Do you ever…

[gunhilltrain]

3 years ago I was driving an average of 75 minutes each way to and from work. Now post-Covid I work full time from my house. I barely put any miles on my vehicle. In the middle of the day I can take a break from work and do some yard work, or even masturbate to literotica. For me I am fine with being more available to my employer in exchange for this new reality.

There are upsides and downsides. I don't think Simon was talking about remote work per se; he seemed to be talking about employer access to employee's time, maybe before 2020. Remote work changed things yet again. (Although some people do go into the office two or three days per week.) Anyway, that's why transit systems like BART and CalTrains are in so much trouble.

(I don't know if I find Lit to be, ah, stroke material, but I haven't read that extensively here.)

 

[Duleigh]

Four years ago, my boss flew into my Denver office from San Diego, I was embarking on a huge upgrade of over 400 servers and had submitted the findings from the first 10 servers. He called me into the conference room where he set up shop and I was full expecting to discuss the program. He said "Duleigh my boy, how ya feeling?" Being disabled and on oxygen 24/7 I though the question was self answering. "I'm fine," I lied.

"Son, you look a little under the weather, why don't you head home and take the rest of your life off?"

"I feel fine boss."

"Not a suggestion."

I stepped outside and saw the line, he had a lot of work to do. Operation Rolling Heads 2019.

 

[gunhilltrain]

Four years ago, my boss flew into my Denver office from San Diego, I was embarking on a huge upgrade of over 400 servers and had submitted the findings from the first 10 servers. He called me into the conference room where he set up shop and I was full expecting to discuss the program. He said "Duleigh my boy, how ya feeling?" Being disabled and on oxygen 24/7 I though the question was self answering. "I'm fine," I lied.

"Son, you look a little under the weather, why don't you head home and take the rest of your life off?"

"I feel fine boss."

"Not a suggestion."

I stepped outside and saw the line, he had a lot of work to do. Operation Rolling Heads 2019.

"Why not go home and take the rest of your life off?" If they are going to get rid of someone, don't lie about it. I saw that once myself and it's cowardly, I think.

 

[KeithD]

"Why not go home and take the rest of your life off?" If they are going to get rid of someone, don't lie about it. I saw that once myself and it's cowardly, I think.

When I got that hint, not directly stated, I stayed around, becoming indispensable, until they openly asked me to stay--and then I retired--mid big projects, of course.

 

[gunhilltrain]

When I got that hint, not directly stated, I stayed around, becoming indispensable, until they openly asked me to stay--and then I retired--mid big projects, of course.

I don't think I've been indispensable at any job I've ever had. Note the adjacent thread about Lit members' academic credentials. B.A. in history. One of the jokes around the school then (and this was nearly fifty years ago) was that liberal arts degrees from the C.U.N.Y system came with a hack licence on the back.

P.S.: You're on that thread, correct?

 

[KeithD]

I don't think I've been indispensable at any job I've ever had. Note the adjacent thread about Lit members' academic credentials. B.A. in history. One of the jokes around the school then (and this was nearly fifty years ago) was that liberal arts degrees from the C.U.N.Y system came with a hack licence on the back.

P.S.: You're on that thread, correct?

I worked at it. The office--a foreign media collection agency--was both entering the Internet age and upgrading its processing systems. I returned from an overseas bureau chief position without an assignment (a sure bye-bye hint) but with civil service retention rights at the time that both of these huge projects fell. The usual route was to sit in a nice office until boredom set in, but, instead, I signed on for every retooling committee going and became the one who told every meeting whether they were on the same page as the other working committees. When this led to becoming secretary of the board, I turned in my retirement papers (at 51--under danger pay status, I was eligible to take full annuity/benefits retirement at 50). Few left that early; the perks were very, very nice.

I'm on that thread, correct.

 

[Duleigh]

When I got that hint, not directly stated, I stayed around, becoming indispensable, until they openly asked me to stay--and then I retired--mid big projects, of course.

I WAS indispensable! They had to hire someone to complete the project I was working on. I was asked to continue it until the 17th of the month which didn't happen so much. But I did gather up all documentation and scripts needed to complete the project on my laptop then ran DISKPART so it doesn't get lost

 

[Voboy]

I've sexted during staff meetings. Like, in-person staff meetings.

Compared to that, writing Lit stories or posting on the forums at work is pretty tame.

 

[gunhilltrain]

I worked at it. The office--a foreign media collection agency--was both entering the Internet age and upgrading its processing systems. I returned from an overseas bureau chief position without an assignment (a sure bye-bye hint) but with civil service retention rights at the time that both of these huge projects fell. The usual route was to sit in a nice office until boredom set in, but, instead, I signed on for every retooling committee going and became the one who told every meeting whether they were on the same page as the other working committees. When this led to becoming secretary of the board, I turned in my retirement papers (at 51--under danger pay status, I was eligible to take full annuity/benefits retirement at 50). Few left that early; the perks were very, very nice.

