so this is a bit naughty

but no Manager is in, we have noone to call, nothing to do (this has been like this for 2 weeks) and I could pretend i'm sick & go home....

BUT I always feel guilty about it - should I or shouldn't I? Has anyone else ever been a bit naughty and gone home "ill"?

 

[Persephone]

Surely there is something you could do?

 

[ester]

no I have always been far too good!

 

[beckieswann]

Nope! Absolutely nothing! I sell Glowmax from a fuel company and we phoned all of our customers 2 weeks ago and they've run out of things for us to do.... we're going through a tranisitional period of doing inbound calls which was supposed to be set up beginning of this week and now won't be till next week...

And not being bigheaded I do use my initiative and I've used it to the extent of there's nothing else we can do to sell the product to our exisiting customers!! Lol. Arghh!!!

 

[beckieswann]

Same as, and I know I'll feel guilty!! But the Management let everyone else get away with it...

 

[Dubsie]

You could take a half day and say you'll make it up at busy times (like 2 weeks before Christmas or when it snows by working an hour or so late)

 

[ucmeicu]

yeah go for it, have a migraine or stomach ache and enjoy yr day...........

 

[Dubsie]

Also wipe the history/cookies from your computer , just in case they read your postings...

 

[3Beasties]

Is everyone's job deathly quiet?

I thought it was just mine......

 

[Skippydo]

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Also wipe the history/cookies from your computer , just in case they read your postings...

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It won't make any difference, it will be on the server

Don't do it, i did it once 28 years ago and have never considered it since. I worked Saturdays in a frozen food store and the only way to get time off was for weddings and sickness, so I said I had a wedding cos I wanted to go to a hunter trial.
Had a fantastic day did brill and had my picture taken by the local paper, I was well chuffed.

Got home and thought s**t my pics going to be in paper and I was supposed to be at a wedding!!

I had to go down to the local newspaper and beg them not to use the picture, thankfully they didn’t.

Close call but I never did it again.

 

[Flibble]

I would sack you if I found out but then I would sack anyone who worked for me and spent their day posting on forums and bidding on Ebay..

 

[beckieswann]

lol flibble... as you can tell i'm still here!! I went downstairs to tell my supervisor and felt guilty

I'm glad i'm not the only one who's ever considered it!!!

 

[Flibble]

I have concerns with the number of you guys bored at work because when things are tight in a Company they look for excuses to lay people off without having to pay out redundancy etc. Its no good burying your head in the sand and saying doesnt happen because it does!

It may be worthwhile some of you keeping an eye on your employment contract and seeing what references are made to use of the Internet in Company time. If your Terms allow this no probs if they dont well what can I say!!

 

[beckieswann]

It's true, but they've just employed more people for the winter! I will be more careful... but it's Managements lack of allocating jobs!

I'll just sit and carry on learning to juggle