Loved your drawings as usual, Terry, and your accounts of being on time/being almost late/being late are relatable. Riding on the train that stopped at every station would have been stressful for me!
"I should have thought that in these fragile and uncertain times, doing as little as possible is perhaps not the wisest strategy." Amen! The Gens you mentioned are in full force at my workplace. My coworkers are asked to be in the office Tuesday - Thursday. "Bare Minimum Monday" carries into Tuesday for them.
Thanks, Mary. Actually, I partly blame thre employers. I’ve been in charge of lazy useless layabouts, and I went to HR to find out what the rules were, and then applied them until the people either fell into line or were given the order of the boot.
I agree, Terry, the employers are responsible. What's at the top trickles down - the top dogs are some of the biggest offenders. If it were up to me . . . but it's not. I just make coffee. 😁
well as they say, a fish rots from the top. The first headteacher I worked for used to leave his jacket on the back of his chair and his office door open, and spend the afternoon in the pub. What a waste of space.
I love the artwork, Terry. I agree with Sharron, it has gotten better and better and it always gives me a smile. The working world has changed a lot in my lifetime. Bare minimum Monday? I never worked in a company where that would go unnoticed. Same for "quiet quitting" where an employee just sort of "checks out" and collects their pay until someone finally fires them.
Thanks, Jim. I worked with a bone idle useless layabout, and I could never understand why anybody would want to go into work day after day after day and fail. Surely any normal person would take a pride in their work, even if it was “only” stacking shelves?
Man! Your artwork just gets better and better. You use such bold, confident strokes now, Terry. A good sign. I love that train and the wobbly signs!
And don't get me started on entitled, lazy-ass young people. I find them abhorrent and worthy of ridicule for their shallow "me, my selfie and I" outlook... ( Sorry. You pushed a button over here, I think.)
Ha! Assuming you’re not being sarcastic, thanks! Sorry for pushing a button, Sharron. I think they are self-sabotaging http://ultimately.At least, I hope so.
No sarcasm here, I truly love your drawings! And love to see how they are progressing. They were a bit "timid" or tentative way back when, but not any more!
I know what you mean by the bare minimum. I endure this from 95% of my co-workers every single day that they are here. It is so frustrating. I have to do their work plus mine. Half the time, they are just standing around. When you tell them the customer is waiting, they do not rush. They dont care. And they still get a raise. It's not fair and something should be done about it.
Thanks, Matthew. I like to think that the writing is on the wall for such people. I read recently that PWC got rid of hundreds of employees because their work could be done by AI.
Loved your drawings as usual, Terry, and your accounts of being on time/being almost late/being late are relatable. Riding on the train that stopped at every station would have been stressful for me!
"I should have thought that in these fragile and uncertain times, doing as little as possible is perhaps not the wisest strategy." Amen! The Gens you mentioned are in full force at my workplace. My coworkers are asked to be in the office Tuesday - Thursday. "Bare Minimum Monday" carries into Tuesday for them.
Thanks, Mary. Actually, I partly blame thre employers. I’ve been in charge of lazy useless layabouts, and I went to HR to find out what the rules were, and then applied them until the people either fell into line or were given the order of the boot.
I agree, Terry, the employers are responsible. What's at the top trickles down - the top dogs are some of the biggest offenders. If it were up to me . . . but it's not. I just make coffee. 😁
well as they say, a fish rots from the top. The first headteacher I worked for used to leave his jacket on the back of his chair and his office door open, and spend the afternoon in the pub. What a waste of space.
I love the artwork, Terry. I agree with Sharron, it has gotten better and better and it always gives me a smile. The working world has changed a lot in my lifetime. Bare minimum Monday? I never worked in a company where that would go unnoticed. Same for "quiet quitting" where an employee just sort of "checks out" and collects their pay until someone finally fires them.
Thanks, Jim. I worked with a bone idle useless layabout, and I could never understand why anybody would want to go into work day after day after day and fail. Surely any normal person would take a pride in their work, even if it was “only” stacking shelves?
Man! Your artwork just gets better and better. You use such bold, confident strokes now, Terry. A good sign. I love that train and the wobbly signs!
And don't get me started on entitled, lazy-ass young people. I find them abhorrent and worthy of ridicule for their shallow "me, my selfie and I" outlook... ( Sorry. You pushed a button over here, I think.)
Ha! Assuming you’re not being sarcastic, thanks! Sorry for pushing a button, Sharron. I think they are self-sabotaging http://ultimately.At least, I hope so.
No sarcasm here, I truly love your drawings! And love to see how they are progressing. They were a bit "timid" or tentative way back when, but not any more!
Thanks, Sharron! Chortle.
I know what you mean by the bare minimum. I endure this from 95% of my co-workers every single day that they are here. It is so frustrating. I have to do their work plus mine. Half the time, they are just standing around. When you tell them the customer is waiting, they do not rush. They dont care. And they still get a raise. It's not fair and something should be done about it.
Thanks, Matthew. I like to think that the writing is on the wall for such people. I read recently that PWC got rid of hundreds of employees because their work could be done by AI.