Have you considered telling them to fuck off? Because that's what I'd do. No job is worth that. At the very least, it's time to set some hard boundaries. Nobody ever died wishing they had spent more time at work
*&*&*& What even is Wednesday shit edit: Thursday ? *&*&@*&*
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Turn off those notifications. Problem solved.
The only way I get bugged after hours is by an SMS page or by my boss calling me directly. And those happen VERY rarely.
Although I'm not a developer.
The last time I refused to work in two time zones every other day (India and East coast), I ended up being unemployed rather quickly. My two past jobs put me in a rather vulnerable position so I cannot afford losing another job after only 6 moths there. Besides, if everyone else just goes with it, it is difficult to go against the grain.
can you expense a pair of noise cancelling headphones?
What do your animals think of that?!?!
Yeh... People here have asked how to get work email and whatnot on their personal phones. My only response is usually WHY????
For me.....I can fuck off and ride bikes and still be "working" without being obligated to answer emails/calls the same way if I had a company phone, which I have been asked to get multiple times and avoided.
maybe. My AirPods are okay, but I don’t want them in all day. I might need some over-ear style, but I can’t wear those for long before that’s annoying. The noise is never long, but it’s loud and abruptly starts and stops. I’d be aware of it through phones.
hey @SkaredShtles - are you, by any chance, a developer?
I am currently working with a team in India which means lots of super early morning meetings, which is 3 hours worse from the East Coast. In addition I am also working with 3rd shift which means some rather late night meetings. I also have to physically work on 3rd shift every 10 days or so while maintaining my normal day job. Which literally means missing a whole nights sleep.
What makes it more frustrating is that I really shouldn't have to do any of this shit. We have people assigned specifically to work with these teams/shifts but they prove at best to be ineffective and at worst create negative progress.
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That sucks, I somehow have managed to maintain my Zoom / webcam virginity...
It's a shame we don't do it like Europe
Italian hospital employee accused of skipping work for 15 years - BBC News
The hospital worker in southern Italy earned €538,000 while not going into work, media say.
www.bbc.com
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The older I get, them more glad I become to be a low visibility, non management, blue collar, gate troll. I mean sure, it can suck real bad some days, like when it's 0 degrees and the wind is blowing, but it's still better than all day/all hour zoom meetings. "Future of work", indeed. 
Looks like this is a transitional period for you though. I was hired by US team/managers only to have a new Indian CEO and a direct manager in India instated two weeks later. Everyone else in the team was in India, all customers and most prospects in EU and all other team members I had to collaborate with were in the US. My days sometimes started at 11PM with hours-long meetings, then early morning sales meetings with the EU teams, then regular work hours in the EST time zone + sales meetings in the US, and then often another 11PM call to instruct the teams about the next day's goals and direction. This was happening 2-5x a week with no end in sight.
that's going in the Encyclopedia Killtannica
At my previous employer I traveled once to our Frankfurt office - and get this - they got in trouble if they put in more than 8 hours. They actually had to go before some employment committee and explain their actions if they were putting in "too much time." Needless to say, I was the only one in that office after around 4pm.It's a shame we don't do it like Europe
Italian hospital employee accused of skipping work for 15 years - BBC News
The hospital worker in southern Italy earned €538,000 while not going into work, media say.
We could learn a thing or two about civilized employment from the Euros...
Yeah - I have no interest in climbing any ladders. I get paid what I consider a good wage to solve problems and do shit... and sometimes there's not much to do. All seems to work out in the end.
With all that said, today is a complete shitshow at work, and I'm here right now:
maybe you should look into a career as a developer?With all that said, today is a complete shitshow at work, and I'm here right now:
continuing to blow off stuff i've blown off all week. maybe i'll do it tomorrow? gonna have a lunchbeer, finish off a bleed of the new rear brake, go pick up the older kid, and then go ride bikes with the younger one. 65* and sunny and i'll take it!
also planning to finalize our trip to maine in june tonight. will be nice to get everything squared away.
Lights at the house are dim/flickering 
im alright dying poor and happy as long as I have a great view dying....The older I get, them more glad I become to be a low visibility, non management, blue collar, gate troll. I mean sure, it can suck real bad some days, like when it's 0 degrees and the wind is blowing, but it's still better than all day/all hour zoom meetings. "Future of work", indeed.
snowing....?Lights at the house are dim/flickering
No, but windy. Cold front came through last night. No breakers tripped either.
I was in your hood today. Took the kids to the zoo. We should ride soon.Pretty frustrated with the state of mountain biking here. Warranty processes broken, parts out of stock everywhere, unreliable shipping when you find something as rare as hen's teeth overseas, trails crowded with assholes and noobs who block off the a-lines and rip out rocks.
Turn off your sensitive electronics bad?Lights at the house are dim/flickering
Not that bad.
I'm fairly certain it's a grid issue and have reported it to the power company
Thanks, Karen.
New droppers installed per @Adventurous recommendation. Sold KS Lev off the Turner through FB today (moved from previous frame, too short now) and sent Lev Integra back to KS to do whatever the fuck they want with it.
What external routed post did you swap for the lev?
Current camp
winds are gusting to 30 mph and coming off the bay the humidity is high. made for a sucky day. Almost 8pm need to crash out. 3 am wake up will be here soon
PNW Cascade on the Turner, Loam on the YT. We'll see how it goes....if they last longer than the ~10 rides I got out of the Integra on the YT before sagging, grinding, leaking oil and having tons of play, I'll be happy.
WTF do you guys do to your shit to constantly break seatposts? I've had the same Kindshock Supernatural with remonte on my bike since 2012 with no problems and I know I out weigh most of you.
240lbs + 175mm travel post + seat tube angle. Bad combo.
The KS Lev on the Turner was fucking awesome on the other hand. But that was 100mm travel and a steeper ST angle. Only had to get rid of it because it wasn't high enough on the Turner, as I swapped it over from the previous frame I got it for. That worked perfectly and had absolutely no fore/aft or even rotational play. I was bummed to get rid of it, but sold it for 75% of what the PNW cost me, and is appropriately sized.
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