American Workers: Are You Lazy or Creative?

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When I am at work I love slacking off...but I also feel working and getting something done very rewarding but tiring...hard to be enthusiastic every day......unless you get paid a lot I guess?
 

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I surf at work while I'm on station, but that all gets dropped once something happens that I have to respond to. So they kind of go hand in hand.
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Engineer

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At times, I feel lazy, but not often.

Look at it this way, if I felt lazy, I sure the heck wouldn't spend 84 hours per week in that place just to make up for it! :Q

(Just had 1st days off in 21. Worked 166 hours last two weeks. Had one stretch with 7 weeks and an average of 84.8 hours per week with 4 days off in that span. I guess lazy is relative, in that sometimes I feel lazy when I take a day off and do nothing! :p)

And as for creativity, I can do as much or little as I like. The more creative, the better my plant is for it (keeps the jobs rolling in) - (note: Creative also must be solid in that it must function well as well as being creative).
 

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Having read the first little bit, I'll say that I do all of the work that I'm expected to do, and I do it faster than they expect me to do it. Not much I can do when my boss is aware that I don't have enough work to do.
 

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Not directed toward anyone, but I love how people always call americans lazy. Alot of the people I work with put in 50+ hours of work a week every week. The private investigators that work for us put in 80 hours a week ! Just a small rant
 

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Originally posted by: Engineer
At times, I feel lazy, but not often.

Look at it this way, if I felt lazy, I sure the heck wouldn't spend 84 hours per week in that place just to make up for it! :Q

(Just had 1st days off in 21. Worked 166 hours last two weeks. Had one stretch with 7 weeks and an average of 84.8 hours per week with 4 days off in that span. I guess lazy is relative, in that sometimes I feel lazy when I take a day off and do nothing! :p)

And as for creativity, I can do as much or little as I like. The more creative, the better my plant is for it (keeps the jobs rolling in) - (note: Creative also must be solid in that it must function well as well as being creative).

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Originally posted by: MetalMat
Not directed toward anyone, but I love how people always call americans lazy. Alot of the people I work with put in 50+ hours of work a week every week. The private investigators that work for us put in 80 hours a week ! Just a small rant

pffft 80's nothing


but I know what you mean
 

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Originally posted by: Son of a N00b
Originally posted by: MetalMat
Not directed toward anyone, but I love how people always call americans lazy. Alot of the people I work with put in 50+ hours of work a week every week. The private investigators that work for us put in 80 hours a week ! Just a small rant

pffft 80's nothing

but I know what you mean

We're not talking about neffing Son of a N00b! :p