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minor things that make you fume

People being disgustingly racist and expecting you to just go along and agree with what they say.

Went to a site today and a foreign man was clearly making a joke, he then walked away and this man came out with how they shouldn't be here, amongst other things, etc and then later on in the day had a go at an Indian fella.

Not to their faces, of course, they're cowards like that.

Honestly feel like reporting him and getting him the sack. Only reason I wouldn't would be in case he has kids and he ends up losing his house or something.

Not really a minor fume to be fair mate. So much casual racism about these days. It's horrible!
 

Unpaid and unrewarded overtime

The problem with unpaid and unrewarded overtime is that it becomes the norm and also a benchmark of how committed to your company you are.

I used to work in an office where the middle / senior staff easily put in sixty - eighth hour weeks in and only got paid for forty.

They also worked at home unpaid and also whilst on holiday too.

They were terrified to be seen leaving their desk before 7pm and some of them where quite often in work for 7am.

When you worked it out, most of them were working up to 2 weeks for free every month.
 

The problem with unpaid and unrewarded overtime is that it becomes the norm and also a benchmark of how committed to your company you are.

I used to work in an office where the middle / senior staff easily put in sixty - eighth hour weeks in and only got paid for forty.

They also worked at home unpaid and also whilst on holiday too.

They were terrified to be seen leaving their desk before 7pm and some of them where quite often in work for 7am.

When you worked it out, most of them were working up to 2 weeks for free every month.

My old firm were actually quite good about stuff like this.

On certain bank holidays (which were not holidays in Germany, the Netherlands etc), I had to check the main firms mailbox which just involved me going on my phone once an hour. Got 4 hours double pay for it.

I'm pretty against working more than 10 mins or so more than I should. I have been question on it before and I just say I manage my time effectively and not really much else they can say. As supervisor I've actually told people in my team many times to go home when they should when i have seen them working after their allotted time.. It's crazy how people get caught up in it, just becomes the norm and it always (unfairly) seems to be the lower paid staff.
 
My old firm were actually quite good about stuff like this.

On certain bank holidays (which were not holidays in Germany, the Netherlands etc), I had to check the main firms mailbox which just involved me going on my phone once an hour. Got 4 hours double pay for it.

I'm pretty against working more than 10 mins or so more than I should. I have been question on it before and I just say I manage my time effectively and not really much else they can say. As supervisor I've actually told people in my team many times to go home when they should when i have seen them working after their allotted time.. It's crazy how people get caught up in it, just becomes the norm and it always (unfairly) seems to be the lower paid staff.

It was almost like a culture of one upmanship to prove that by working crazy unpaid hours, you were a more of an asset to the firm.

It deffo did help when they were handing out promotions and when giving people the chop too.

Some of them deffo would've slept there if they could
 
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The problem with unpaid and unrewarded overtime is that it becomes the norm and also a benchmark of how committed to your company you are.

I used to work in an office where the middle / senior staff easily put in sixty - eighth hour weeks in and only got paid for forty.

They also worked at home unpaid and also whilst on holiday too.

They were terrified to be seen leaving their desk before 7pm and some of them where quite often in work for 7am.

When you worked it out, most of them were working up to 2 weeks for free every month.

I don't mind staying now and again to get jobs finished. But it frustrates me when people leave me work to be finished urgently but are out the door themselves at 4.55pm. I'm easily working an extra 10-15 hours every week atm so gonna need to try cut it down. Especially when I've exams to study for as well lol
 
I don't mind staying now and again to get jobs finished. But it frustrates me when people leave me work to be finished urgently but are out the door themselves at 4.55pm. I'm easily working an extra 10-15 hours every week atm so gonna need to try cut it down. Especially when I've exams to study for as well lol

You my friend are already on the slippery slope ;)
 

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