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Obfleur
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Horrible day at work.
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by Obfleur » Thu Feb 17, 2005 5:49 pm
Our internet connection was ****** up!
I actually had to work. How bizzare is that?
I surf the web like 80% of my time at work. Today it was 0%. Horrible!
Do you surf alot at your work?

Can't believe I'm still here.
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Señior's Covenant
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by Señior's Covenant » Thu Feb 17, 2005 5:53 pm
"No," he says from his desk at work.
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by saysadie » Thu Feb 17, 2005 5:54 pm
Obfleur wrote:Our internet connection was ****** up!
I actually had to work. How bizzare is that?
I surf the web like 80% of my time at work. Today it was 0%. Horrible!
Do you surf alot at your work?

No. I lift and push around heavy things all day for minimum wage.
The amount of muscle I've developed in my arms scares my younger brother, and he works out. I like my muscle though, not too much but it's there.
He's one of those guys who think that "women shouldn't have developed muscles", so his opinion doesn't matter.
That's not the point though. today I'm quitting! Quiiiiiiitttttingggg! Two weeks and then I'm free! Freeeee!
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by Señior's Covenant » Thu Feb 17, 2005 6:01 pm
saysadie wrote:No. I lift and push around heavy things all day for minimum wage.
Man, sometimes I really miss those days.

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The "i" in "Señior" from "Señior's Covenant" is intentional and part of a stupid & cheesy inside joke from '02. Thank you for your concern.
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by Shanti418 » Thu Feb 17, 2005 7:39 pm
Señior's Covenant wrote:saysadie wrote:No. I lift and push around heavy things all day for minimum wage.
Man, sometimes I really miss those days.

My sarcasm meter is off the chart, but your emoticon is quite contradictory.
I work at a Schlotzky's Deli as a shift leader/manager making sandwiches for $10/hr (I've been there 5 years). I only work 30 hrs a week b/c I'm going to college, but let me tell you: Already, I simultaneously want to strip off the chains of capitalism, escape this proletariot prison, and work and live for something other than money AND I want to just find some job at some big corporation that will pay me a salary with benefits, so I can have my 2.3 kids and be hypnotized into apathy by sitcoms and CSI.
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by Señior's Covenant » Thu Feb 17, 2005 7:52 pm
No, no sarcasm. Really. Despite the pay, which in fairness steadily increased as they saw what I could do (went from low end of labor totem pole to assistant floor manager, at least in duties and pay), I really enjoyed bustin' ass all day in that factory/manual labor natural paintshop/warehouse. Best exercise I've ever had. Honest work. Now I'm at a deskjob. Fine and dandy, but I still miss workout eight to fourteen hours a day.
Muchas gracias to Mob for the Sig, proving why he's called 'King'.
The "i" in "Señior" from "Señior's Covenant" is intentional and part of a stupid & cheesy inside joke from '02. Thank you for your concern.
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by Shanti418 » Thu Feb 17, 2005 9:47 pm
Now if only they could combine the "real, honest work" feel of manual labor and the "real, honest money" of a desk job.
That's why I think it would be awesome to have a skill, like metalwork or glassblowing: you get to create something through hard work, and you're suitably compensated for your time and effort.
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by Señior's Covenant » Thu Feb 17, 2005 10:03 pm
Agreed on both accounts.
Muchas gracias to Mob for the Sig, proving why he's called 'King'.
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by saysadie » Fri Feb 18, 2005 3:52 am
Señior's Covenant wrote:Man, sometimes I really miss those days.

What I said made it sound like those things weren't bloody, smelly pieces of meat... so I'll correct by stating that they are.
Oh, I handle sales, too. But I do production, lifting and moving of heavy things too. Can be alright when you're not frustrated as hell.

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by IronHide » Fri Feb 18, 2005 5:32 am
Obfleur wrote:I actually had to work.
Those bastards.........
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by Obfleur » Fri Feb 18, 2005 8:27 am
No need to worry - the internet connection is okey today.
We even upgraded to a faster connection.
Can't believe I'm still here.
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by spiderfrommars » Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:20 am
Probably spend about 40% of my day surfing. Which is way way too much. I'm meant to be on the phone all day selling things and earning commission. Its a terrible distraction.
Oh well!
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by Eline » Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:56 am
I spend about 10% surfing I think. Checking emails and Transfans mostly.
Should be less though...
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Best First
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by Best First » Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:27 pm
20-40% - i'd like to feel guilty...
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by snarl » Fri Feb 18, 2005 1:15 pm
I spend ******* ages... I like to feel I earn the time by getting my work done quickly.
2 days ago I spent over 2 ******* hours setting up a tryst over msn... that's well out of order innit?
thing is, I'm typing, so people think I'm working...
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by Legion » Fri Feb 18, 2005 1:35 pm
snarl wrote:thing is, I'm typing, so people think I'm working...
heheh, i know what you mean. i've got myself a nice corner position, by a nice big window... no other ****** can see my screens... mwahahahah...

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by Best First » Fri Feb 18, 2005 1:39 pm
snarl wrote:
2 days ago I spent over 2 ******* hours setting up a tryst over msn... that's well out of order innit?
you will have to tell me how to do that.
Thing is - i spend way less time than i used to as i have slowly got more responsibility at work. Whereas before i was fully guilty of it myself now peoples' lack of brevity on the internet just galls me.
I disagree with you, ergo here is an essay.
hmm... **** off then.
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by Metal Vendetta » Fri Feb 18, 2005 3:44 pm
I really have lost all sense of reality. It's prolly like 40% of my time surfing the internet now.
Feh.
I would have waited a ******* eternity for this!!!!
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