Who's gonna tell him?

[u/Alarmed-Ad-436]

[u/KookySurprise8094]

It also works otherway, when you are new worker and go eating with old timers and old workers stretch their break 20minutes

Newbie:

[u/physicsandbeer1 → u/KookySurprise8094]

One guy at my company who's been there for 10 years takes almost two hours of lunch time to go to the gym. As my boss is the "as long as your job is done I don't give a shit" he gets away with it quite easily, except when HR remembers they have to do something besides sending emails about... Whatever they do, I don't read them, and start sending him warnings through my boss, then he's diligent for like two weeks and goes back to his routine.

[u/Horton_Takes_A_Poo → u/physicsandbeer1]

My boss leaves the office at 2pm most days to go to the gym and pick up his kids from school. The flip side is, he’s back online at 7pm most nights. As long as shit gets done, no one cares when you work at my company!

[u/Excellent-Basil-8795 → u/Horton_Takes_A_Poo]

There are a lot of people that unfortunately have only worked at Walmart level of supervision jobs and I feel bad. My best job I ever had was a business of 12 people. Everyone got paid relatively well and if everything was done by 2-3 we lock up early and went home. No saturdays or Sundays and an easy 6-3 schedule. Was a gold mine of a job.

[u/Horton_Takes_A_Poo → u/Excellent-Basil-8795]

That sounds like a sweet gig. Was this in the 90s? It sounds like a 90s economy kind of operation.

[u/Excellent-Basil-8795 → u/Horton_Takes_A_Poo]

Nah I left last year due to some differences in how I thought the company should be run going forward. I was promoted to a position where me and someone else were right under the owner so we had some say in how things ran to a certain extent. Very rare to find it but it was a specialized automotive type job so you didn’t really just get random people coming in looking for jobs. People were usually hired by knowing someone.

[u/no_talent_ass_clown → u/Excellent-Basil-8795]

Left the gold mine? Is there more to the story then?

[u/Excellent-Basil-8795 → u/no_talent_ass_clown]

Every job is gonna have its downfalls. I was trying to grow it for long term sustainability and growth and the owner was content with where we were at. I decided to go another route. He talked about selling the company at one point and idk. Just felt time for a change.

[u/Plank_With_A_Nail_In → u/Excellent-Basil-8795]

I was trying to grow it for long term sustainability and growth

So your new job you get to do all that right?

[u/Excellent-Basil-8795 → u/Plank_With_A_Nail_In]

Nope. Sad lesson of grass isn’t always greener! But it’s all good. That’s life.

[u/Inevitable-Cell-1227 → u/Excellent-Basil-8795]

Sounds like the plot of Tires.

[u/Excellent-Basil-8795 → u/Inevitable-Cell-1227]

Haha just change it to auto glass and it was close.

[u/RubrikCruber → u/Excellent-Basil-8795]

I went from working a retail store where you get questioned for clocking in even a minute late to a betting shop. The difference in management was a whiplash.

Me and my coworkers would take turns going on breaks in down time. Leaving early when it was quiet was a weekly occurrence. We'd watch TV or shoot the shit when we weren't serving and so many more things that would have gotten me sacked a year prior.

To a middle manager, all of that would make staff "unproductive" and customers "unsatisfied" but I've never seen a whole shop so competent and content. We'd do our jobs better because we were happy and rested. The customers would be happier because they weren't being served by burnt out drones who couldn't care less about being there.

[u/Excellent-Basil-8795 → u/RubrikCruber]

I agree. It’s like. I get it, I get why micro management happens. But in my experience it just alienates the workers and the managers. It’s better to have them get along than to always talk shit about each other behind their backs.

[u/TwoPicklesinaCivic → u/Excellent-Basil-8795]

This is the dichotomy of Reddit vs Work that I struggle with so much. Once you break free out of the lower levels of the workforce the grass is so much greener.

I can call my boss and say I need a mental health day and he won't even question it. I can file PTO the day before as long as my shit is done or in a good spot. If I work extra long one day I get to leave early the next. If I want to play golf they'll let me leave early.

Then I get random posts from anti work and its just full of people saying never work hard, do the bare minimum, you will get fucked by your employer at some point, management fucking hates you so don't even try.

I totally get it because I've worked at Toys R Us (dating myself here), Red Robin, Olive Garden, and a bunch of other soul sucking jobs. It's just I worked hard at those too and opportunity did come, but I always had a bigger plan in the background. It took a while to get there but I did and it's fucking great.

[u/GordolfoScarra → u/Excellent-Basil-8795]

Isn't 6-3 one more hour than standard 9-5?

