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Hard Worker?

connundrum

Do you work 'hard' in whatever role you're employed to fill? I mean, I know that there are lazy ass people (such as myself) who will do the bare minimum till deadline day and then get mad stressed.. but there are people who break their back everyday regardless of the importance of task they are given..

I personally think that when I get a job that I love, they will be no stopping me for 9 hours a day*.. but until then, I'll just see the week through with as little hassle as possible thanks :v:

*Maybe 4 or 5 hours, but significantly more than present time

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seamus

I'm a little bit like OLDYELLAR. If work is presented to me that I'm enjoying doing, or that I've *really* immersed myself in, I'm tempted to not even go home, and just continue working. Common sense and "It'll still be here tomorrow" eventually kick in though.
On the other hand, if something mundane or boring is presented, it'll sit waiting to be done, until I have five or six similar mundane tasks lined up, then I'll just hammer through them in 10 minutes.
If there's a lot of work lined up for me, I'll keep at it, whether I enjoy it or not, cos I hate having things hanging over me, waiting to be done.

I know when I get too long in job, cos I find myself doing less and less (surfing boards when there are things waiting to be done

) and still doing twice as much as everyone else cos it's all old hat.

projectmayhem

seamus wrote:

I'm a little bit like OLDYELLAR. If work is presented to me that I'm enjoying doing, or that I've *really* immersed myself in, I'm tempted to not even go home, and just continue working. Common sense and "It'll still be here tomorrow" eventually kick in though.
On the other hand, if something mundane or boring is presented, it'll sit waiting to be done, until I have five or six similar mundane tasks lined up, then I'll just hammer through them in 10 minutes.
If there's a lot of work lined up for me, I'll keep at it, whether I enjoy it or not, cos I hate having things hanging over me, waiting to be done.

I know when I get too long in job, cos I find myself doing less and less (surfing boards when there are things waiting to be done ) and still doing twice as much as everyone else cos it's all old hat.

i'm in the exact same boat. if i'm interested, and there's some sort of goal set for me, i'll work like crazy to get to the end, then move on to the next thing.

strangely i find it hard to apply this ethos in college. probably because i don't get paid...

constitutionus

i used to work me bollocks off till i realised the company didnt give a **** and just capitalised on my naivette. now i watch DVDs on my hidden portable dvd player (just got through season one of "sledge hammer", god it was a laugh) and knock back the tea.

take today. basically read my entire "supreme power" collection (its a comic) and did 2 suduko (or however your meant to spell it). only had 8 customers and managed to fob off 3 of em and got the report wrote up in 5 minutes then headed home.

learn my lesson young 'uns. your company wants to screw as much out of you as they can. so return the favor every chance ya get

LegacyUser

When I am doing something I love I will work day and night if needs be, and I will enjoy doing it (kinda:) )

I would be willing to travel miles, and to work all the crazy shifts you can throw at me as long as I am doing what I wanna do.
What do I wanna do? RADIO!!!!!
From as early on as I can remember, all I have ever wanted to do is work in the media industry. I got a lil typewriter for Christmas when I was 7, and my first article was published in the parish newsletter in time for my first holy communion. (true story ye know

)
Since then I have tried my hand at a little bit of everything, from acting, singing, presenting on tv (I used to review CD's on POPSCENE back in the day) extra work, journalism, creative writing, presenting on radio, producing, researching, all that jazz, got me a HND in journalism, a HND in radio broadcasting and finally, a degree in media production and mgt, and I am still at it, chipping away at the media block, waiting for that 'big' break.

Honestly, I would be prepared to work in radio FREE of charge from monday - friday, as long as I had a part time gig at the weekends to pay the bills, I really would.

Right now, I am temping, doing admin type work, and it is the most boring, and mind numbing work I have ever done, and I would say they get about 50% out of me for their money. I know thats not really very fair of me, although in my defence, the 50% effor seems to get the work done, so maybe thats all I really need to be doing at the moment.

Femelade

sillysausage wrote:

Honestly, I would be prepared to work in radio FREE of charge from monday - friday, as long as I had a part time gig at the weekends to pay the bills, I really would.

i see where your coming from, i've worked for a radio station for the last 2 yrs and i just love it, its not like work atall.

LegacyUser

Femmy wrote:

i see where your coming from, i've worked for a radio station for the last 2 yrs and i just love it, its not like work atall.

I am so jealous, who do you work for?
I have a pretty big deal interview tomorrow, as in, big, massive, gigantic deal for me, probabaly not even a blip on the radar for the station, but still, its the closest I have gotten to anything positive in a long time.

Femelade

sillysausage wrote:

I am so jealous, who do you work for?
I have a pretty big deal interview tomorrow, as in, big, massive, gigantic deal for me, probabaly not even a blip on the radar for the station, but still, its the closest I have gotten to anything positive in a long time.

answers in a pm girl, dont want any Co-workers finding me out!

Chucky the tree

^Best of Luck.

I am jobless bum, but when i had a job i didnt do a tap of work, it was great.

connundrum

Chucky the tree wrote:

when i had a job i didnt do a tap of work, it was great.

