At the funeral the other day, my nephew who's a CFO was sitting in the church doing business on his phone.
Right now my grandson is communicating with his science teacher about an assessment project.

Time was you finished work for the day & week and that was it. Not any more it seems.

People's brains will explode.

its what they want boges   havent you noticed 24/7 they are looking at their mobs..it will be called crook neck syndrome before the year is out....no one looks at you even if they are talking to you... :( :(

why do you think they are plugging the driverless car.. ::) ::)

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Being available 24/7

Which is why penalty rates are obsolete....

bogarde73 wrote on Aug 13^th, 2017 at 10:53am:

Time was you finished work for the day & week and that was it. Not any more it seems.

With mobile devices and email people are contactable at all times and they are expected to be contactable at all times by their bosses.

I am lucky enough that I am not able to work from home so I can clearly separate my personal life from my work life. Other people in my organization aren't so lucky. I will often receive emails from them with a time stamp of 2am and they still contact me when they are on annual leave.

And they don’t get paid overtime for it either.

A new type of penalty rate is needed.

Swagman wrote on Aug 13^th, 2017 at 11:08am:

Quote: Being available 24/7 Which is why penalty rates are obsolete....

Penalty rates and wages/salary , one of these thing is not like the other.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b0ftfKFEJg

Everyone laughs at my phone its a flip phone from the 90's like Fox Maulder had.

No smart phones for me, I use a phone to call someone if I need to speak to them.

Workwise I'm lucky cause technically I am on stand by if something serious happens to the plant but I've been there a few years now and nothing ever has, so generally week ends are to my self and the family.

Setanta wrote on Aug 13^th, 2017 at 12:14pm:

Swagman wrote on Aug 13th, 2017 at 11:08am: Quote: Being available 24/7 Which is why penalty rates are obsolete.... Penalty rates and wages/salary , one of these thing is not like the other.

.....they're still obsolete in a 24/7 global economy

Ajax wrote on Aug 13^th, 2017 at 12:28pm:

Everyone laughs at my phone its a flip phone from the 90's like Fox Maulder had. No smart phones for me, I use a phone to call someone if I need to speak to them. Workwise I'm lucky cause technically I am on stand by if something serious happens to the plant but I've been there a few years now and nothing ever has, so generally week ends are to my self and the family.

My worse call out was on Christmas Day!  ;D

I'm on call 24/7 365.

Holidays (or lack off) are a bitch

Didn't get a Christmas Eve or any other Eve for many years....

John Smith wrote on Aug 13^th, 2017 at 4:09pm:

I'm on call 24/7 365. Holidays (or lack off) are a bitch

I answer emails and txts 24/7 but the payoff is I generally only have to work for 4hrs a day.

At the end of my corporate career I was working 12 and in call for free 24/7.

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Aug 14^th, 2017 at 7:19pm:

Didn't get a Christmas Eve or any other Eve for many years....

When I was single I used to volunteer for xmas day and even NYE. 

Gordon wrote on Aug 14^th, 2017 at 7:33pm:

John Smith wrote on Aug 13th, 2017 at 4:09pm: I'm on call 24/7 365. Holidays (or lack off) are a bitch I answer emails and txts 24/7 but the payoff is I generally only have to work for 4hrs a day. At the end of my corporate career I was working 12 and in call for free 24/7.

nah .... I'm on call and have to be available for any emergencies.

John Smith wrote on Aug 14^th, 2017 at 7:35pm:

Gordon wrote on Aug 14th, 2017 at 7:33pm: John Smith wrote on Aug 13th, 2017 at 4:09pm: I'm on call 24/7 365. Holidays (or lack off) are a bitch I answer emails and txts 24/7 but the payoff is I generally only have to work for 4hrs a day. At the end of my corporate career I was working 12 and in call for free 24/7. nah .... I'm on call and have to be available for any emergencies.

What, like when someone's paint starts to flake? ;D

Redmond Neck wrote on Aug 13^th, 2017 at 12:53pm:

Ajax wrote on Aug 13th, 2017 at 12:28pm: Everyone laughs at my phone its a flip phone from the 90's like Fox Maulder had. No smart phones for me, I use a phone to call someone if I need to speak to them. Workwise I'm lucky cause technically I am on stand by if something serious happens to the plant but I've been there a few years now and nothing ever has, so generally week ends are to my self and the family. My worse call out was on Christmas Day!  ;D

At one time I was rostered to work every Christmas day for a decade. On the week end Christmas they would have transferred the Public holiday to a different day so that people who didn't work the public holiday could have an extra day off or be paid double time and a half for not working on Christmas day.

Yes - its like a form of Autism.
People stare at 'screens' all day.
TV, Computer, Advertisement Billboards, Iphones, I pads, etc.
When they look up from one to you - they all have a 'blank' look on their faces.

Gordon wrote on Aug 14^th, 2017 at 7:39pm:

John Smith wrote on Aug 14th, 2017 at 7:35pm: Gordon wrote on Aug 14th, 2017 at 7:33pm: John Smith wrote on Aug 13th, 2017 at 4:09pm: I'm on call 24/7 365. Holidays (or lack off) are a bitch I answer emails and txts 24/7 but the payoff is I generally only have to work for 4hrs a day. At the end of my corporate career I was working 12 and in call for free 24/7. nah .... I'm on call and have to be available for any emergencies. What, like when someone's paint starts to flake? ;D

i stopped painting nearly ten yrs ago you fool

Jasin wrote on Aug 14^th, 2017 at 8:34pm:

Yes - its like a form of Autism. People stare at 'screens' all day. TV, Computer, Advertisement Billboards, Iphones, I pads, etc. When they look up from one to you - they all have a 'blank' look on their faces.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdzJun0mEXE

Gordon wrote on Aug 14^th, 2017 at 7:39pm:

John Smith wrote on Aug 14th, 2017 at 7:35pm: Gordon wrote on Aug 14th, 2017 at 7:33pm: John Smith wrote on Aug 13th, 2017 at 4:09pm: I'm on call 24/7 365. Holidays (or lack off) are a bitch I answer emails and txts 24/7 but the payoff is I generally only have to work for 4hrs a day. At the end of my corporate career I was working 12 and in call for free 24/7. nah .... I'm on call and have to be available for any emergencies. What, like when someone's paint starts to flake? ;D

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D


I think he poses for a porn magazine as well gordy
hes available all the time.. ;) ;)

cods wrote on Aug 15^th, 2017 at 9:20am:

Gordon wrote on Aug 14th, 2017 at 7:39pm: John Smith wrote on Aug 14th, 2017 at 7:35pm: Gordon wrote on Aug 14th, 2017 at 7:33pm: John Smith wrote on Aug 13th, 2017 at 4:09pm: I'm on call 24/7 365. Holidays (or lack off) are a bitch I answer emails and txts 24/7 but the payoff is I generally only have to work for 4hrs a day. At the end of my corporate career I was working 12 and in call for free 24/7. nah .... I'm on call and have to be available for any emergencies. What, like when someone's paint starts to flake? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D I think he poses for a porn magazine as well gordy hes available all the time.. ;) ;)

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FnmUR1t-mZc/hqdefault.jpg