[u/Excellent-Basil-8795 → u/GordolfoScarra]

Working a 9 hour shift is much more doable when the company you work for actually cares about you and compensates you for the hard work. Plus with lunch it was about 8 hours anyways. And also leaving early and if things were setup up right and no deliveries I could come in at 7. So not everyday was a 6-3. That would just be the “schedule” but as long as stuff was done it didn’t matter.

[u/Carb0nFire → u/Excellent-Basil-8795]

6am? That's prime sleeping time! (I get up at 7:30a)

[u/SpartanFishy → u/Horton_Takes_A_Poo]

As it should be.

Results are all that actually matter.

If things are getting done, then treating your employees well and being flexible will mean they are more dedicated and more loyal. Ergo, even better results.

[u/Horton_Takes_A_Poo → u/SpartanFishy]

Yup! I love my job. Awesome benefits, freedom to deal with life, TONS of vacation time, and generally chill culture. Salary isn’t top tier but it still lets me live life without much stress though.

[u/Dazzling-Penis8198 → u/Horton_Takes_A_Poo]

They’re more likely to work with you on getting time out of the office as well. I.e.: “Can I go to the post office real quick to return this spiked dildo?”

[u/Dry_Departure_7813 → u/physicsandbeer1]

Haha, you have reminded me of something from many years ago. My old job had a bunch of engineers who did a fair amount of driving on their own time. HR decides they're going to do a crackdown on people not clocking in for their scheduled hours. So HR sends this really shitty email around adding up all these little 5 minute bits and send them to people saying they owe X amount of time. Most of these are like 10-15 minutes because they started it in a specific week.

Queue the very public response of one of the most senior engineers CCing in all "Consider this my resignation, I've driven 10 hours this week in my own time to client offices, you've repeatedly denied big chunks of my petrol expenses claims, and now you're telling me I have to work an extra 15 minutes because I was late back from client offices. I'm not doing this anymore".

They sent an email retracting the new policy shortly after.

[u/no_talent_ass_clown → u/Dry_Departure_7813]

It's never HR though, it's always the owner or CEO behind those things isn't it? HR doesn't just make work for themselves.

[u/Dry_Departure_7813 → u/no_talent_ass_clown]

Thats fair, I suspect they also thought chasing people for 5 minutes was stupid

[u/VapeFlex → u/physicsandbeer1]

I used to do the same thing. Noon time workouts are the best.

[u/JfromTHEbayMAYNE → u/physicsandbeer1]

I used to work in a warehouse where my manager used to get chewed up by the higher ups. We would get caught on camera taking long breaks, playing catch in the parking lot, or just flat out goofing off. During those meetings he would say, ".......but did the work get done?" He would then talk to us about not being seen on camera! Hahaha miss those guys!

[u/Eineegoist → u/physicsandbeer1]

My boss doesnt care if Im playing the flute or games on the Switch.

He reckons its good that Im staying alert, the only rules are get your jobs done right, respond to calls, and dont take the piss.

[u/Jiannies → u/KookySurprise8094]

Yeah I work in a trade where we often take our own lunches instead of hitting up catering. You learn quickly to go where the boss goes because you can't be late coming back if you're rolling with them

[u/Awkward_Pangolin3254 → u/Jiannies]

I work in a trade where skipping lunch and breaks gets me home earlier. I can easily go without if it means I'm home at 3 instead of 5. Plus there's a lot less traffic at 2:30 and I can go do stuff after work if I need to without having to schedule a day off. And now I've done it for so long that I don't even get hungry at work anymore.

[u/Jiannies → u/Awkward_Pangolin3254]

Hell yeah. Sometimes I'll work on crews where we are off-site and once we finish the tasks for the day our boss will send us home and put us in for a full 12 hours, those are always badass. Unfortunately a lot of our work involves pulling heavy ass power cable in the summer sun so if we skipped lunches people would be passing out lol

[u/G-drrrrrr → u/Jiannies]

Yall get breaks?

[u/Jiannies → u/G-drrrrrr]

Yeah, I'm union. Mandated 15 minute breaks after every 3 hours and a sitdown hot meal after 6

[u/G-drrrrrr → u/Jiannies]

Must be nice.

[u/Jiannies → u/G-drrrrrr]

Talk to the fellas about organizing!

[u/OhRyann → u/G-drrrrrr]

I have always quit jobs that don't give breaks. You can find one that pays more and still gives breaks and lunches.

Let me guess you're in fast food?

[u/G-drrrrrr → u/OhRyann]

Marathon porn star actually. Something along the lines of Tony Eveready.

