Okay, I do understand why you are buying it yourself. That stinks, though!!
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Okay, I do understand why you are buying it yourself. That stinks, though!!
Unplug the microwave to save money??? That has got to be the most absurd thing I’ve heard in a long time.
My MIL had a frugal elderly friend who, every time they went out, would unplug everything. Recently I did a brief Internet search to see how much money she would save by doing that, and it turns out to be quite small. Most things are on "standby" mode and don't leach much energy. Other things (like microwaves) could potentially save energy by being unplugged, but from what I see, it is a minimal amount (less than $100/year).
It sounds like your bosses are desperate. It's ridiculous that you have to buy your own office supplies. Having employees waste their time doing things that divert their attention to non-work related tasks is probably going to hurt them in the long run.
Not just the microwave. The fridge even!Quote:
Originally Posted by jp1
The other coworker in my department is not careful about printing pages that don’t need to be printed. He blew through the ream in his printer pretty quickly. That was the last of the office provided paper, aside from the ream in my printer. I caught him printing on MY printer today. I told him that once the office provided paper is gone, we’ll have to provide our own. I told him I will NOT be providing paper for him.
The job search is bringing out the crazies. Company wanted to set up a video interview but stipulated I was NOT allowed the blue the background. They really want to see my living room full of dive gear?
Actually, that’s a pretty bad ass background Tradd, dive gear.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tradd
Not when it’s spread all over the LR, on the floor, on couch, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
Well, the great paper caper is over. When I was working from home yesterday due to car issues, another department needed paper to print things for a big project,, noticed there wasn’t any, and things blew up. The short version is that the office will go back to supplying paper and other needed supplies. I was willing to go along with it as I knew that it would come to a head sooner than later.
That certainly seems intrusive. They certainly wouldn’t ask for a tour of your home if you had come to their office for an interview. I actually ran into a similar issue when my company’s ceo called me to respond to an email question I’d just sent him. I don’t blur my background and since this was the first time we had spoken he commented on the picture of the Eifle tower on my wall. While I like Paris I don’t think it was an accurate representation of who I am so I bought an enlarged photograph of a neon car wash sign in Palm Springs from a friend of ours that runs a photography art gallery down there. Haven’t talked to the ceo since then but my boss commented on it on our next weekly team call.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tradd