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Aerows

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37. It really isn't

Fri Dec 20, 2013, 01:08 AM

Dec 2013

Expectations are high if you want to keep a job that actually pays you what you are worth. Your body is pretty much worth less than a high profit margin, so if you want to keep a good job, you have to exceed it.

Kind of sucks sometimes, particularly if you have responsibilities.

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Young Woman Dies After Tweeting That She Worked 30 Hours Straight [View all] KamaAina Dec 2013 OP

We have that here. Phlem Dec 2013 #1

In the telecommunications industry, I used to go 2 & 3 days with 1 to 2 hrs. of sleep loudsue Dec 2013 #2

I had it before I got into the industry, PTSD. Phlem Dec 2013 #3

I think I have a share of PTSD, too Aerows Dec 2013 #7

I'm sorry. Phlem Dec 2013 #9

Probably Aerows Dec 2013 #6

Ouch. Yes the last straw, I feel ya. Phlem Dec 2013 #8

You're a techie? KamaAina Dec 2013 #31

I am Aerows Dec 2013 #34

Same here and being on call 24/7 in telcom is a nightmare there is no such thing as REM sleep Drew Richards Dec 2013 #21

I once -- once -- got a sysadmin job that was... wait for it... hourly and non-exempt Recursion Dec 2013 #41

I don't want to discuss how long I've been awake Aerows Dec 2013 #4

My sister's in the same boat. Phlem Dec 2013 #13

If someone finds out you know UNIX Aerows Dec 2013 #15

That's insane. Phlem Dec 2013 #18

Grep Aerows Dec 2013 #22

Nice Aerows! I'll pass this along. Phlem Dec 2013 #23

I'm barely over 40 Aerows Dec 2013 #24

That's awesome! Phlem Dec 2013 #26

I adore hardware Aerows Dec 2013 #27

That's why I like doing FPGA and PCB work now Recursion Dec 2013 #46

UEFI seems like a great place to be a part of, too Aerows Dec 2013 #47

Meh. I still can't figure out what problem UEFI solves Recursion Dec 2013 #48

Deal with multi-terabyte solutions Aerows Dec 2013 #51

Linux has pretty much killed off the old proprietary Unices Recursion Dec 2013 #50

Solutions for Aerows Dec 2013 #52

Yep. At least we don't have beepers anymore. Recursion Dec 2013 #42

I flushed one down the toilet one time "accidentally" Aerows Dec 2013 #45

Ha! Recursion Dec 2013 #49

Gone 2 minutes in RESTROOM. Aerows Dec 2013 #53

I used to sail and when they tried to give me a beeper hollysmom Dec 2013 #58

Your job sounds a lot like my son's. Auntie Bush Dec 2013 #59

It was bound to happen. Ken Burch Dec 2013 #5

Problem is, there can be no efficiency in those working hours. nt Curmudgeoness Dec 2013 #10

They don't care. Phlem Dec 2013 #12

But all you're going to hear from the corporatists is how awful and unqualified American workers are loudsue Dec 2013 #39

Have a good paying job? Aerows Dec 2013 #44

Hell yes and another Phlem Dec 2013 #55

+1 Blue_Tires Dec 2013 #60

Unfettered free market ... when the job market has you working for free. WowSeriously Dec 2013 #11

Exactly! Phlem Dec 2013 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Dec 2013 #16

Many people are awake that long. Wonder what she died of? n-t Logical Dec 2013 #17

I would venture pro longed exposure to this environment. Phlem Dec 2013 #20

I would guess that all that red bull she was drinking contributed, at the very least. possibly her niyad Dec 2013 #30

Exactly! Phlem Dec 2013 #56

Twitter? Sounds like a case of slacking on the job. JVS Dec 2013 #19

sorry but I know people who routinely work that many hours and more Skittles Dec 2013 #25

I've done that and more Aerows Dec 2013 #28

I live off vending machines Skittles Dec 2013 #62

How much blame on the individual vs employer ? karadax Dec 2013 #29

Uh, 50 Red Bulls would kill anyone Aerows Dec 2013 #32

Actually, it would take roughly 100 cans to kill someone. Gravitycollapse Dec 2013 #57

"I'm certain. . ." really?? perhaps you ought to read some of the posts in this thread alone. and niyad Dec 2013 #33

It really isn't Aerows Dec 2013 #37

water, a whole heck of a lot of drinking in a short amount of time, it will kill you. Phlem Dec 2013 #35

"I'm certain her employer didn't hold the proverbial gun to her head and force her to stay awake." Phlem Dec 2013 #36

Man, that's just cold. loudsue Dec 2013 #40

I'm not surprised. RandySF Dec 2013 #38

$10 on heart condition plus cocaine. LeftyMom Dec 2013 #43

therefore...Tweeting kills Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #54

Wow KamaAina ...this yuiyoshida Dec 2013 #61

A similar death occurred in London KamaAina Dec 2013 #63

They been trying to stop this in Japan as well for years... yuiyoshida Dec 2013 #64