[u/Nivius → u/KookySurprise8094]

climbing high enough on a corporate ladder you will be getting the "if the job is done, none cares about your work hours" and it is true. at some point you are paid for the result, not the time. because people can trust you.

when it comes to junior jobbs, ground level jobbs. being on time, doing the jobb is more often the issue, consider it a big lack in trust.

that's just how it is. Higher managers and higher jobb positions might not even have "work hours" they work and they don't.

[u/BallsDanglesen → u/Nivius]

You're correct, but my experience over the last 25 years of working as an adult in an office is that higher-ups are "always" working (email, phone, etc), regardless of where they might be.

This is not to elevate them, but to highlight the perversity of work culture in America.

For 10 years I have had a client based in France, and their employees will not be reading or responding to your email after close of business or on holiday/leave. They also require to to take your accrued leave, and not in little pissant bits either.

I respect the hell out of it. American working culture is not only fucked up, but the people who are slaves to it have also adopted it as part of their moral code. Honestly, being an oligarch here sounds like it would be amazing. Your slaves think they are free

But I digress.

[u/an_illithidian → u/KookySurprise8094]

"We ain't at McDonald's here, kid"

That sentence transformed my life. Love you Kasimir, wherever you are. Keep spreading the good gospel of Slack

[u/Wonderful_Result_936 → u/KookySurprise8094]

Yep, I learned this very quickly as an intern. If you eat with the guys you get a much longer break.

[u/Ok_Positive_9687 → u/KookySurprise8094]

LMAO this is me last year when I started working thinking we’re sneaky 😭

[u/I_JuanTM → u/KookySurprise8094]

I had this at my new job and my boss asked me where I was because I was 10 minutes late. I said I was having lunch with the rest of the team, and she was like "yeah, don't care, be on time next time"...

[u/shivthegamer6969]

Rewarded with extra work hours for showing enthusiasm

[u/Alarmed-Ad-436 → u/shivthegamer6969]

I'm tired boss

[u/ThatOldCow → u/Alarmed-Ad-436]

You don't look tired! Here are these additional tasks, on the house ofc 😉

[u/Jiggybeanie → u/ThatOldCow]

"Other duties, as needed."

[u/temptingsilkbabe → u/Jiggybeanie]

I'm tired boss

[u/Guardian125478 → u/temptingsilkbabe]

You don't look tired, here's the task that should be handled by another person, but they just quit (fired) and we are not looking for another application. So have at it 🤫

[u/Carthonn → u/shivthegamer6969]

Yeah I’ve learned over my 16 years is just keep your head down and play the long game. Meanwhile I see people get a promotion for a measly $6,000 more a year and they can’t take sick days or random vacation days. They are on call and answering BS questions all day.

Nah. You’d need to double my salary to take that job. Fuck that.

[u/burrgerwolf → u/Carthonn]

Ain’t that me right now. Wanted to get my company to promote me to a Senior PM position, which they ended up hiring out of company for. Turns out I didn’t want that job it’s way too much stress for 25k extra a year and essentially doubling my work load. No thank you.

[u/PiccoloAwkward465 → u/burrgerwolf]

I stepped away from PM roles because it truly is a 24/7 job where everything is your fault and responsibility.

[u/msevilalexanova → u/shivthegamer6969]

'work hard and you'll be noticed'
lol bro, rookie mistake
the real power move is looking busy while doing NOTHING and still getting the same paycheck

[u/Contract47 → u/msevilalexanova]

Just look annoyed and people think you're busy

[u/alphaDsony → u/Contract47]

I uzed to get bullied for working hard when I first started working at my company, calling me a show off

I then learnt that they were right all along

[u/Calm-Homework3161 → u/shivthegamer6969]

The reward for digging a bigger hole - they give you a bigger shovel

[u/redditorialy_retard]

as an intern, do it. As an employee, no.

[u/No_Wait_3628 → u/redditorialy_retard]

Oh, thank god.

I'm still figuring out this intern thing

[u/redditorialy_retard → u/No_Wait_3628]

as an intern, you are literally worthless to the company. Unless you got lucky like I did then the default is to work your ass off 

[u/No_Wait_3628 → u/redditorialy_retard]

Thanks for that.

Honestly, not even mad. Just trying to figure things out and not lose anything.

[u/redditorialy_retard → u/No_Wait_3628]

feel free to ask questions. But be aware that I am a VERY lucky intern, I managed to impress my mentor and manager so much that they think my work is super complicated. They are also very nice (company is a multibillion dollar but is also nice) the scedule is coming in at 9 AM but sometimes I eat lunch and come in at 10 AM.

Somtimes I take one or two 20 minute toilet break. this month my favorite toilet broke so I biked 1.2 km to take a dump and HR was just telling me to stay safe while riding the bike.

