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08-13-2009, 10:53 PM
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How late were you?
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08-14-2009, 12:20 AM
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Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MDShunk
How late were you?
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Anywhere between 5-10 minutes, though it's not a habit I carried over from the last company.
Was a situation where I had already paid and was just waiting in the drive thru. The first time it was during morning break, the 2nd time I decided not to try to squeeze a trip like that into 15 minutes and go before work. I guess I didn't leave early enough. I pass on by if there's already a line, but both cases I thought I'd be alright. Though, I didn't mention any of that to the foreman.
2 days in a row, though.
I could've at least spread it out a little. 
Needless to say if I go, I make sure I leave 10-15 minutes earlier.
I definitely have a physical addiction to caffeine. Not only am I sluggish in the morning, but I'll have a headache by the afternoon if I don't get some.
Anyway, this was right in the beginning, I've worked out any silly kinks since then.
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08-14-2009, 06:30 PM
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pipe bender
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: allentown burbs, PA
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being late sucks. i was working out of town for months, got sent home when the jobs finished up and went back to work. thing is, when you have a 5-15 min ride to work for a while then get sent on a job thats an hour and a half away, starts an hour earlier, and no over time, it takes some getting used to... 
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08-14-2009, 09:02 PM
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I've go to tell you it sounds like you have a pretty good thing going. One of the easiest ways to to aggrevate your supervision and find your way to the unemployment line is to start showing a pattern of tardiness or absenteeism.
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08-14-2009, 09:15 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Boneshaker
I've go to tell you it sounds like you have a pretty good thing going. One of the easiest ways to to aggrevate your supervision and find your way to the unemployment line is to start showing a pattern of tardiness or absenteeism.
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Absolutely. I never have a problem with a guy being late. I have a problem with them not calling me to tell me. I also can't stand the guys who always have an excuse to leave early. Usually Friday or Monday. One guy even claimed he had "soiled" himself so he could go 
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08-14-2009, 09:39 PM
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Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
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Quote:
Originally Posted by InPhase277
Absolutely. I never have a problem with a guy being late. I have a problem with them not calling me to tell me. I also can't stand the guys who always have an excuse to leave early. Usually Friday or Monday. One guy even claimed he had "soiled" himself so he could go |
Funny you mention that, a guy literally **** his pants and showed us to go home.
He missed several more days because he was actually pretty ill.
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08-14-2009, 09:52 PM
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Location: Lake Ridge, Virginia
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Originally Posted by InPhase277
One guy even claimed he had "soiled" himself so he could go |
I've had that happen to me a couple of times at least. 
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08-14-2009, 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by steelersman
I've had that happen to me a couple of times at least. |
It didn't happen to this guy, at least not this time. He just wanted to go home. I'll tell you how I know: he came to me and said he had done it. I said, "well go home and take care of it". And here's the best part: he says "OK, let me finish up this run, then I'll go"
Yeah right! If I crap my self, I'm tossing my shorts in the woods and I'm going home. Not when I get done running a stick of EMT... NOW. I don't care if the boss knows or not. I'll yell it out of my window as I drive by. There's no way this guy did it.
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08-14-2009, 10:56 PM
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Hack and Rat all in one
Join Date: Jan 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by InPhase277
Yeah right! If I crap my self, I'm tossing my shorts in the woods and I'm going home.
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I had to do that recently.  Thankfully it wasn't too bad and I was able to go back to work for the rest of the day though.
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08-14-2009, 11:00 PM
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Robotic Rat
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: new orleans la
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are you working with branegan (sic) ?
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08-14-2009, 11:40 PM
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Apprentice
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Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
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Originally Posted by nolabama
are you working with branegan (sic) ?
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Damn, dude, how'd you know?
(This city is way too small.)
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08-15-2009, 01:02 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter D
I had to do that recently. Thankfully it wasn't too bad and I was able to go back to work for the rest of the day though. |
Damn Peter! So you were freeballing it at work!
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08-15-2009, 01:33 AM
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Hack and Rat all in one
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Originally Posted by steelersman
Damn Peter! So you were freeballing it at work! |
Yes, I was. With Carharrt pants, no less.  Not comfortable at all. 
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08-15-2009, 01:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Peter D
Yes, I was. With Carharrt pants, no less. Not comfortable at all. |
Nothing like the feel of rough canvas rubbing against the twig and berries! 
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08-15-2009, 01:41 AM
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Hack and Rat all in one
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Originally Posted by steelersman
Nothing like the feel of rough canvas rubbing against the twig and berries! |
Yeah, suffice to say I was glad when I got home and got in the shower. 
I wish I could have remembered what I ate that caused the disaster in the first place, but I can't.
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08-15-2009, 02:33 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter D
Yeah, suffice to say I was glad when I got home and got in the shower.
I wish I could have remembered what I ate that caused the disaster in the first place, but I can't. |
I'm sure Jared will fill you in. 
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08-15-2009, 11:50 AM
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Hack and Rat all in one
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Quote:
Originally Posted by InPhase277
I'm sure Jared will fill you in. |
Haha...well, it wasn't Subway this time. It might have been some kind of fast food, but I can't for the life of me remember now. Wish I could so I don't eat there again.
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08-15-2009, 12:48 PM
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Well I guess you're running out of places to eat!
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08-15-2009, 02:56 PM
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Location: missouri
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a couple weeks back we had a pretty good electrical storm, one guy didnt show up the next day or the next day.
ok so here is the good part, he calls the boss after two days and said that the reason he diddnt show up was his alarm clock got fried in the storm.
we havent found anything for him to do since .
a few years back i worked with a guy, one of the best laborers ive ever been around. anyway this guy crapped his pants pretty early in the day and he chucked his drawers and worked the rest of the day in 100 deg weather. i gotta hand it to him he was tougher than ill ever be.
by the end of the day that poor bastard could barely walk his ass was so chapped.
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08-15-2009, 03:11 PM
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Robotic Rat
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Location: new orleans la
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Frasbee
Damn, dude, how'd you know?
(This city is way too small.)
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abc school, on again off again union - building a school on the west bank - aint but one group - couple of my buddies were laid off/fired from em a few weeks ago
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