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[–] [email protected] 155 points 4 months ago (3 children)

The CEO of our company bought a fucking island. A motherfucking island, dude. We got a big fat 1% raise. Tell me how motivated I am. Tell me how fucking motivated I should be.

Fuck outta here

[–] [email protected] 38 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] brlemworld 63 points 4 months ago (1 children)

With inflation that's -11% motivated.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Not really this year. Its been slowed down immensely in the last few months especially.

[–] WhyDoYouPersist 19 points 4 months ago (1 children)

When I think of things with little ROI, an island would be one of them. So at least there's that.

[–] Mirshe 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The solace is that their island will likely be swallowed by the sea in fairly short order.

[–] WhyDoYouPersist 2 points 4 months ago
[–] [email protected] 131 points 4 months ago

Just did this today, because I learned our departmental bonus is based on our attendance average. I don’t even mind going into work that much, because it’s a nice walk for me in the morning and evening. But if you’re gonna tie annual bonuses to it, you bet your ass I’m gonna cheese your stupid attendance metrics, because engineers are GREAT at maliciously complying to achieve stupid metrics. You pay me to solve problems for you. You do not pay me to warm a chair for you.

[–] [email protected] 111 points 4 months ago (1 children)

“Employees have become accustomed to the flexibility of working from home and may only come to the office when absolutely necessary,” said David Satterwhite, CEO of Chronus,

why the chicken fried fuck would anyone go to the office if it's NOT "absolutely necessary"?? for fun? go fuck yourself, CEO of chronus

[–] Psychodelic 15 points 4 months ago

| S Y N E R G Y ? |

[–] [email protected] 84 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Not engaged or actively disengaged employees account for approximately $1.9 trillion in lost productivity nationwide, Gallup found.

Wow, 1.9 Trillion dollars sounds like a lot... until you consider that the top 15 wealthiest INDIVIDUALS in the United States are hoarding more than that.

Guess who's making them all that money? These “quiet quitting”, “coffee badging” employees.

Rather than framing it as “lost productivity”, why not frame it as “stolen wages” or “wealth drain” instead?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

Why not? Because they think it makes these corporate fuckers more money even though they would probably make a lot more if they actually took care of their people.

[–] barsquid 6 points 4 months ago

If they want their precious $1.9 trillion they can start by giving me a more engaging job to do.

[–] [email protected] 71 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Less interested in work - lmfao, No.

Less interested in toxic environments

Less interested in less and less pay

Less interested in non-growth

Less interested in the bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 60 points 4 months ago

I’m so tired of old-school managers whose job is to just attend meetings tell me how being in a noisy office is more productive for my highly technical, focus-dependent work.

Sure, pal. Writing scientific code in a place where people attend meetings with their speakers on, and where there’s always the expectation of being interrupted at any time is better than working alone at home.

[–] markstos 49 points 4 months ago

I know someone who does this. He’s more productive at home, and near-zero people he meets with at the office, but there’s a mandate to badge-in so many days a week. So he does.

He’s not slacking, he’s being made less efficient by complying with a broken policy.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 4 months ago

When someone feels like they have money in their pocket they usually feel pretty good. They chat with people and make plans to do fun stuff.

The bosses want motivated workers, but don't want to pay for motivation.

[–] whotookkarl 48 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)
  • article blames employees for only doing the work they are compensated for
  • first quote is a CEO, no labor leaders quoted at all in the article
  • bs trillions of dollars wasted figure for workers distracted, no calculated figure for wasted trillions on out of control executive compensation
  • equivocates work from home with decreased productivity when research shows trends in the opposite direction and people would leave if return to office is required, meaning your most effective employees who can find employment elsewhere will leave

Thanks for nothing CNBC

edit: CNBC's parent company Comcast owns commercial properties, I have to consider this article is at least in part influenced by the decreased commercial property value to be so blatantly anti labor

[–] [email protected] 40 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Coffee badging is the practice of going into the office for a few hours to “show face,” which could entail coffee with co-workers or sitting in on a work meeting — but then leaving to work remotely.

[–] JamesTBagg 13 points 4 months ago

Thanks, that's all I wanted to know.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 4 months ago

These weirdos want working to be a religious dedication, life is not all about work

[–] Usernameblankface 35 points 4 months ago

What's the complaint here? Showing up for the community aspect everyone was crying about and then going home to work for the rest of the day is not enough to earn the bare minimum wages everyone is offering?

[–] [email protected] 29 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Because pay and promotions are in no way tied to your effort or productivity?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

It comes out to how well you can present yourself in an interview for the next job. Your performance at the current job? Honestly, it doesn’t really matter that much.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 months ago

I used to have anxiety about not working hard enough or being perceived as a slacker. I now live by advice I received from my father (who was very successful in his career): "if you can get by doing 85%, maybe only give 85%."

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Heh coffee badgers don't give a fuck

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If they don't want me coffee badging then they can let me work from home. I'm so tired of being forced to waste gas on a commute just to attend zoom meetings in an open-plan office surrounded by other people who are also in zoom meetings.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Peak Zoom meeting! lol.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago

Shit pay for meaningless work while those in power do nothing about the existential threats facing our species seems like it should be sufficient explanation.

[–] Z3k3 19 points 4 months ago

Can I get the job of the person who comes up with these stupid phrases that could amuse me for about 5 mins

[–] Dorkyd68 18 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Workers are tired of being used and abused, companies are offering a whole 2 weeks pto, thats a whopping 14 days out of 365, and yet they refuse to be whipping boys anymore. Heck some employers are even paying some of their health insurance, you read that right, some. Is the modern working class weak and dumb?? We think so. More on this ground breaking journalism tonight at 9 pm cst.

               -THE JACKASS'@ CNBC

I've read dumber shit on the walls of a por-a-john at a Kanye west concert and thats saying something, you gotta try to be this stupid

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Just a note: it should be 10 days out of about 254. Unless you’re one of the sorry souls that works every single day, in which case you have my condolences…

Edit: 10 not 14.

[–] AngryCommieKender 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Ten days out of 254, since I sincerely doubt they are paying for weekends

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Good catch!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

Work does not pay enough to justify beyond bare minimum.

[–] PP_BOY_ 9 points 4 months ago

It's much easier to search for a new job at your desk at home than an open floor office

[–] sturlabragason 8 points 4 months ago

I get the feeling that a lot of us Lemmings are remote workers 😅

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Is the stuff i am responsible for done?

Demanding more comes with a price.

I will on the other hand also provide free labor if i have left over time to be on the clock. But i am choosing abd managing those projects myself from my own resourcefulness. They could interpret that as going roque but instead they affirm the benefits.

Good thing my boss is kind, open to autism and we have a mutual understanding.

[–] Mirshe 5 points 4 months ago

Honestly this. My work still gets done and dealt with. At the end of the day, that's what matters - if you want me to take more, pay me.

[–] Lennnny 4 points 4 months ago

Do bees coffee badge or quiet quit?