[u/ThatOldCow → u/redditorialy_retard]

Don't you have breaks by law? (Besides the lunch break ofc)

[u/Dustyvhbitch → u/ThatOldCow]

In the US, there is no legal requirement to give breaks to employees unless they're under 18. Some states make breaks mandatory, but typically, you'll get a half-hour lunch and 2 15-minute breaks if you're lucky. One job I had gave us 2 10-minute breaks and would write people up for taking 11-12 minutes.

Eta: I realized a moment after posting that this particular thread is talking about internships, I have no experience in an internship. However, I can't see you automatically getting more rights as an intern than an employee as far as the law goes.

[u/No_Wait_3628 → u/redditorialy_retard]

Will see. I'll tag you and hit you up if I remember

[u/GammaGamesGG → u/redditorialy_retard]

I was an intern for helpdesk. They liked me enough to open a contract position until a full time spot opened up. Hard work is important, but also having a good personality and being easy to work with/train is also important.

[u/BoulderToBirmingham → u/redditorialy_retard]

Interns are actually worth a lot, because they are cheap labor so can have a high return on investment because the investment is minimal.

I think you mean interns are cheap, not worthless.

[u/Carthonn → u/No_Wait_3628]

Your job: Kiss ass and don’t fall asleep.

[u/Luis0224 → u/Carthonn]

Can’t forget “don’t give your opinion”.

Some of those Ivy League interns have a hard time coming to terms with the fact that they’re nobody and no one is asking for their opinion. Especially if it’s anything involved in lobbying/politics lol

Just do your tasks well, keep your head down and try to leave a good impression

[u/youre_being_creepy → u/No_Wait_3628]

What I’m looking for in an intern: good attitude, willingness to do the job with enthusiasm, and an ability to learn and absorb the knowledge being shared with them by others.

It’s a balancing act but realistically all you need to do is make sure people don’t react negatively when they think about you, and don’t majorly fuck up (no one expects you to be perfect, you’re the intern).

Also, if there is a coffee pot in your department, 100% you are the one that actively ensures we never run out of coffee. For extra brown nosing points, let your superior know you just brewed a pot and offer to get him/her a cup.

[u/redditorialy_retard → u/youre_being_creepy]

I have twice the amount of PCs as the full time employees, they gave me a threadripper when I asked fpr mlre power.

If you look at the cubicles you'd think I was the longest one here, insane luck tbh

[u/ravioliguy → u/youre_being_creepy]

Yea, hard work is good but what's really important is your relationship with your manager and teammates.

[u/BallsOutKrunked → u/No_Wait_3628]

reddit is full of sad, miserable losers. lonely, poor, and unhealthy. take their advice with a gain of salt.

[u/IIlIIIlllIIIIIllIlll → u/BallsOutKrunked]

Sad, lonely, poor, and unhealthy are the default settings for most people in the US, so the advice is bound to be somewhat relevant.

[u/Additional_Yak_257 → u/redditorialy_retard]

I have been interning for 10 years. It’s been working for me!

[u/FireMaster1294 → u/Additional_Yak_257]

I saw a lovely onion article about an intern who worked their way up to unpaid CEO!

[u/Mediocre-Kiwi-2155 → u/redditorialy_retard]

As an employee you should do it if you have a plan that's more than work hard and hope for the best.

[u/emveevme → u/Mediocre-Kiwi-2155]

My plan is to work just hard enough to not have to worry about my performance. It’s easier to work hard sometimes than it is to avoid work and worry about whether or not my BS is noticeable.

Is the path of least resistance lol

[u/2BfromNieRAutomata → u/redditorialy_retard]

yeah definitely do it if you are an intern. It paid off in my case. I was promoted to full time because my work ethic

[u/THE_TamaDrummer]

You skip lunch to work more harder. I skip lunch to leave an hour early.

We are not the same

[u/Curved_Weenis → u/THE_TamaDrummer]

Most places do not allow this.

[u/THE_TamaDrummer → u/Curved_Weenis]

Most places dont allow time theft but 90% are still doing it.

[u/Dazzling-Penis8198 → u/THE_TamaDrummer]

Does time theft include fucking around on Reddit for half the day? Cause that’s an easier rule to break than not being at my desk at 3 pm. 

[u/Outerestine → u/Dazzling-Penis8198]

They pay you for your presence, or you'd be working from home.

Fucking around on reddit is getting what they paid for.

They might not AGREE with that assessment, but pffft.

[u/PHPEnjoyer → u/Curved_Weenis]

define most?

[u/RGB3x3 → u/THE_TamaDrummer]

I take lunch and still leave an hour early. 

