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What Do You Do at Work?

Posted by Cliff on from the reading-slashdot-doesn't-count dept.

mabhatter654 asks: "With all the talk of 'inefficent' and 'uncooperative' American workers, what do most Slashdot readers actually DO at work? Currently, I'm one of those 'IT' workers at a small manufacturer. Yes, I'm called the 'SysAdmin' but that changes monthly. I'm responsible for the companies network, AS/400, website, PC troubleshooting, phones, etc. But...I also get pushed into other things like ISO compliance, Quality issues, as well as babysitting the shop floor/nite QC on 'off' shifts on a regular basis. Of course, the 'SysAdmin' work suffers...when you spend more than half of your day on other tasks. But that does make me part of the inefficent IT problem that bosses like to talk so much about now days. I'm curious how many other Slashdot readers 'multitask' in non-IT rolls while officially still in that capacity. I'm looking for your 'title', company size, and both IT/non-IT tasks you perform. Also, Does 'multitasking' add more or less value to your position at the company. i.e. the IT tasks that don't ever happen versus helping management in another department? Oh yeah, how about those hours too! How much overtime do you put in and how much of that is due to the other work?"

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  1. Well... by aridhol · · Score: 4, Funny

    You're asking slashdot, during the middle of the work day, what we do at work?

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  2. Office Space by ChiefArcher · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Yeah, I just stare at my desk, but it looks like Im working. I do that for probably another hour after lunch too.. I'd say in a given week I probably only do about fifteen minutes of real, actual, work."

    and that 15 minutes is patching openssh

  3. My Job by Goo.cc · · Score: 4, Funny

    I maintain a database of half a billion dollars worth of excess aircraft parts using dBase IV for DOS. I also maintain the superfast network of Pentium 133s running Windows 98se.

    Yes, I am quite happy when I get home to bask in the warm glow of my eMac running Mac OS X.

  4. from the "got you beat" department by leitz · · Score: 3, Funny
    Well, large/established company and i do senior sysadmin. Part of my performance goals include finding open source projects and evaluating/implementing them.

    I'm supposed to read /.!

  5. Re:Anything my client needs... by Gzip+Christ · · Score: 5, Funny
    I love my job. My boss is a bitch, but her profit-sharing plan is awesome -- I get 100% of the profits.
    I'm self-employed as well. The only problem I have with it is that my boss keeps sexually harassing me. Uh oh, he's got that look in his eyes again...

  6. Boss, Is that you? by Rudy+Rodarte · · Score: 4, Funny

    Um, yea.. I check this site to make sure no one from work is browsing and posting. Yea, thats it.... And I have to do it often, too. You know, so nothing slips through the cracks.

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  7. Re:everything including making coffee by NateTech · · Score: 3, Funny

    You sound like you need the serivces of Terry Tate, Office Linebacker...

    "You kill the Joe, you make some Mo' Baby! Whoo whooooo!"

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