A company I used to work for years ago had a Hawaiian shirt day......I took a plain white t-shirt and wrote "Hawaiian Shirt" on the front with a black Sharpie and wore it. Many laughs were had. My old man actually still wears the shirt around.You have to pay to wear jeans?
Is the money spent on decorations for the monthly Hawaiian Shirt day?
Yeah, very conservative old school shirt-and-tie hospital enviornment here. They even tell employees to keep non-discreet tattoos hidden. The jeans money goes to the United Way. That's what I'm told, anyway.You have to pay to wear jeans?
Is the money spent on decorations for the monthly Hawaiian Shirt day?
Same here, then three months after I left they implemented a "come as you are" dress policy. Those taco farts.First company I worked for out of school required ties.
Until I finish fellowship in 2014 (I finish residency in 2013 and fellowship is one more year) I'm just a grunt working away for a normal salary, blithely ignoring the accruing interest and principal on my student loans...I'm still at work resetting passwords for people who can't speak English or count to 8. For about 1/10th of what you make. I think I got the short end of the trade off stick.
For the record I am really just kidding about bitching about jobs and all that. I am where I am because of my own decisions. I don't blame anyone for my crappy job other than myself. Nor do I harbour resentment for those who have achieved a greater level of success than I. (Which is pretty much everybody.)
Within 30 seconds of putting on a tie it somehow gets loose, crooked and flipped backwards. I look much better without one.Engineers have to wear ties at my place. The first 4 years I was here we didn't have to. We were in a meeting and seemingly out of nowhere the president asked where our ties were. I thought he was kidding and continued not wearing ties, and apparently he saw me not wearing one. I was soon after informed he was being serious and starting wearing them. El presidente saw me wearing one and told me he was glad I didn't have wax in my ears after all.
To be honest, it now feels weird to me wearing a button-up collared shirt without a tie. The sight of buttons annoy me.
I have steel toed dress shoes.Engineers have to wear ties at my place. The first 4 years I was here we didn't have to. We were in a meeting and seemingly out of nowhere the president asked where our ties were. I thought he was kidding and continued not wearing ties, and apparently he saw me not wearing one. I was soon after informed he was being serious and starting wearing them. El presidente saw me wearing one and told me he was glad I didn't have wax in my ears after all.
To be honest, it now feels weird to me wearing a button-up collared shirt without a tie. The sight of buttons annoy me.
hrmm, 3 beers were just cracked over the cube wall from me, and there is a GIANT sobe fridge full of cans ready to be consumed on a whim. Makes those long soildworks sessions manageableScrew Hawaiian shirts and bike rides.
Why can't I drink beer at work? That's what I want to know!
Not get drunk or anyting, but hell, changing my oil or cutting the grass is just fine with a beer. I dont want to imagine completing either task without.
Hmm. My old boss used to haze me if I had only one beer at lunch.Screw Hawaiian shirts and bike rides.
Why can't I drink beer at work? That's what I want to know!
Not get drunk or anyting, but hell, changing my oil or cutting the grass is just fine with a beer. I dont want to imagine completing either task without.
I had a beer at the office today. I was last to leave. I like to drink at work alone.Screw Hawaiian shirts and bike rides.
Why can't I drink beer at work? That's what I want to know!
Not get drunk or anyting, but hell, changing my oil or cutting the grass is just fine with a beer. I dont want to imagine completing either task without.
You, Bernake and Geitner...The irony is that despite my 7+ years in finance, I never actually learned accounting.
yea... that can be a problem for some farmers. I like to keep a day job to support the farm. In all honesty though the day job is just a vertically integrated business within the whole farm concept. Vertical integration is great!How do you make a small fortune as a farmer?
Start off with a big one.
But remember, you move boulders with a brontosaurus and you've become Mr. Slate's go-to guyYour job is what you make of it. I take long riding lunches and have put a lot of effort over the years into nudging the company culture away from the 60 hour crap-fest. You have to say no politely and work with your compatriots so that no single individual can be identified as "the agitator". After you have a bunch of time in and have established working relationships, you can afford to be more overt. The interesting thing is that just as much or more good work gets done when people aren't burnt out. It's hard for some people to get their head around that.