Might explain the jobless bum situation you find yourself in at the mo, yeah

Zaph

sillysausage wrote:

Honestly, I would be prepared to work in radio FREE of charge from monday - friday, as long as I had a part time gig at the weekends to pay the bills, I really would.

Don't know if you've heard the ads, but Today FM are recruiting full and part-tim researchers for The Last Word. Details are on their website. Good luck with the interview.

LegacyUser

zaph wrote:

Don't know if you've heard the ads, but Today FM are recruiting full and part-tim researchers for The Last Word. Details are on their website. Good luck with the interview.

I am on it, believe me

Thanks for the tip off though, and the good luck wishes too, now, if you could just cross all your fingers and toes for me, and keep an eye out for shooting stars and all that jazz, whilst all the time wishing for my ultimate success, I would REALLY appreciate it:D Ha ha!

tj-music.com

I am very fortunate to be able to work in a job that really satisfies me although the payment is crap. So, it is a part time job, usually 20hrs; but I work way more.

I am a reporter and get to see cool places and talk to nice people and apart from that I can really raise awareness for a lot of things.

Being nearly 39 I am telling you straight that I wouldn´t work hard for a crappy job anymore. Been there, done that

Chucky the tree

connundrum wrote:

Might explain the jobless bum situation you find yourself in at the mo, yeah

probaly. I am enjoying my bumness alot more then working!

LegacyUser

tj-music.com wrote:

I am very fortunate to be able to work in a job that really satisfies me although the payment is crap. So, it is a part time job, usually 20hrs; but I work way more.

I am a reporter and get to see cool places and talk to nice people and apart from that I can really raise awareness for a lot of things.

Being nearly 39 I am telling you straight that I wouldn´t work hard for a crappy job anymore. Been there, done that

Who do you work for? (by golly I am networking my media obsessed lil ass off tonight

)

slipss

yeah I work as hard as I can, but I'm ehh semi-self employed so it's kind of self serving, I've never really worked for someone else so I don't know how hard I would work if I was employed by someone else but I'm pretty sure it would depend on how much they appreciated it.

AgainTheTime

Femmy wrote:

answers in a pm girl, dont want any Co-workers finding me out!

LOL

Not that I'm stalking you but I recall you posting it previously, your avatar reminded me of it

Clean out your PMs and I'll show you where you said it...

Your secret is safe with me

Mr Magnolia

Sometimes I'm very busy, sometimes very quiet, but when there's work to be done I do it.

jizzum

IMagine my disapointment when i realised that this thread was actually about WORKING and not some naughty little ditty about a horny employee...

Femelade

AgainTheTime wrote:

LOL

Not that I'm stalking you but I recall you posting it previously, your avatar reminded me of it

Clean out your PMs and I'll show you where you said it...

Your secret is safe with me

oh cripes! inbox ready to be filled up again....

AgainTheTime

PM sent

Femelade

AgainTheTime wrote:

PM sent

yeah crap.

[Deleted User]

In one major DIY retail chain I suceeed in doing nothing apart from talking to friends and hiding for three days solid. I felt guilty for that one, not.

I also caught a few Zs sucessfully after a heavy lunch.

Ahh the college years

AgainTheTime

Femmy wrote:

yeah crap.

Hehe...

So do your co-workers actually read boards?

Binomate

In my job the harder you work the more you get paid.

Femelade

AgainTheTime wrote:

Hehe...

So do your co-workers actually read boards?

i know one boss does, not sure if he goes to after hours that much though.

Sleepy

Depends really, I do a lot of unpaid overtime but tend to work at things at a leisurely enough pace unless it's a project I'm very interested in. So, I get the work done but at a relaxed enough pace which means I do a fair bit of overtime.

Give me something I'm interested in or something that just NEEDS to be done NOW, however and I'll work my arse off.

TBH, Anyone with a postcount over two or three thousand will be taken with a liberal dose of salt if they claim to be a hard worker

MikeSoys

Ive being told im a hard worker..but recently ive being thinking-am i really?
I do work hard and draw a (armpit)sweat often: am one if not the last to leave the office floor.I would sacfrice social talk and lunch , engagement to focus on my work 99% of the time..(maybe a little extreme-its not life changing work i do)
I know others who will churn out some solution but id question the quality... but then it makes me think i could continue to work longer hrs and increase the quality, or maybe just do the bare minimum..(i work in software). i dont feel any bonus reflects the hours i put in -,but would still like to do something right/better then just ticking a box.
thoughts welcome

Beasty

Used to work bloody hard back around '06. Never had any time for the likes of Boards. Can get around dossing nowadays though

MikeSoys

Beasty wrote: »

Used to work bloody hard back around '06. Never had any time for the likes of Boards. Can get around dossing nowadays though

...actually to my surprise i seen recently boards.ie is not a site that is blocked where i work so .. for some collegues they have a active day :-)

how im try to see it ..is im getting better in my role ...towards a more professional company

[Deleted User]

MikeSoys wrote: »

...actually to my surprise i seen recently boards.ie is not a site that is blocked where i work so .. for some collegues they have a active day :-)

how im try to see it ..is im getting better in my role ...towards a more professional company

That’s all well and good, but your timekeeping is crap.

You’re 13 years late.