Re: Tech Writer Lawsuit; STC position? (take II)

["Collin Turner" <straylightsghost -at- gmail -dot- com>]

In many ways, that's been my position (if I'm not actually getting paid for
the time).

95% of the time, it works. I have no issues with putting in extra time when
needed. I have issues being expected to put in free time "for the team".
I'll stop there...I've lost "Team Members" that matter more to me because I
made the wrong decisions in the name of success...

SO, I agree completely with you Gene. I handle these situations the way
you've outlined. If I run into flak I either work it out or leave.

Simple.

-Collin
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On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 11:38 AM, Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> wrote:

> There's an easy way to test this yourself.  The next time
> something happens that you need to stay late to handle,
> tell your manager, "I'll be working with the engineers on
> Project X until nine tonight, so I'll be in tomorrow at noon"
> (this assumes there's nothing critical happening the next
> morning); depending on whether your manager just nods
> and says, "OK," or comes back at you with a demand
> that you be at your desk at the start of the business day,
> you'll know which side of that question you're on.
>
> Gene Kim-Eng
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Collin Turner" <straylightsghost -at- gmail -dot- com>
> > How many of us are required to put in un-compensated overtime due to
> > poor
> > management?
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