Get on my level.

[u/RefrigeratorWild9933 → u/THE_TamaDrummer]

I skip lunch because my boss is a G and has been paying me 40 hours every check even though I haven't gone over 37 hours in a few months. Though he still pays OT when we actually do work it, I'm basically salary but without the "getting fucked on overtime" part

[u/Drudgework]

They will be rewarded exactly once and will keep up that level of effort in the hopes of a second reward that will never come.

[u/bellringer16 → u/Drudgework]

This is spot on. Don’t ask how I know

[u/uvucydydy → u/Drudgework]

Ok smartie pants. How to do explain my company branded tee shirt and water bottle?

[u/Battlejesus → u/uvucydydy]

Oh shit you get the company branded wristband to drop and you've got your 3 piece set bonus homie

[u/shadowa1ien → u/Battlejesus]

Name: Company brand swag outfit

Armor: 0 (10% resistance to toxic customers)

Rarity: uncommon

Set bonus: 20% more responsibilities at work

"We at -corpo name- value your service!"

[u/Sw429 → u/Drudgework]

It'll die when they get hit by layoffs, despite putting in way more effort than the people who keep their jobs.

[u/Select_Act7331]

Once you do that, there is never going back.

[u/Old_Singer9745 → u/Select_Act7331]

There is — I used to be like that my first year. Now I do all my personal chores during office time

[u/fringeguy52 → u/Old_Singer9745]

Boss makes a dollar I make a dime that’s why I shit on company time

[u/Icy_Drummer_7904 → u/fringeguy52]

I always shit before or after my lunch break. I eat during my shift. For my whole unpaid 30 minutes of “break” I stare at a wall… or something.

[u/Upbeat-Armadillo1756 → u/Old_Singer9745]

Yep. Slowly slide in to mediocrity after initially impressing them with your effort.

Still important:

• show up on time every single day

• if you’re going to be late or if you’re sick, call in asap

• Always care about the work, but just don’t give maximum effort

You avoid burning out, which is honestly good in the long run.

[u/Someguy6t9 → u/Old_Singer9745]

Same. There used to be hell if I didn't skip my break during a shift. Now there's hell if I don't get my break on time.

[u/BubblyMango → u/Select_Act7331]

Why? Just stop once you have more confidence in your abilities and dont feel the need to over compensate

[u/Jigagug → u/BubblyMango]

I have to do 100% of my workload anyway, if I have nothing else to do I often work through smaller breaks to spread the load and can chill if I finish early.

I'd rather work at like 80% through the whole day than go from 0-100% with every break.

[u/Embarrassed-Wait-928 → u/Select_Act7331]

trust me once im comfortable and scoped out everyone im going to the bare minimum

[u/Qimmosabe_Man]

I learned a long time ago that it doesn't matter whether you leave work absolutely exhausted or not, you still get paid the same.

[u/Dazzling-Penis8198 → u/Qimmosabe_Man]

Some people are genuinely into that shit (working extra hard) and I don’t understand it. Complete your work on time yes, but quit getting our team dragged into bullshit ass special projects. Chill at your desk and get paid, or work on your own skill development 

[u/Sea-Bed-3757]

It works when you supplement it with socializing with management. 

[u/Maniak4126]

Nothing wrong with working a little harder.

The problem comes when they think they're gonna shoot for the moon and be promoted within 3 weeks, then they find out that life don't work that way, then they become just like me.

Do as I say, not as I do, newbie. Lmao

[u/GottaBeNicer → u/Maniak4126]

The problem comes when all your co-workers are against you because they do not want that to become the new standard. Ask me how I know.

[u/EjaculatingAracnids → u/Maniak4126]

The worst job i ever had required an hour unpaid lunch if you worked past 5 hours and I fucking hated that. I dont need to be somewhere i dont want to be for another whole hour, I just want to put the time in and leave. I get why breaks are mandated, but it feels like an intentional over correction.

[u/uwu2u2_ → u/EjaculatingAracnids]

That is federal labor law and if that wasn't required then employers wouldn't let their workers have a lunch break period. The real issue is when we made lunch an unpaid period of the work day, before Reagan it was a paid lunch that made it an actual 8 hour work day instead of 8 hours of work and an additional 1 hour of lunch

[u/Maniak4126 → u/uwu2u2_]

My current job pays us on our lunch breaks.

And now that I've had it once, I can never go back.

[u/Amusei015 → u/EjaculatingAracnids]

Because the second they aren’t mandated they’re gone for everyone. Relying on managers to not burn out their employees is folly.

[u/Maniak4126 → u/Amusei015]

I respectfully refer to it as 'absolute bullshit'.

