I saw an interesting comment on an American site that implied that you will be seen as a rule-breaker if you normally arrive at work more than 2 standard deviations earlier or later than the mean arrival time, even if there is nominally no problem with that.
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Unwritten, unspoked, perhsaps unperceived rules
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Yes, unwritten, unspoken and unpercieved rules are part of my problem with permying right now. They are childish and annoying. That, and the ever popular game of Chinese whispers that managermen play instead of just talking with me, on time and in a reasonable way.Originally posted by Ignis Fatuus View PostI saw an interesting comment on an American site that implied that you will be seen as a rule-breaker if you normally arrive at work more than 2 standard deviations earlier or later than the mean arrival time, even if there is nominally no problem with that.
I think I'll be contracting again soon.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014 -
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well it's because while you and I may go to a place of work/business/contract to actually do something productive there always seems to be a layer of people playing a completely different game...
normally they are the CEO's mates as he uses them as protection against people who could actually do his job better than him/her - it generally stops the CEO having to prove his/her worth to anyone but stakeholders.Comment
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