Working tomorrow?

Sort of like the Friday after Thanksgiving, stuck between the holiday and the weekend. Going in. Should be quiet and productive with about half the office staff already scheduled to take the day off.

Remote tomorrow, planning to start before the sun comes up so I can wrap up by 9am.

Gotta make a few calls, then pontooning. Which is different than poontanging.

Motown Spartan wrote:Gotta make a few calls, then pontooning. Which is different than poontanging.

Thanks for clarifying

Going to pretend I'm working, like most other days...

Fucking wild. Got a text alert couple minutes ago from work saying there is a power outage and the building will be closed tomorrow. Woot!

Will login remotely (after sleeping in) to see if the servers are functioning

Had meniscus surgery on friday... SICK DAY!!!

(Knee felt better then it has the last 3 months on day 1...)

I'm in the office today. I figure today and Wednesday and I'm good for the week. I'm supposed to be in 3 days a week, but I'm counting tomorrow as an office day.

Normal commute time of an hour + only took 30 minutes today. Which is why I hate coming ot the office. WTF is the point of sitting in traffic for an hour. Oh well, if they wanted me working during that time they could have told me to work from home.

I have completed my work for the day and am logging out

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:I have completed my work for the day and am logging out

I'm running later than I hoped, but I'm not far behind, only because I took a time out earlier to get my walk in because later looked rainier but fuck me because now the sun is out.

Put some hours in from home but said fuck it and PTOing the rest of the day.

Weird looking at the outage map.  Nothing out north of M-59 and just a handful south

The Pantry wrote:Put some hours in from home but said fuck it and PTOing the rest of the day.

Weird looking at the outage map.  Nothing out north of M-59 and just a handful south

Do you actually take PTO, or you are just monitoring work so if anything comes up you can do it, but otherwise already relaxing?
I was told to monitor emails after noon and our PM conference call was canceled..

Cut out early today. More annoyed about working the 5th, tbh.

Cameron wrote:Cut out early today. More annoyed about working the 5th, tbh.

It's hard picturing you at work, Cam. However, I can picture you telling all your bosses and co-workers to fuck off.

I took Paid Time Off* (pto) today but honestly I just throw pto at things so that no one can question if I should or shouldn’t be doing something. I get 30 days a year, and had a month long paternity leave earlier this year, so I’ve only used like 5 of the 30 days. 0% chance I’ll be able to use all of it so no sense in not marking it down as a pto day

*Paid time off, planned time off, or personal time off(PTO), is a policy in some employee handbooks that provides a bank of hours in which the employer pools sick days, vacation days, and personal days that allows employees to use as the need or desire arises. This policy pertains mainly to the United States, where there are no federal legal requirements for a minimum number of paid vacation days (see also the list of statutory minimum employment leave by country). Instead, U.S. companies determine the amount of paid time off that will be allotted to employees, while keeping in mind the payoff in recruiting and retaining employees.

Cameron wrote:Cut out early today. More annoyed about working the 5th, tbh.

If the 4th falls on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday then I'm all for the country just shutting down for the week and giving people a mental health week.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:I took pto today but honestly I just throw pto at things so that no one can question if I should or shouldn’t be doing something. I get 30 days a year, and had a month long paternity leave earlier this year, so I’ve only used like 5 of the 30 days. 0% chance I’ll be able to use all of it so no sense in not marking it down as a pto day

When people say PTO, I think power take off on a tractor more than paid time off. I just want to share that with you, Travis. In the future it might be better spell it out the first time you use it in the post instead of the going to the acronym right away. This would be better for me. Would you mind editing your post?

Floyd Robertson wrote:

Cameron wrote:Cut out early today. More annoyed about working the 5th, tbh.

If the 4th falls on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday then I'm all for the country just shutting down for the week and giving people a mental health week.

This is why America is losing. Napping, days off, no school in the summer. It's all about breaks. We need to work harder.

InTenSity wrote:

The Pantry wrote:Put some hours in from home but said fuck it and PTOing the rest of the day.

Weird looking at the outage map.  Nothing out north of M-59 and just a handful south

Do you actually take PTO, or you are just monitoring work so if anything comes up you can do it, but otherwise already relaxing?
I was told to monitor emails after noon and our PM conference call was canceled..

I actually work when logged in remotely because I always have stuff to do.  That, and a bit paranoid the company can monitor my computer activity when logged in.  Maybe Floyd can expound on whether my paranoia is justified or not...?

Been reading stories of how companies are losing interest in employees working remotely, post pandemic.  Sounds to me many are fucking the dog at home. Teams meetings during the pandemic were both amusing and sometimes annoying listening to peoples kids and pets in the background.

Trapper Gus wrote:Don't forget all the retired people, who didn't work until they died.

