Yes. But good companies that have great leadership, not management, find these people and take care of them.
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I had a job as a programmer about 20 years ago, working for a large company. Most of our team was going to be laid off and we knew it, we just didn't know when. We literally were not allowed to do work...we weren't given any and we weren't allowed to invent any. We DID have to show up to work, though. At least that is what we were told.
This went on for six months before I found a new job on my own. It went on for a couple of months after that. By the time I left people were "working" in split shifts, the two managers (yes, two, for the same job) hadn't shown up in weeks, the conference room had turned into a gambling hall, people were going to the movies during the day and no one cared about anything.
It was fun for a little while. After that it was just incredibly boring. This company paid 15 programmers for 8 months for absolutely nothing.
This went on for six months before I found a new job on my own. It went on for a couple of months after that. By the time I left people were "working" in split shifts, the two managers (yes, two, for the same job) hadn't shown up in weeks, the conference room had turned into a gambling hall, people were going to the movies during the day and no one cared about anything.
It was fun for a little while. After that it was just incredibly boring. This company paid 15 programmers for 8 months for absolutely nothing.
Since I just walked out and got the mail and yet again all four things were junk and went straight into the recycling bin I might say mail carrier. Now they obviously can and do provide a very important societal function but I can't help but to think it would suck knowing must of what you deliver is never looked at.
“Think of how much it would cost to hire and train my replacement.”
No thankfully not. When the kids outnumbered us and we had a stretch for months where one of us was always taking off for consecutive runs of chicken pox or taking someone to doctor for ear infections, I decided to just stay home with them.
I find jobs where I do nothing more exhausting then ones where it’s a workout. I hate sitting and killing time. Reading books isn’t my thing either.
Seems like yesterday......??? Based on what you have stated in the past, it all worked out!
It's not quite as bad as it used to be but the city "workers" that stand on every corner in downtown Chicago just talk to each other and do nothing else all day.
In family-owned companies, whatever VP position is handled by the son of the owner doesn't seem to have a lot of formal duties. Surprisingly though, when this person takes on a real role (CEO, COO, President...), I've found that they are generally competent so they must be learning something.
What I've found is that when the highest-ranking non-family executive of a company starts hiring family members, these positions are generally made-up and non-productive. Also, whenever the head of sales hires somebody to an ill-defined position it is generally just a friend that can go golfing (or fishing...) with him.
In family-owned companies, whatever VP position is handled by the son of the owner doesn't seem to have a lot of formal duties. Surprisingly though, when this person takes on a real role (CEO, COO, President...), I've found that they are generally competent so they must be learning something.
What I've found is that when the highest-ranking non-family executive of a company starts hiring family members, these positions are generally made-up and non-productive. Also, whenever the head of sales hires somebody to an ill-defined position it is generally just a friend that can go golfing (or fishing...) with him.
Lifeguard for the Olympics is super silly.
Lifeguard in general kinda straddles the line. I was one through high school and the first two years of college and 99% of the time you do absolutely nothing unless you’re at a wave pool or something bizzare. Outside of the very random/rare time someone genuinely needs help most of the time you just chill and put stuff away when the beach/pool closes.
The end of Learjet was similar. Round after round of layoffs while the rest of us sat around with nothing to do for the most part. I developed a routine of walks and quickly learned how often I needed to move my mouse to look available.
I've been stuck in this very scenario the last 2 positions I've had. Start new position, do a good job, someone else leaves and you get extra duties as assigned and even a new title but no bump in pay, just a little wink and nod that good things will happen in the future. Still waiting for that payoff. It certainly doesn't make me want to work harder.
It was my last full time job. And quit long enough ago that they announced they were coming out with a chicken pox vaccine the week the first kid got chicken pox, although it wasn’t ready for distribution any time soon.
