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1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts) Mon Dec 9, 2013, 05:50 PM Dec 2013

Should I feel guilty? ...

It's in the low 50s today. I got to the office and it was 61 degrees in my office. My boss sent me to work from home, as I was literally shivering.

I find myself on DU; rather than, working from home. Should I feel guilty?

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Should I feel guilty? ... (Original Post) 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2013 OP

Probably GladRagDahl Dec 2013 #1

I guess it depends on if you are doing this on your boss' dime HereSince1628 Dec 2013 #2

Consider it water cooler chat time. n/t Bonhomme Richard Dec 2013 #3

Are you supposed to bring a bucket of coal to heat the office OffWithTheirHeads Dec 2013 #4

Working from home is an acquired skill ... JoePhilly Dec 2013 #5

Hell no. But I hope you didn't take a nap, that would be wrong ;) Little Star Dec 2013 #6

I find that, at home, I usually get the same amount of work done petronius Dec 2013 #7

For next time you are that cold at work... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2013 #8

It's theft. egduj Dec 2013 #9

So should I feel guilty ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2013 #10

No. Sissyk Dec 2013 #11

Good ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2013 #12

Ha! Sissyk Dec 2013 #13

Yes, basically getting paid for nothing. n-t Logical Dec 2013 #14

No, life is too short and miserable to feel guilty over little things like this. That said... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #15

GladRagDahl

(237 posts)

1. Probably

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2013, 05:52 PM

Dec 2013

but we won't judge you

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

2. I guess it depends on if you are doing this on your boss' dime

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2013, 05:53 PM

Dec 2013

It's not clear that this problem is sufficiently characterized to allow disparaging judgments

Bonhomme Richard

(9,000 posts)

3. Consider it water cooler chat time. n/t

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2013, 05:56 PM

Dec 2013

OffWithTheirHeads

(10,337 posts)

4. Are you supposed to bring a bucket of coal to heat the office

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2013, 05:56 PM

Dec 2013

Ala Bob Cratchet?

JoePhilly

(27,787 posts)

5. Working from home is an acquired skill ...

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2013, 05:59 PM

Dec 2013

he typed on DU will participating on an unrelated conference call.

Pick a few things to get done, and do them. Use DU as a way to distract yourself from time to time.

Little Star

(17,055 posts)

6. Hell no. But I hope you didn't take a nap, that would be wrong ;)

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2013, 06:02 PM

Dec 2013

petronius

(26,602 posts)

7. I find that, at home, I usually get the same amount of work done

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2013, 06:03 PM

Dec 2013

in less time than I would in the office - so I think as long as you complete your expected tasks there's no harm in filling the saved time with DU. You just don't want to go in tomorrow and have to say "no" when your boss asks if you finished the XYZ account...