I'm on that thread, correct.

Sorry, I was thinking of Duleigh. I did see you.

 

[EmilyMiller]

…post on here, when you are in a work meeting?

I’m currently in the office and in a Senior Leadership Team meeting. Thankfully enough people are remote that it’s on Teams.

I’m a bad girl aren’t I?

Em

Am I the only one enough to have only just worked out the other (more appropriate in this case) connotation of SLT ?

Em

 

[Voboy]

Am I the only one enough to have only just worked out the other (more appropriate in this case) connotation of SLT ?

Em

...Solo Lust Therapy?

 

[AwkwardlySet]

Am I the only one enough to have only just worked out the other (more appropriate in this case) connotation of SLT ?

Em

Soft Luscious Thighs?

 

[gunhilltrain]

…post on here, when you are in a work meeting?

I’m currently in the office and in a Senior Leadership Team meeting. Thankfully enough people are remote that it’s on Teams.

I’m a bad girl aren’t I?

Em

This reminds me of why I'm glad I don't work in offices any longer. Although we never had anything like Senior Leadership Team Meetings, whatever those are. I know you've mentioned what your company does and what you do in it (I think you did, anyway) but remind us again if you feel like it.

But what are the alternatives? An Amazon warehouse? A supermarket check-out? "By the sweat of your brow you will eat," as it says in Genesis. Or as somewhat else said, "Jobs are jails."

 

[TomTeacher19]

I never have from work but I have from church and from work parking lot and from other awkward situations if anyone has known

 

[EmilyMiller]

Although we never had anything like Senior Leadership Team Meetings, whatever those are.

It’s quite simple. It’s important people talking to other important people while one of my male Lit friends tries to make me have damp panties.

Em

 

[Rustyoznail]

I'm still WFH after three years, so yes, I do a bit of Lit and other forum thread surfing. Like right now!

When we were in the office, we could avoid formal meetings by just having a chat. Now we have so many meetings, it's just not funny.

This is so true...

 

[Rustyoznail]

It’s quite simple. It’s important people talking to other important people while one of my male Lit friends tries to make me have damp panties.

Em

Em, not quite.

SLT (or variants thereof...) It’s people who think they're important talking to other people who think they're important, while the important people who actually do the work are doing important things like giving Em damp panties.

 

[EmilyMiller]

Em, not quite.

SLT (or variants thereof...) It’s people who think they're important talking to other people who think they're important, while the important people who actually do the work are doing important things like giving Em damp panties.

The same Lit friend who was trying to discombobulate me during my recent SLT asked how many guys there had masturbated thinking about me. I pointed out that as my fiancé was on the same call, it must be a non-zero number .

Em

 

[PapaRomantic]

I can't connect to Lit at work. So I have to wait until I get home. Which in the long run is probably a very good thing, where productivity is concerned.

 

[EmilyMiller]

I can't connect to Lit at work. So I have to wait until I get home. Which in the long run is probably a very good thing, where productivity is concerned.

That’s what your phone is for!

Em

 

[gunhilltrain]

It’s quite simple. It’s important people talking to other important people while one of my male Lit friends tries to make me have damp panties.

Em

A female Lit friend trying to give me - well, it's obvious - is pretty irrelevant if they are in Utah or New Zealand, assuming I know at all. Besides, at my age, such things have lost their appeal.

 

[EmilyMiller]

A female Lit friend trying to give me - well, it's obvious - is pretty irrelevant if they are in Utah or New Zealand, assuming I know at all. Besides, at my age, such things have lost their appeal.

I still have hormones, hun [joke].

Em

 

[PapaRomantic]

That’s what your phone is for!

Em

The old building I work in eats cell signals, so I have to have it on the wireless network if it's going to be usable.

Some of my Lit friends have moved to emailing with me, so I still get some contact. Just not on Lit at work.

 

[gunhilltrain]

People, what does SLT, CDC, and WFH stand for? Please don't make me look around for the answers. Oh, working from home is one of them. So just say that.

 

[gunhilltrain]

I'm still WFH after three years, so yes, I do a bit of Lit and other forum thread surfing. Like right now!

When we were in the office, we could avoid formal meetings by just having a chat. Now we have so many meetings, it's just not funny.

This is so true...

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This is why long-haul trucking is a viable career alternative. Until self-driving vehicles destroys it, at least in the Sunbelt.