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Office Work Ethic In the IT Industry?
An anonymous reader writes "As a recent graduate entering industry for the first time at a large software and hardware company, I have been shocked at what seems to be a low standard of work ethic and professionalism at my place of employment, especially in this poor economy. For example, at my company, the large majority of developers seem to each individually waste — no exaggeration — hours of time on the clock every day talking about football, making personal phone calls, gossiping, taking long lunches, or browsing the Internet (including, yes, Slashdot!). Even some of our subcontractors waste time in this manner. Being the 'new guy,' I get stuck with much of the weekend and after-hours grunt work when we inevitably miss deadlines or produce poor code. I'm not in any position to go around telling others to use their time more efficiently. Management seems to tolerate it. I would like to ask Slashdot what methods others have used to deal with office environments such as this. Is my situation unique or is it common across the industry?"
Get ready to work Sundays.
Hopefully they will see this while browsing /. during work and straighten their ways.
I mean, that happens all the time, doesn't it?
It's you, isn't it. You're the little douche bag who keeps bitching about us taking breaks. We actually have a pool going on how many times you'll say yes to extra hours before you crack. Hey, you got something brown on your nose.
Glad you got that degree aren't you?
Do your female officemates have questionable work ethics as well? If so, then you're in good company!
Umm.... thanks for your relevant contribution?
In reality I caught her more than once just staring out of the window, not really studying. For her that was part of "studying" but in reality it isn't.
I was taking second level "window studies" as a subsid to my sociology degree you insensitive clod.
You are a management genius. All of our economic problems would be solved if there were more people like you.
Tubby or not tubby. Fat is the question
You sure you've chosen the right profession? Sounds to me like you want to be in management, you'll fit right in.
"I would like to ask Slashdot what methods others have used to deal with office environments such as this."
I usually dump my extra work on the new guy so I have more time to relax and goof off. You should pressure your company to hire someone newer than yourself.
He sounds like the kind of guy that shows up with a sawed-off shotgun one day and pulps the office.
That's fine, companies need to reduce headcount from time to time.
You haven't helped raise children, have you? Oh, dear, if you want to see complex and buggy, try working with a 12 year old who usually lives with their mother.
Well, at least you can be a door-to-door window salesman. That's more than most sociology graduates.
The road to tyranny has always been paved with claims of necessity.
At "05:37AM"??
FAIL.
productivity means profit and profit means paychecks.
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Working as a developer back in the 1900s
I knew the low UIDers here were generally old, but I didn't realise just how old...
It's official. Most of you are morons.
http://xkcd.com/303/
At "05:37AM"??
FAIL.
The earth is round and not all people live in the same place on it. As the earth rotates, the sun illuminates a little over half of it and generally people like to work and shop during this time. Society has quite simply divided this time up this into time zones so that 8am for one part of the planet is at a different actual instance as 8am for another part. So while it might be 5:37 where you are, it is working hours for someone else. Next time we meet, we can go over the metric system.
Rule 34a: If it exists, there is xkcd of it. Rule 35a: If Rule 34a is proven untrue, Randal is working on one.
Dare to Hope. Prepare to be Disappointed.
LOL @ twice as hard!
No disrespect to our non-western programming chums, I've worked with great programmers of a lot of different nationalities. The thing about outsourcing to the far east and india is that all the good people already left for the western economies where they get paid more.
And if that doesn't work out, you could try window-to-window door sales.
Dark Reflection
Call me when you can bill those hours spent in bed.
You know, if you had a problem, you could have just turned your chair and talked to me, or IMed me, you did not have to post to Slashdot. Didn't think I would find out, did you? Go Cowboys!
I know a lot of programmers that get screwed by management, but thats a little to much to ask for.
They make you set up an entire network while hang gliding.