Comments | j4: Task and it shall be given unto you

Task and it shall be given unto you

Sep 08, 2005 11:27

Dear j4You may have noticed over the past couple of days that actually doing work -- however pointless and dull the work may be -- is more satisfying and even sometimes more interesting than messing about on the web. You may also have noticed that once you start doing something, it's no longer hanging over you like a bloody great raincloud. This ( Read more... )

werke, work

Comments 15

oinomel71 September 8 2005, 10:48:16 UTC

Hmmm... I don't suppose you could cc: oinomel71 on that one, could you? It's not a perfect fit, but there's enough for a flicker of recognition...

ultraruby September 8 2005, 11:02:00 UTC

Hear hear. I've been doing actual proper work these last few days, and despite the occasional boos-induced worries, it feels really good. New term feeling! Hoorah!

ultraruby September 8 2005, 11:02:15 UTC

boos? Boss! Argh.

ex_humanfema327 September 8 2005, 11:07:17 UTC

Boobs?

ultraruby September 8 2005, 11:10:38 UTC

Argh!

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aardvark179 September 8 2005, 11:34:43 UTC

It's all very well getting management memos as part of your internal dialog, but what happens when, "In the interests of continued competitiveness and efficiency we have decided outsource j4 to an external contractor. We plan a three month hand-over period for you to liaise with the chosen contractor, after which we plan to make you redundant. This letter constitutes official notice that you are at risk of being made redundant."

j4 September 8 2005, 11:37:58 UTC

Fantastic! If being j4 is outsourced to somebody else, I can get on with doing something more interesting. :-)

rysmiel September 8 2005, 14:39:14 UTC

The revolution will not be outsourced.

ewx September 11 2005, 23:48:06 UTC

The revolution will be reality TV.

Memo from the HSE anat0010 September 9 2005, 09:13:26 UTC

It has recently come to my attention that many people on LiveJournal are indulging in the activity known as 'work'. Many reports have conclusively shown that work is detrimental to both physical and mental health. The Health and Safety Executive spends many hours investigating serious injuries and indeed deaths incurred during 'work' related activates. Work has conclusively been shown to be a major factor in days lost to stress and depression. It should be pointed out that the rate of serious injury rate for web related activities is negligible ( ... )

Re: Memo from the HSE j4 September 9 2005, 11:29:12 UTC

I thought this was just tongue-in-cheek until the last paragraph, & now I'm not so sure...