tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post5673608445771209387..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: A New MondayRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-26443523605693478652017-06-20T00:19:28.145-04:002017-06-20T00:19:28.145-04:00Yes, Old NFO, "The Law of Unintended Conseque...Yes, Old NFO, "The Law of Unintended Consequences."rickn8orhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911803300343351338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-30943978009539103282017-06-19T21:09:30.190-04:002017-06-19T21:09:30.190-04:00Cue the accountant screaming in three, two.... Whe...Cue the accountant screaming in three, two.... When they see the actual OT people are working to keep the shop running.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-54151040415615466892017-06-19T17:49:04.512-04:002017-06-19T17:49:04.512-04:00My partner is routinely clocking an extra hour eac...My partner is routinely clocking an extra hour each day, unlogged in the paper honor system and therefore unpaid, because otherwise (after round three of 'retirements' of the boots on the ground staff) it is the only way to get the work done. Overtime having been cut to emergencies in an industry which has no middle ground between 'it is working' and 'let's be on national news'. Interestingly the two salaried people in the office never show up on time and always leave early. I rather wish that they would hurry up and set up the key card system, since both hourly and salary people would be logged into the system. Not that I really expect the high and mighty to notice the discrepancies or to figure out who is or is not actually working.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-2445919618997286972017-06-19T14:21:09.901-04:002017-06-19T14:21:09.901-04:00One fine day, new boss waltzes into my department ...One fine day, new boss waltzes into my department and begins to berate a very frazzled-looking co-worker as to why he didn't clock out on the computer the day before.<br /><br />With bloodshot eyes and a two-day growth of beard, he replied the reason he didn't clock out before going home was because he never went home in the first place.<br /><br />His shift's relief and his relief's relief didn't show up. He muscled through 32 hours straight. We called him a cab and drove his car home for him...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-35606109297363371002017-06-19T11:37:57.328-04:002017-06-19T11:37:57.328-04:00Where I'm at now, they went from paper timeshe...Where I'm at now, they went from paper timesheets (for plebs; healthcare professionals had Service Activity Logs that got pored over for billing purposes) to a fully-computer-based system...<br /><br />...that allows a simple timesheet entry as an option. :V<br /><br />I flex it around, so eight hours logged is legit, even if I'm in a bit early (for parking/systems prep) and out likewise (traffic, mostly). If I ever have to do anything more than five minutes off, it's logged (and OT would have to be approved anyway).<br /><br />The previous two jobs (plastics plant and CSR phone monkey, respectively) both had straight-up computerized time-clock systems, and mandatory logging out when taking lunches - and so every day you burned a few minutes, every login/logout, dealing with the system. Plant had a very few (and very aged) computers for this use, and so lines formed; call center had individual (undercapable) terminals, and sluggy network combined with slapping all the assorted crapware into one big pile of system hog. <br /><br />And yet, those two previous neato-burrito electronic time systems still required a paper slip for every vacation or sick-time request. :facepalm:Ygolonacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-36705070640495563532017-06-19T09:45:14.856-04:002017-06-19T09:45:14.856-04:00I got hired into a place that was using the honor ...I got hired into a place that was using the honor system for time and when I started turning in time sheets they asked me why I was working so much more than everyone else.<br />I've gotten meticulous about recording over the years, between contracting and issues with HR. I said "I'm not, I'm working just about the same as everyone else." They checked logs, not maliciously just out of curiosity and figured out the old hourly guy was shorting himself an average of 2 hours a 2 week pay period. JayNolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08968502576630432928noreply@blogger.com