Don't even get me started about the concept of retirement. It was invented to destroy America. Look it up.

Turtleneck wrote:

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:I took pto today but honestly I just throw pto at things so that no one can question if I should or shouldn’t be doing something. I get 30 days a year, and had a month long paternity leave earlier this year, so I’ve only used like 5 of the 30 days. 0% chance I’ll be able to use all of it so no sense in not marking it down as a pto day

When people say PTO, I think power take off on a tractor more than paid time off. I just want to share that with you, Travis. In the future it might be better spell it out the first time you use it in the post instead of the going to the acronym right away. This would be better for me. Would you mind editing your post?

Done. Sorry for the confusion.

Floyd Robertson wrote:

Cameron wrote:Cut out early today. More annoyed about working the 5th, tbh.

If the 4th falls on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday then I'm all for the country just shutting down for the week and giving people a mental health week.

Pity upvote for writing so many words with no one else acknowledging it. Of course, I just woke up from my nap and I’m sleepy and vulnerable.

The Pantry wrote:

InTenSity wrote:
Do you actually take PTO, or you are just monitoring work so if anything comes up you can do it, but otherwise already relaxing?
I was told to monitor emails after noon and our PM conference call was canceled..

I actually work when logged in remotely because I always have stuff to do.  That, and a bit paranoid the company can monitor my computer activity when logged in.  Maybe Floyd can expound on whether my paranoia is justified or not...?

Been reading stories of how companies are losing interest in employees working remotely, post pandemic.  Sounds to me many are fucking the dog at home. Teams meetings during the pandemic were both amusing and sometimes annoying listening to peoples kids and pets in the background.

My wife’s business gives everyone the option of wfh or at the office. They were already set up for wfh pre-pandemic. Everyone loves it and productivity never suffers. Maybe because it’s not an enormous company, IDK.

Motown Spartan wrote:Gotta make a few calls, then pontooning. Which is different than poontanging.

On an inland lake?

tGreenWay wrote:

The Pantry wrote:
I actually work when logged in remotely because I always have stuff to do.  That, and a bit paranoid the company can monitor my computer activity when logged in.  Maybe Floyd can expound on whether my paranoia is justified or not...?

Been reading stories of how companies are losing interest in employees working remotely, post pandemic.  Sounds to me many are fucking the dog at home.  Teams meetings during the pandemic were both amusing and sometimes annoying listening to peoples kids and pets in the background.

My wife’s business gives everyone the option of wfh or at the office. They were already set up for wfh pre-pandemic. Everyone loves it and productivity never suffers. Maybe because it’s not an enormous company, IDK.

Idk? I don’t know what that means greenway please help.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:


My wife’s business gives everyone the option of wfh or at the office. They were already set up for wfh pre-pandemic. Everyone loves it and productivity never suffers. Maybe because it’s not an enormous company, IDK.

Idk? I don’t know what that means greenway please help.

I don’t know either, Travis. I see the kids using it and this was my attempt at sounding with it.

tGreenWay wrote:

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:
Idk? I don’t know what that means greenway please help.

I don’t know either, Travis. I see the kids using it and this was my attempt at sounding with it.

How many kids do you text with greenway?

The Pantry wrote:

InTenSity wrote:
Do you actually take PTO, or you are just monitoring work so if anything comes up you can do it, but otherwise already relaxing?
I was told to monitor emails after noon and our PM conference call was canceled..

I actually work when logged in remotely because I always have stuff to do.  That, and a bit paranoid the company can monitor my computer activity when logged in.  Maybe Floyd can expound on whether my paranoia is justified or not...?

Been reading stories of how companies are losing interest in employees working remotely, post pandemic.  Sounds to me many are fucking the dog at home. Teams meetings during the pandemic were both amusing and sometimes annoying listening to peoples kids and pets in the background.

Companies can monitor your productivity from anywhere. It just depends on how paranoid they are, how controlling they want to appear and how much they want to invest to log & analyze everything. We're a 10 person company, ain't not time for that nonsense. People not pulling their weight stand out like a sore thumb.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:



I don’t know either, Travis. I see the kids using it and this was my attempt at sounding with it.

How many kids do you text with greenway?

None, Travis. I hack their phones and read their texts.

tGreenWay wrote:

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:
How many kids do you text with greenway?

None, Travis. I hack their phones and read their texts.

That is creepier.

tGreenWay wrote:

Floyd Robertson wrote:

If the 4th falls on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday then I'm all for the country just shutting down for the week and giving people a mental health week.

Pity upvote for writing so many words with no one else acknowledging it. Of course, I just woke up from my nap and I’m sleepy and vulnerable.

Thanks, but Turtleneck acknowledged it and as his tSwill buddy you know nothing gets by him.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:


None, Travis. I hack their phones and read their texts.