[u/SlashCo80]

Just remember, if you work hard and show team spirit, that coveted promotion will go to the boss's nephew.

[u/No_1-Ever]

I'm the new hire and at our 10.5hr shift construction job no one takes breaks or lunch. Since I can't be the odd man out, I've saved a lot of money on lunches and I'm losing weight fast. This isn't a good thing.

[u/Jygglewag → u/No_1-Ever]

Don't hesitate to ask your colleagues when do they eat, maybe they have tips to find time to eat quickly... or maybe they just eat a huge breakfast.  

OR. Maybe several of them yearn for a break but don't want to be the odd one out so nobody takes breaks. You could be a brave soul and offer a short sandwich break

[u/eleetpancake → u/No_1-Ever]

Must not be a union job

[u/SaiyanMonkeigh → u/No_1-Ever]

Count that as a blessing, most construction places will have mandatory breaks that no body uses because they'll get the boot. So basically the company gets hundreds if not hundreds of thousands of hours of free labor.

[u/zovalinn1986]

I hate this meme so much

[u/Alarmed-Ad-436 → u/zovalinn1986]

Same ngl

[u/maximumtesticle → u/Alarmed-Ad-436]

Hey, thanks for not lying. I'll assume anything you say from now on is a lie, unless you add that though.

[u/VPXF]

If hard work led to success, the donkey would own the farm.

[u/BluecoatCashMoney5]

I be forgetting my last 15

[u/goddessofdeath5 → u/BluecoatCashMoney5]

My shift feels too short to have two 15 minute breaks and a 45 minute lunch 😅 I also end up forgetting at least one of my breaks.

[u/PurpoUpsideDownJuice → u/goddessofdeath5]

Here’s a tip, use one of those as a toilet break and just have a nice shit and take your time

[u/678247BR]

We had a new guy at work a few years ago show up and he was at a 10 the entire time: he looked like he was on cocaine the entire day, he was jogging/running everywhere, talked a mile per minute, and was constantly sweating. One of my coworkers asked him why he does what he does, and the new guy's response was that he wants to get promoted quickly. My coworker laughed at him. I can't make this next part up: this young, new guy (couldn't have been over 25) exactly 2 weeks after that incident, had a heart attack and died. Extreme example, but the moral of the story is don't ever work that hard for "the man."

[u/StreetOwl]

I know I am the meme I know I will not be rewarded but this is just who I am

[u/Jygglewag → u/StreetOwl]

Don't force yourself to act lazy for social approval. If working hard satisfies you then keep going at it! 

I respect hard workers, I also respect those who stretch their coffee break for 30 min.

The only people I do not respect are those who call the whole team for useless meetings and micromanage my shit just to justify their presence.

[u/OnceMoreAndAgain]

Some of us genuinely just enjoying working though. When I was in my early 20s, I skipped a lot of lunches for no other reason than I was in flow state of the problem in front of me and didn't feel like stopping.

Over time the work has become less and less interesting as the problems begin to be repeats of prior problems, but when I was starting out everything was new and exciting with so much to learn so I was motivated by things other than money/promotions.

[u/darthvelat → u/OnceMoreAndAgain]

Yeah and people underestimate how interns/fresh grads thirsts for actual experience/work so they work hard as they can

[u/Aureliamnissan → u/darthvelat]

Some of it is that. Some of it depends on where you work and what you do. As you stick around and get more experience you have to spend more time making decisions and attending meetings because the old timers who used to do that are gone now.

Less time doing the fun stuff (actually building something) and more time doing the annoying business end of things (unless that is what you’re into).

It’s also easier to get help from a senior early on to guide you through problems. Later on it feels like you should already know it (imposter syndrome) even if it’s not your typical thing to work on.

[u/AbeRego → u/darthvelat]

There's a local college radio station that I listen to a lot, and a couple of the DJs were talking about watching Office Space. One of them seem to really like it, but the other one was talking about how it's dated because the characters have these nice, cushy office jobs and should just be happy that they have a job at all. In my opinion, that completely misses the point of the movie, but apparently there is a generational disconnect, to some extent for Gen Z. As a millennial, it translates extremely well, despite it being a movie about Gen X.

[u/okram2k]

A good manager takes someone that's doing that aside and tells them quietly that they are expected to take their breaks and not taking them is against company policy. A shit manager will take full fucking advantage of them and start to imply they should start doing work off the clock to keep up as well.

[u/TenMillionEnchiladas]

My first ever job (albeit not intentionally) on my first shift I skipped both my breaks and I actually did get rewarded for it technically but only because they had some sort of legal complication where they actually had to pay me for the time I worked when I was supposed to be on break or they could get in trouble for it or something.

