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    How bored are you?

    On a day to day basis - for those of us working on site, how numb is your brain with boredom? (poll to follow)
    24
    exhillarated, enthusiastic and interested in everything
    12.50%
    3
    moderately interested
    20.83%
    5
    numb with neutrality
    12.50%
    3
    brain-crushingly bored out of my nut
    20.83%
    5
    watching every single second go by like a tortoise on barbiturates
    29.17%
    7
    Andy W
    4.17%
    1

    #2
    Originally posted by realityhack View Post
    On a day to day basis - for those of us working on site, how numb is your brain with boredom? (poll to follow)
    It is terrible. I get through the day by stumbling around the corridors muttering, '£xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day.'

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      #3
      I'm working on being able to mutter '£xxxx per day, £xxxx per day, £xxxx per day, £xxxx per day...'



      Of course, people like threaded only have to mutter it once, and they feel better immediately.

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        #4
        Originally posted by realityhack View Post
        I'm working on being able to mutter '£xxxx per day, £xxxx per day, £xxxx per day, £xxxx per day...'
        That might even drown out the voices.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
          It is terrible. I get through the day by stumbling around the corridors muttering, '£xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day.'
          I'm only on £xx per day - should I ask for a rise?

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            #6
            Originally posted by ElectricChair View Post
            I'm only on £xx per day - should I ask for a rise?
            How bored are you?

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              #7
              Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
              How bored are you?
              You can only be so interested on £xx per day. Unless the last x=k or m.

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                #8
                Originally posted by realityhack View Post
                You can only be so interested on £xx per day. Unless the last x=k or m.
                The strange thing is that apparently some people realy like their job.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by zeitghost
                  I find this difficult, if not impossible, to believe.
                  I know, that's what I thought, but I can only repeat what I've been told.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by zeitghost
                    I've sometimes had a sense of satisfaction in a job well done, but that wears off quickly too.
                    I must try doing a job well sometime. On second thoughts it might just raise their expectations.

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