On a day to day basis - for those of us working on site, how numb is your brain with boredom? (poll to follow)
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24exhillarated, enthusiastic and interested in everything12.50%3moderately interested20.83%5numb with neutrality12.50%3brain-crushingly bored out of my nut20.83%5watching every single second go by like a tortoise on barbiturates29.17%7Andy W4.17%1 -
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.'Originally posted by realityhack View PostOn a day to day basis - for those of us working on site, how numb is your brain with boredom? (poll to follow) -
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.Comment
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That might even drown out the voices.Originally posted by realityhack View PostI'm working on being able to mutter '£xxxx per day, £xxxx per day, £xxxx per day, £xxxx per day...'Comment
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I'm only on £xx per day - should I ask for a rise?Originally posted by Old Greg View PostIt 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.'Comment
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How bored are you?Originally posted by ElectricChair View PostI'm only on £xx per day - should I ask for a rise?Comment
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You can only be so interested on £xx per day. Unless the last x=k or m.Originally posted by Old Greg View PostHow bored are you?Comment
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The strange thing is that apparently some people realy like their job.Originally posted by realityhack View PostYou can only be so interested on £xx per day. Unless the last x=k or m.Comment
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I know, that's what I thought, but I can only repeat what I've been told.Originally posted by zeitghostI find this difficult, if not impossible, to believe.Comment
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I must try doing a job well sometime. On second thoughts it might just raise their expectations.Originally posted by zeitghostI've sometimes had a sense of satisfaction in a job well done, but that wears off quickly too.Comment
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