Comments for Brad's Bits http://www.bradsbits.com Slacking at Work since 2003 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:23:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 Comment on Brad is alive and well by Scooby http://www.bradsbits.com/2007/09/06/brad-is-alive-and-well/#comment-3855 Scooby Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:53:54 +0000 http://www.bradsbits.com/2007/09/06/brad-is-alive-and-well/#comment-3855 Glad to see that the 3 letter company didn't get you down. You were not the first to have nothing to do, and you have not been the last. Glad to see that the 3 letter company didn’t get you down. You were not the first to have nothing to do, and you have not been the last.

]]> Comment on Brad is alive and well by Lauren http://www.bradsbits.com/2007/09/06/brad-is-alive-and-well/#comment-3742 Lauren Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:32:48 +0000 http://www.bradsbits.com/2007/09/06/brad-is-alive-and-well/#comment-3742 glad to see you back! will your blog take a new direction? glad to see you back! will your blog take a new direction?

]]> Comment on Brad is on vacation by ~willow~ http://www.bradsbits.com/2007/04/05/brad-is-on-vacation/#comment-1463 ~willow~ Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:24:20 +0000 http://www.bradsbits.com/2007/04/05/brad-is-on-vacation/#comment-1463 hi, am dropping by through IntroduceMyBlog: your site reminds me of my not-so-fun-times climbing the corporate ladder; I was on the up and up, but at the expense of my mental health. But then, I also got away with A LOT of stuff like spending so many days at a nearby wireless-equipped coffee place playing Yahoo!Games or IM-ing pals on my laptop with the excuse that I was tapping into my creativity outside the stifling confines of my cubicle: and I got away with it because none of my bosses had any idea how to rein me in, LoL! hi, am dropping by through IntroduceMyBlog: your site reminds me of my not-so-fun-times climbing the corporate ladder; I was on the up and up, but at the expense of my mental health. But then, I also got away with A LOT of stuff like spending so many days at a nearby wireless-equipped coffee place playing Yahoo!Games or IM-ing pals on my laptop with the excuse that I was tapping into my creativity outside the stifling confines of my cubicle: and I got away with it because none of my bosses had any idea how to rein me in, LoL!

]]> Comment on I don’t want a promotion. by Spyder M http://www.bradsbits.com/2007/01/30/wheres-the-motivation/#comment-1375 Spyder M Sat, 21 Apr 2007 00:00:59 +0000 http://www.bradsbits.com/2007/01/30/wheres-the-motivation/#comment-1375 I could not agree with you or Scott more. I recently just took a promotion and am not happy. I had fun doing the more technical work and working with my other teammates to resolve problems. Now I have a position that will require 60 hours a week to be successful a just get more work. I feel that if I am going to put that much time in to working for the man why not take that extra 20 hours a week to begin to grow my own business. However, by the time I get home from work and spend time with my family the last thing I have energy for is more work. I could not agree with you or Scott more. I recently just took a promotion and am not happy. I had fun doing the more technical work and working with my other teammates to resolve problems. Now I have a position that will require 60 hours a week to be successful a just get more work. I feel that if I am going to put that much time in to working for the man why not take that extra 20 hours a week to begin to grow my own business. However, by the time I get home from work and spend time with my family the last thing I have energy for is more work.

]]> Comment on Java is my sugardaddy, but that’s doesn’t mean I’m in love. by imparare http://www.bradsbits.com/2007/02/26/java-is-my-sugardaddy-but-thats-doesnt-mean-im-in-love/#comment-1256 imparare Sun, 15 Apr 2007 06:04:36 +0000 http://www.bradsbits.com/2007/02/26/java-is-my-sugardaddy-but-thats-doesnt-mean-im-in-love/#comment-1256 Interesting comments.. :D Interesting comments.. :D

]]> Comment on Reasons not to quit your job by The I.T. Slacker http://www.bradsbits.com/2007/03/28/reasons-not-to-quit-your-job/#comment-1210 The I.T. Slacker Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:44:12 +0000 http://www.bradsbits.com/2007/03/28/reasons-not-to-quit-your-job/#comment-1210 Thank you for this article. I'm the head of my I.T. department, and we've all been pretty much fucked over by our company in the last 8 or 9 months. I showed this to my people, and it's now our I.T. department's (secret) Magna Carta. :) Your tips seem to be working great on the single-person level, but we'll be trying to do it on a departmental level. I'll be chronicling our progress here: http://itslacker.blogspot.com/ if you're interested in following along. Once again, though: thanks for this bit of enlightenment! We're all much happier now. Thank you for this article. I’m the head of my I.T. department, and we’ve all been pretty much fucked over by our company in the last 8 or 9 months.

