Re: worst RPG ever seen? -- RPG400-L

Bob, I think you're half right.  I've seen and lived both sides of that fence.

The main indicator of which way you will work is your enjoyment of
that particular job.   If I'm doing something I consider fun, I can
work 10-12 hour productive days non-stop.

If what I'm doing is drudgery you'd be lucky to get 4 productive hours
out of every 8 out of me.  nature of the beast.

On 3/1/06, Bob Cozzi <cozzi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Well... I find that "scheduled work hours" is not a good measure of the hours
> one actually works. I find there's a difference between the hours on the clock
> and the time workers put in during the day. I find that, (often) people who 
> brag
> about long hours actually work few hours per day than those with fewer 
> schedule
> work hours. Why? I believe it's because there's less time to finish things so
> there less incentive and opportunity to waste time. Thus a culture of working 
> is
> created vs a culture of finding ways to fill the extra time to look busy.
>
> -Bob Cozzi
> www.RPGxTools.com
> RPG xTools - Enjoy programming again.
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> 6.75 hours per day with 2 15 minute breaks and a 45 minute lunch....
> Anything more would be uncivilized.
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> :)
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> I recall the days of working for private business...  10 and 12 hour days,
> no lunch breaks... and most importantly, no recognition ....
>
> Ron Power
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> 9 am to 4:30 pm ?  You only work half days ?
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> |To be totally honest here.  I don't let work drive me insane.  I just
> do
> |my job to the best of my ability and at 4:30 I go home.  I don't think
> no
> |more about it until 9:00 AM the next morning.  I don't get paid enough
> |(nor could I ever get paid enough) to let the worries of work follow me
> |home.  I leave them at the door when I leave.  I do get frustrated at
> |times, but never to the point where I would lose my sanity.  That comes
> |when I get home and can't get in the front door because the kids have
> it
> |blocked off with bookbags, shoes, sneakers and boots lol.  But work..
> nah
> |I don't let that bother me.  but of course... I'm union too and work
> for
> |government so I guess I might be a special case.... :)
> |
> |Ron Power
> |Programmer
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> |P.O. Box 908
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