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WHS. I sat in the canteen today, on my own, for around 20 minutes. This was after I had my lunch break. I was mulling over a problem that had just blown up. This I consider to be working, as I could always be sat in the canteen thinking about my fantasy football team, but I know I wasn't.
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No. HTH.Originally posted by mudskipper View PostIf I spend all afternoon posting tulip on CUK whilst my client is paying me to create marvellous software, is that stealing?
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Not a bit - It works the same as fag breaks, and long lunch "hours":Originally posted by mudskipper View PostIf I spend all afternoon posting tulip on CUK whilst my client is paying me to create marvellous software, is that stealing?
Though you may not realise it, you're mulling over the clientco software in your subconscious continuously, and will end up producing a better result than if you worked on it hammer and tongs non-stop.
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If I spend all afternoon posting tulip on CUK whilst my client is paying me to create marvellous software, is that stealing?Tags: None
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