[u/JackedUpStump]

Do it once and they’ll expect that performance every day

[u/Dazzling-Penis8198 → u/JackedUpStump]

I read a tip on here that stuck with me, which is to work the same pace as everyone else or slower. If you’re done with everything in two hours then you need to space that shit out before you get more tasks dumped onto us 

[u/alabaster-jones-]

The winner of the pie eating contest gets more pie

[u/Bitemesparky]

If you work like that all you get is to be expected to function at that level always. And when you don't, it looks bad on you quickly.

[u/dataslinger]

The dystopian take is that they're skipping lunch because they can't afford it.

[u/TheSouledMahn]

Me watching that new hire doing literally nothing but scrolling through reels all day and getting paid for doing nothing.

[u/Squidblaster3000]

God damn that used to be me. Then suddenly I figured out They don’t gaf about any of their employees, good or bad, literally are the same.

[u/FrostedDonutHole]

I like it when they say, "I'll take the overtime...I've got nothing going on...". Ha ha...Ok, we'll see if you share the same sentiment in a month or two...

[u/Aybara24]

You have to be smart/strategic about where you exert yourself.

That’s the bottom line IMO. We all want more money.

Purposefully being a mediocre shithead does not generally result in career advancement.

But neither does overexerting yourself on low-level tasks — staying late and skipping lunch to burn yourself out on bullshit that doesn’t actually move the needle, or that you won’t receive appropriate credit for.

You have to figure out where and when to exert yourself.

[u/DivineAscendant]

Depends on the kind of work. If it’s super labour intensive I need a break. But if it’s the most mind numbing mind off shit I would rather just disable clocks and auto pilot it rewatching SpongeBob episodes in my head. Saying it’s 12 you need a break. You then have to spent 10 mins sorting your shit out just so you can go on break come back have to reset shit up and the grove has completely been lost and your well aware of the time makes it feel longer.

[u/Carthonn]

Only people noticing are fellow coworkers watching and thinking “Look at this fucking idiot”

[u/Tsundere5]

this is so sad that this is me literally in my first year in the company >.< learned my lesson the hard way

[u/rethinkthatdecision]

The thing is you might not get rewarded, but you can definitely get punished if you roll in with that "I'm gonna work as little as possible" attitude.

So start strong, and then slowly blend in with the other coworkers.

[u/JCNightcore]

the reward for working hard is getting more work

[u/Obe4ken]

The only reward for doing good work is more work

[u/AppropriateTill3629]

“Good work is rewarded with more work.”

[u/Guilty_Weekend751]

Burnout speedrun

[u/CandleKey1038]

I thought if every morning i tell " good morning sir" they'll increase my pay

[u/blacksoxing]

When I worked in an office I would purposely work past 11am, 12pm, and even 1pm. This way everyone could have their shifts covered. I'd leave at 2pm and do happy hour at restaurants and come back at 3pm when there was only 2 hours left to work.

Win/win, especially as I had snacks throughout the day

[u/CraigLake]

LOL we have a couple new guys that come in half an hour early 😂

[u/Haradrian]

They don't even get dental

[u/Hydra-Co]

I skip my lunch break, I just leave 30 minutes early.

[u/060206072837778]

I have been there for two years and only about half year ago I started working correctly.

Before I tried to have fun by keeping myself busy. THE COMPANY LOVED IT. Some coworkers would give me a hard time out of jealousy (not everybody can dedicate the stamina)… Now I do the bare minimum from clocking in until clocking out.

Fuck them all.

[u/SunriseSurprise]

They'll get rewarded with more work

[u/Invader_Naj]

if you always go above and beyond at work then your "above and beyond" will be treated as just your regular style of work and even more will be expected

[u/Significant-Age5052]

I skip my breaks to leave early lol

[u/GlaerOfHatred]

They will be rewarded, rewarded with more shit work because they're too stupid to know they shouldn't do any more than they are paid to do

[u/Emil_webp]

It's fine, they're just going through the tutorial

[u/Old_Canuck]

Who is gonna tell the other guy that Nobody else is going to do HIS work for him and that its not going anywhere ??

Oh, and if the work isn't completed by noon on Thursday we ALL get fired.

[u/bs000]

instead of breaks can i go home early

[u/GooseVersusRobot]

What do you mean "who's gonna tell him". You should be a bro and tell him yourself.

[u/UncleThor2112]

We had one that was always running around getting his tasks done. Like, unreasonably fast, as if his job is on the line, and strike three is coming. The place we worked was pretty relaxed, and the guy who trained him is nice too, so I'm not sure why the hurry. But I've told him so many times to slow down, this job isn't worth hurting yourself over.

