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[Coach]

How many of these opinions are coming from people who have worked in an environment where you were able to go home at 5 and your job would stop, and if your boss called your house after business hours they were a prick? Because anyone born after 1985 has never actually been away from work. So if you're going to ping my phone constantly after work is supposed to be done, why not just let me stay at home while you do it?

Like people working an an office don't find ways to delay or avoid work. That's human nature, it's not unique.

[ResAlien]

Management should be forced to consult with people who do actual work before they start creating unnecessary emergencies.

[Brendone]

I love how management thinks everything is a “5 min” task.

More likely it’s a 1-2 hour task that’s going to keep someone from completing all their other tasks “5 min” tasks.

If something urgent is being passed down the chain, it’s likely a fk up from management and maybe they’ll learn to give things the time they deserve. Haha, who am I kidding. Everyone is sitting around waiting for your ridiculous last minute requests.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

But at least you could stroll up to someone's desk and say hey, can you make this quick revision and get it back to me today and they'd follow through. Now you're sending a request into the ether that is ignored until Monday and then this five minute task is mixed in with the pile of all the others. You'll get it back on Thursday.

Ever since I've worked for myself at home, on Fridays, I always tell myself to put off the easy five minute tasks to Tuesday.

I part ways with lazy fcuks like that.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

I part ways with lazy fcuks like that.

I fire myself at least four times a year.

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

I fire myself at least four times a year.

I'm usually pretty good at letting myself off with a warning