That is creepier.

I know.

Floyd Robertson wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:




Pity upvote for writing so many words with no one else acknowledging it. Of course, I just woke up from my nap and I’m sleepy and vulnerable.

Thanks, but Turtleneck acknowledged it and as his tSwill buddy you know nothing gets by him.

You’re welcome, of course. Yes, I know Turtleneck responded. I did your upvote because we’re a team like that. He’s my buddy and I’ve got his back.

Thanks, Travis.

Great seeing you, GreenWay! Nice work with the upvote. You're the best.

Turtleneck wrote:

Floyd Robertson wrote:

If the 4th falls on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday then I'm all for the country just shutting down for the week and giving people a mental health week.

This is why America is losing. Napping, days off, no school in the summer. It's all about breaks. We need to work harder.

"So you want the day off from work, eh?"

Floyd Robertson wrote:

The Pantry wrote:
I actually work when logged in remotely because I always have stuff to do.  That, and a bit paranoid the company can monitor my computer activity when logged in.  Maybe Floyd can expound on whether my paranoia is justified or not...?

Been reading stories of how companies are losing interest in employees working remotely, post pandemic.  Sounds to me many are fucking the dog at home. Teams meetings during the pandemic were both amusing and sometimes annoying listening to peoples kids and pets in the background.

Companies can monitor your productivity from anywhere. It just depends on how paranoid they are, how controlling they want to appear and how much they want to invest to log & analyze everything. We're a 10 person company, ain't not time for that nonsense. People not pulling their weight stand out like a sore thumb.

I don't know if I told the story of what happened to me here or not. Back in April they took my office down. I was told to empty it out and they would let me know where to go after that. 2 months later my boss calls me and asks if I'm going to the office. He works in TX, I'm in Miami. I said nope, they took my office down and no one told me where I was supposed to work from so I've been working from home. 2 fucking months and no one notices where I'm working from, all of the sudden it becomes important that I'm working from the office. Oh, wait, there are no offices or places for me to sit. They have to ask another VP if I can take an office from their side. They say fine. I show up, nothing is ready for me to come back to the office. I spend the first few hours with IT so they can setup my office to have my laptop work. I take in my own laptop now so I can surf and play games or do whatever the fuck I want. I show up between 9 and 9:30 and I leave between 2 and 3. I go to work to be on the same teams calls and waste time commuting.

InTenSity wrote:I go to work to be on the same teams calls and waste time commuting.

Essentially my one day at the office too... I have better access to a good lunch, so a nice treat one day a week. Also, Costco is on the way so I make the TP and water run... that said, I'm not going to bitch, cause 1 day is better then 5.

InTenSity wrote:

Floyd Robertson wrote:

Companies can monitor your productivity from anywhere. It just depends on how paranoid they are, how controlling they want to appear and how much they want to invest to log & analyze everything. We're a 10 person company, ain't not time for that nonsense. People not pulling their weight stand out like a sore thumb.

I don't know if I told the story of what happened to me here or not. Back in April they took my office down. I was told to empty it out and they would let me know where to go after that. 2 months later my boss calls me and asks if I'm going to the office. He works in TX, I'm in Miami. I said nope, they took my office down and no one told me where I was supposed to work from so I've been working from home. 2 fucking months and no one notices where I'm working from, all of the sudden it becomes important that I'm working from the office. Oh, wait, there are no offices or places for me to sit. They have to ask another VP if I can take an office from their side. They say fine. I show up, nothing is ready for me to come back to the office. I spend the first few hours with IT so they can setup my office to have my laptop work. I take in my own laptop now so I can surf and play games or do whatever the fuck I want. I show up between 9 and 9:30 and I leave between 2 and 3. I go to work to be on the same teams calls and waste time commuting.

wow. How many work at your company?

The Pantry wrote:

InTenSity wrote:
I don't know if I told the story of what happened to me here or not. Back in April they took my office down. I was told to empty it out and they would let me know where to go after that. 2 months later my boss calls me and asks if I'm going to the office. He works in TX, I'm in Miami. I said nope, they took my office down and no one told me where I was supposed to work from so I've been working from home. 2 fucking months and no one notices where I'm working from, all of the sudden it becomes important that I'm working from the office. Oh, wait, there are no offices or places for me to sit. They have to ask another VP if I can take an office from their side. They say fine. I show up, nothing is ready for me to come back to the office. I spend the first few hours with IT so they can setup my office to have my laptop work. I take in my own laptop now so I can surf and play games or do whatever the fuck I want. I show up between 9 and 9:30 and I leave between 2 and 3. I go to work to be on the same teams calls and waste time commuting.

wow. How many work at your company?

I work at HQ, so it used to be around 300 I think, but that's probably around 250 now. Worldwide its somewhere around 40k.