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It probably does come down to the individual workplace but I also think it's the micro management that seems to pervade many employment establishments nowadays. Ended up before I retired being taken under the wing of a multi-national company and...

I like my job but losing any fear and any sense of authority the the employer has over me was definitely the best thing I ever did. You’re getting what you’re getting with me and if you don’t like it then I don’t actually care.

As is always walking around with a file in your hands. I did this for the best part of two years and the only thing the file contained was the days newspaper.

When I worked (its been 5 years!!) I generally enjoyed the experience, both the work and most of the people I worked with (I will make no secret one or two of them I really do miss). I was usually quite quiet, and listened and watched what was...

Having a laugh, not piss talking, always helped,when I worked. When buying newspapers was a thing, doing the crosswords always killed time,but the advent of Google on phones killed that. It's probably more difficult to have a laugh because most...

Before I retired/gave up the ghost with teaching..... Coffee ... lots ... then a bit more. Avoid adults as long as possible into the day Avoid kids as long as possible Do some planning, check equipment for the day, Teach ... remember that I...

Love my job. Work for good people and enjoy what I do. Had jobs which paid a lot more but I hated working there so binned it off as, to me, being happy in my everyday life is far more important than being wealthy.

I have 15 jobs and the longest is 2 hours. most of my clients are older than me and rely on me to look after them so it keeps me happy if I have left them with a smile on their face. The worst part of the job is the physical aspect as my knees...

Only try the sawdust once the vigorous bumming option has failed.

I'm currently finishing my master's and working as a sysadmin at a high performance computing infrastructure. All my colleagues except for the boss are my age and our boss is really not a micro manager. So we just chat all day, somehow still get...

Start my day by turning on my computer and saying hello in the group teams chat. Usually make a little quip and get some laughing reactions. Then I check in on GOT and try to make some funny posts in order to boost my reaction score, usually...

This is all very true and even though I'm now retired I longed for the days before 'woke' raised its head and people could banter without fear of offending someone. Bullying was a definite no-no and would be cut off at the knees but as long as...

Don't you just know it - it's written in the stars

Guaranteed to score against us if Leeds sign him 😆

Never 'hated' the lad. He played his heart out for us but the pressure undoubtedly got to him and wasn't helped by the laissez fire attitude of some of our recent managers who stuck him up front by himself without adequate support. He ran the...