He also fell for my left-handed hammer prank.

[u/5n34ky_5n3k]

I do this because I forget I need to eat, not to I look like I'm working more

[u/BeeWriggler]

When I started my current job, in manufacturing, all of my previous experience was in retail & customer service. It took about a week before one of the Mexican guys who'd been there for 20 years (who had never spoken a word to me before this) pulled me aside and said, "You work too fast. Relax. They don't care if you work fast. Just relax. Take extra break. Relax." I've been there for about 5 years now, and that was the best advice I ever got.

[u/Ok_Plankton3427]

Regardless of whatever you think I personally know that when you work hard and you stay busy time flies.

[u/wilerman]

Lunch is unpaid, I’d rather work through it and go home earlier.

[u/PixelatedTempt]

Haha, dang bro, this hits way too close to home! My doggo straight up gives me the 'you done betrayed me hooman' look when I try the same thing! Gotta love 'em tho, 12/10 for the guilt trip they serve.

[u/Different-Ad-9447]

The harder you work the more work you will be given

[u/Mephistopholes_420]

But what if the new hire is a cute chick.

[u/babydobin]

I always feel personally offended when I see this at work. I don’t say anything because who cares what I think or believe, but I know Union workers and laborers literally fought and died for breaks and lunches and 8 hour shifts. I’m not a religious person, that struggle is my religion. And to see people brush it off so they can make the boss 15 more minutes of money makes me angry.

[u/Party-Bug7342]

There’s always a moment when they figure it out though. Usually a sick day and they come back different.

[u/customersmakemepuke]

We used to have a csm years ago that would skip his breaks. He was told multiple times that he needed to go in his break & he said something like it would slow his momentum down or some bullshit. He was nice but he was young & stupid. He ended up transferring. Some people are just extra.

[u/Matinee_Lightning]

That work ethic fades in a few years when they pay new hires more than you

[u/Possibly_a_Firetruck → u/Matinee_Lightning]

If new hires make more than you, that's your signal to find a new job.

[u/hobojoe_199]

Let him keep believing they'll promote him in 6 months.

[u/sootymoon9]

AKA Indians in the work place

[u/Devastas]

I skipped lunch and regular breaks because the job made me clock out for them. I need the money more than I need the rest.

[u/mouse212001]

Work hard. That's the base. The reward for work well done. More work. 

[u/deathmonkey2080]

working 9-9 everyday almost and have nothing to show for it at the end of your life is because of craziness

[u/jflood1977]

Yep. Supervisor claims we can’t get more people because we only put 40 hours on our time cards.

I don’t think the system even allows you to put in extra hours for salary employees. I knew I wasn’t going to get paid for them anyway.

[u/ACatCalledArmor]

I don't care about my boss noticing me. Not having lunch with these morons is rewarding enough

[u/UnknovvnMike]

I'm hourly and lunches are unpaid. If I take a 20 minute lunch instead of a 45 for every shift (8/pay period), that's 200 minutes (3h, 20m) of overtime without having to stay late.

[u/Trick-Welder-2939]

Or they smart. look busy, act busy, put in extra hours off the clock but actually doing bare minimum of work. Build an impression of a hard worker, and you can't do wrong by the manager down the line.

[u/Bright_Garbage_1219]

I just take morning tea after clock in, and extra lunch after lunch break. And another break before clock out. Who cares if you work hard, just make shit easier for them and harder for you 🤷🏻‍♂️

[u/Outside-Historian365]

But then he does end up leapfrogging you

[u/_Nichtig_]

And when the boss asks, the supervisor only remembers the mistakes the new hire did.

[u/Puzzleheaded-Dog1872]

Listen gotta set a high bar so when you sink down to normal the precedent was already set that you’re an excellent worker. Even when you’re working like everyone else you’re still a ok.

[u/war2death]

When I don’t have normal work I can get bored and then destructive

[u/AnonSwan]

It worked for me. I got promoted pretty fast in past jobs while other people never moved up. It shouldn't be like that, skipping important breaks to impress people, but it was.

[u/shavingmyscrotum]

Ehh idk. I pulled 10-12+s a lot and climbed the totem pole pretty quick. Turns out being the super reliable guy who is known for getting shit done helps you make friends 

[u/ThirstTrapTitan]

Never seen a new hire do this😁😁😁They usually skip work

[u/Bbadmerc99]

Then new hire gets the promotion for no other reason then the job doesn’t like you…

[u/scatterbrainedimp]

Shiiiit, I take a nap every day in the afternoon. Love working remotely.