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Why Is Internet Outrage So Popular?

#130
buldog5151bass said:
It's not hypocritical at all. No one is paying me a salary. If I don't get work done, I don't make money. When I have free time, I can play.

If I am paying someone a salary, I am not paying them to play on line. If they want to do that on break or lunch, I have no problem with that.
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Is it not possible they have downtime as well? I mean if their all-powerful, always-working, ultra-deserving job creator has it, certainly the lows can have some?
 
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#133
Darth Handsome said:
Buldog is like a poor man's Sauron.
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I was going to say that he does remind me of a pteranodon-esque energy vampire inhabiting the Savage Land.

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#134
DerHoggz said:
Is it not possible they have downtime as well? I mean if their all-powerful, always-working, ultra-deserving job creator has it, certainly the lows can have some?
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If there is nothing you can do, including helping someone else, then yes. But I want to know, because then I'm not doing my job.

Remember, employees get paid whether or not the company makes money. I've paid employees when I've gone weeks without seeing a dime.

In all seriousness, let's say I have two employees with the same job. Number one does exactly what he has to do. The other looks to do what he/she can to be as productive as possible. Who do you think is going to be promoted, get a raise, get a recommendation?

In my first job interview, I was asked by the owner, "what do you think your job is?". When I said something like be a good attorney, he said, "No. You're job is to make me money. I'll teach you everything possible to be the best attorney you can be. But remember. That is your job". That's life. If you don't want to bea part of that, open your own business, and forfeit the paycheck.
 
#135
I've seen this posting-at-work subject come up before. I'm on salary, not an hourly-wage employee, and my workload is what it is--whether I get it all done in 8 hours a day at my desk (ha!) or also need some extra number of hours a week in the office or at home. So as long as I don't spend too much time posting in the office and meet my deadlines, it's a non-issue.

I doubt I'm the only one in this situation.
 
#136
FWIF, I had a client today. I had to go to her because she could not climb the stairs to my office. Together, my wife/partner and I have spent about 18 hours helping them. Total payment to date - $100. That's about my rate of pay will be, never mind my other expenses. Also had a good talk with the husband, who used to be a bass player about 40 years ago.
 
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#137
buldog5151bass said:
In my first job interview, I was asked by the owner, "what do you think your job is?". When I said something like be a good attorney, he said, "No. You're job is to make me money. I'll teach you everything possible to be the best attorney you can be. But remember. That is your job". That's life. If you don't want to bea part of that, open your own business, and forfeit the paycheck.
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That's pretty much why I haven't worked in the private for-profit sector in 12 years. At the end of the day, I didn't want to look back and say my life's work was increasing shareholder value. That's not a knock on people who work in the corporate world; the world needs those people, I own investments, and ultimately, my job exists because of a symbiotic relationship with the corporate world. But as idealistic as it is, I've always been driven by higher ideals and other intrinsic motivating factors. The majority of my colleagues are attorneys, and while they top out at comfortable salaries, it's still not the potential of what they'd make as associates at bigger law firms. They're where they're at because they believe in the work that they do.
 
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#138
buldog5151bass said:
FWIF, I had a client today. I had to go to her because she could not climb the stairs to my office. Together, my wife/partner and I have spent about 18 hours helping them. Total payment to date - $100. That's about my rate of pay will be, never mind my other expenses. Also had a good talk with the husband, who used to be a bass player about 40 years ago.
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For whatever reason people think that any business owner is rich. And they work part time mostly just counting their money.

I've found that most business owner are first in last out. They get paid last. After everyone. If they get paid.And half of these businesses go broke. Which means the owner lost everything they had.

I used to read INC magazine. Great educational device.

A business owner generally makes less than they were making working for someone else. I read this in INC years ago.

Looking at this is money was your only goal you'd be better off working at Burger King. You don't seem stupid so I'll go out on a limb and guess you're into this for more than just the bottom line.
 
#139
BawanaRik said:
For whatever reason people think that any business owner is rich. And they work part time mostly just counting their money.

I've found that most business owner are first in last out. They get paid last. After everyone. If they get paid.And half of these businesses go broke. Which means the owner lost everything they had.

I used to read INC magazine. Great educational device.

A business owner generally makes less than they were making working for someone else. I read this in INC years ago.

Looking at this is money was your only goal you'd be better off working at Burger King. You don't seem stupid so I'll go out on a limb and guess you're into this for more than just the bottom line.
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So why don't these business owners just get another job?
 

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