I showed this to my people, and it’s now our I.T. department’s (secret) Magna Carta. :)

Your tips seem to be working great on the single-person level, but we’ll be trying to do it on a departmental level. I’ll be chronicling our progress here:

http://itslacker.blogspot.com/

if you’re interested in following along.

Once again, though: thanks for this bit of enlightenment! We’re all much happier now.

]]> Comment on I don’t want a promotion. by Scott M http://www.bradsbits.com/2007/01/30/wheres-the-motivation/#comment-1174 Scott M Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:37:01 +0000 http://www.bradsbits.com/2007/01/30/wheres-the-motivation/#comment-1174 Some great points here. Another point is that a promotion usually means moving into a position that is drastically different than the one you left. This is especially true for the technical fields. The higher you go, the more you need to depend on 'soft' skills (people skills) instead of technical skills. So it's not just a promotion; its a career change. And if you like your current position, you're probably not gonna like your new one which is drastically different. Even the so-called technical career ladders have this problem. Yeah, you might not be a manager. But you are still a "team leader". And what does this mean? The same old need for managment soft skills, but you don't get to hire or fire anyone. Why can't I just stay where I am until I retire? I don't even need much of a raise at this point. Just keep my salary even with inflation, and I'm happy! Some great points here.

Another point is that a promotion usually means moving into a position that is drastically different than the one you left. This is especially true for the technical fields.

The higher you go, the more you need to depend on ’soft’ skills (people skills) instead of technical skills.

So it’s not just a promotion; its a career change. And if you like your current position, you’re probably not gonna like your new one which is drastically different.

Even the so-called technical career ladders have this problem. Yeah, you might not be a manager. But you are still a “team leader”. And what does this mean? The same old need for managment soft skills, but you don’t get to hire or fire anyone.

Why can’t I just stay where I am until I retire? I don’t even need much of a raise at this point. Just keep my salary even with inflation, and I’m happy!

]]> Comment on I don’t need love. by Another Joe http://www.bradsbits.com/2007/02/04/i-dont-need-love/#comment-1165 Another Joe Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:48:05 +0000 http://www.bradsbits.com/2007/02/04/i-dont-need-love/#comment-1165 Preach it, brother! This pretty much matches my own views on life and, like everyone else, the older I get the more crap I have to take for it. Maybe there is something wrong with me (from a society's point of view at least), but I can't for the life of me figure out the awesome leap of logic by which "willingly single" becomes "totally gay". Preach it, brother!

This pretty much matches my own views on life and, like everyone else, the older I get the more crap I have to take for it. Maybe there is something wrong with me (from a society’s point of view at least), but I can’t for the life of me figure out the awesome leap of logic by which “willingly single” becomes “totally gay”.

]]> Comment on Don’t make friends at work. by Scott M http://www.bradsbits.com/2007/02/28/dont-make-friends-at-work/#comment-1161 Scott M Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:09:01 +0000 http://www.bradsbits.com/2007/02/28/dont-make-friends-at-work/#comment-1161 I LOVE THIS BLOG! I used to make friends at work, but that was when I was single and had too much free time. Now I'm married with a 3 yr old, and have NO free time. So what little free time I have, I spend by myself. My big pet peeve is lunches with coworkers. Lunch time is MY time. Even free food is not enough to get me to these social gatherings. I have to compromise, of course. I can't refuse a team lunch when the boss is buying. I attend about every third department monthly lunch in the break room. I attend the Christmas luncheon every other year. But I LIVE for my lunch with my book or magazine. It's the only alone time I get! Give me an hour with a good book and I'm energized for the rest of the day. Give me an hour lunch with coworkers, and I'm a psychotic mess for the entire afternoon. I LOVE THIS BLOG!

I used to make friends at work, but that was when I was single and had too much free time.

Now I’m married with a 3 yr old, and have NO free time. So what little free time I have, I spend by myself.

My big pet peeve is lunches with coworkers. Lunch time is MY time. Even free food is not enough to get me to these social gatherings.

I have to compromise, of course. I can’t refuse a team lunch when the boss is buying. I attend about every third department monthly lunch in the break room. I attend the Christmas luncheon every other year.

But I LIVE for my lunch with my book or magazine. It’s the only alone time I get! Give me an hour with a good book and I’m energized for the rest of the day. Give me an hour lunch with coworkers, and I’m a psychotic mess for the entire afternoon.

]]> Comment on Don’t make friends at work. by alex http://www.bradsbits.com/2007/02/28/dont-make-friends-at-work/#comment-1139 alex Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:10:51 +0000 http://www.bradsbits.com/2007/02/28/dont-make-friends-at-work/#comment-1139 hi nice site. hi nice site.

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