Come on, dont you work for a payroll company? What you are doing there is against the law. If you are an exempt employee tracking hours will violate that exemption.No riding during work hours for me, but I get out of work at 3:30 so I can ride any day after work. Not working weekends is nice too. Plus the company policy for salaried folks is that if you work four hours in a day, it's considered a full day. They figure it all evens itself out in the end. So, I can take the occasional half day during nice weather and not get hit with personal time. Of course, if you abuse the system your manager can strip you of the privilege. I also get five weeks of vacation.
I have to basically wear a suit (or at least a sweater vest in the winter) everyday, dont get to ride as much as I used to, but I really like my job and they treat me very well, fly me around in private aircraft and I get 4 weeks of vacation!Engineers have to wear ties at my place.
You could if it is below the collar!!!BTW, "professional jobs" are awesome when you have nearly a million dollars in medical expenses covered almost entirely by the insurance policy. Not to mention, the company is able and willing to hold your job for a year while you rehab, and continues to offer you insurance coverage while you are on leave. And they have the resources to make modifications to your work-space to accommodate any lasting handicaps. Sure, you can't get that neck tattoo you always wanted, but it seems a small price to pay.
What? You must be crazy. Like he said, they are not "tracking" the hours. Any exempt position can still require you be there from X'o clock to Y o'clock. You are just "exempt" from getting overtime.Come on, dont you work for a payroll company? What you are doing there is against the law. If you are an exempt employee tracking hours will violate that exemption.
I have to basically wear a suit (or at least a sweater vest in the winter) everyday, dont get to ride as much as I used to, but I really like my job and they treat me very well, fly me around in private aircraft and I get 4 weeks of vacation!
I'm a salaried, exempt professional. The government doesn't care how many hours I work or what my schedule is.Come on, dont you work for a payroll company? What you are doing there is against the law. If you are an exempt employee tracking hours will violate that exemption.
That used to be me. Life's too short to spend most of your time doing something you don't love, just to spend a little time doing what you do love.My theory has always been do a job you don't mind doing, that pays good money.
Then spend the money on the things you enjoy.
Someone who never has to worry about a professional job...So you're hating on your job now to??? I don't even need to touch this one BAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
Your resume must include schizophrenia. Then you can have two personalities and create your own stress at work.my goal: work for myself.
I'll be half done with my mechanical engineering degree in maySomeone who never has to worry about a professional job...
What? You must be crazy. Like he said, they are not "tracking" the hours. Any exempt position can still require you be there from X'o clock to Y o'clock. You are just "exempt" from getting overtime.
My point was to IAB. If they are tracking 1/2 days they are tracking hours, which violates an exempt status. Technically as an exempt salaried employee you cannot take 1/2 days, or it would be more proper to say you cannot be charged for not being there 1/2 a day. If you have worked any part of the day you have worked that day.I'm a salaried, exempt professional. The government doesn't care how many hours I work or what my schedule is.
Edit: I work in a payroll department for a healthcare network.
Really? does this vary by state? If I only work a half day, I have always had to take 4hrs of FTO/PTO and I've always been "exempt".My point was to IAB. If they are tracking 1/2 days they are tracking hours, which violates an exempt status. Technically as an exempt salaried employee you cannot take 1/2 days, or it would be more proper to say you cannot be charged for not being there 1/2 a day. If you have worked any part of the day you have worked that day.
wisdomThat used to be me. Life's too short to spend most of your time doing something you don't love, just to spend a little time doing what you do love.
I am not an attorney. However the exempt v non exempt status is Federal, so unless your state specifically spells something out...Really? does this vary by state? If I only work a half day, I have always had to take 4hrs of FTO/PTO and I've always been "exempt".
The problem is when you do what you love all day every day, you don't really love it that much anymore. It's just a job. And if it's going to be just a job, I'll take the highest paying one out there that is reasonably interesting and challenging.That used to be me. Life's too short to spend most of your time doing something you don't love, just to spend a little time doing what you do love.
maybe that's the case for YOU.The problem is when you do what you love all day every day, you don't really love it that much anymore. It's just a job. And if it's going to be just a job, I'll take the highest paying one out there that is reasonably interesting and challenging.
You really love your job? Really really? You are the rarest of the rare, a horny hooker.
Please don't design anything I may use someday.I'll be half done with my mechanical engineering degree in may
Everything I lack in language comprehension and day to day decision making skills I make up for in math ability.Please don't design anything I may use someday.
but at some point all of that has to come together on the job.Everything I lack in language comprehension and day to day decision making skills I make up for in math ability.