Why am I finding the delights of Fluther rather than doing my job that im being paid to sit here and do?

Why am I finding the delights of Fluther rather than doing my job that im being paid to sit here and do?
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Description : I'm very unhappy at my low-paying job and don't know what to do next. Can you advise, please?

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Working parents: would you rather have more time or more money?

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Last Answer : i need more speriences in phlebotomy there are labs in houston hiring phlebotomist,now Try the VA hospital on OST

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Last Answer : I am at work probably 80% of the time I’m on Fluther. Business is slow were I work. Might as well keep my mind entertained right : )

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Last Answer : It totally depends on the teachers. Some are pretty tolerant while others aren’t. And those who don’t range from being slightly annoyed by the sight of students coming to enforcing severe punishment. I’ve seen a teacher ban a student from going to class and mark them as “absent”.

Is being a parent the hardest job in the world?

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Last Answer : I don't know from experience, but I would think it would be. You have these tiny little people that you are bringing up and molding and giving them all the resources you can to enable them to live their lives ... your work. A parents job is 24/7. Parents don't get enough kudos for a job well done.

What's worse: being unemployed or working at a job in which you are miserable to the point of illness?

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Last Answer : answer:Depends on the situation honestly. Do you have any money to live on while you look for work? Does anyone depend on you like an aging parent, or children? Are you getting an ulcer or are you so ... attack? Sometimes, it's all in the situation. I'd rather be unemployed if my life could bear it.

If your boss expects you to work 110% then should you expect to be paid 110%?

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Last Answer : No,no you should just be happy to have a job.

Ideas for getting work with a non-profit or grassroots organization, and getting paid for it?

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Last Answer : What are your talents and what do you bring to the table to help a non-profit achieve it’s aims? You could freelance to a bunch of different ones and charge for your services, or one could hire you as an employee if you help them with their aims. They’re allowed to have a payroll.

How many paid, logable, 'on the clock' hours in a row have you worked, and was it legal?

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Last Answer : Ya got me I legally put in 18 before I became a trucker. Not legally I have been on the job and going for close to 30, but that was years ago I wouldn’t do that now.

If you are in paid employment, how many unpaid hours do you contribute each week?

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Last Answer : I regularly pulled 24 hours shifts at least once a week. I had money in the bank which comes in handy when you are temporarily without shelter. I worked period, it was my penance for crimes real and imagined.

Should I be receiving a 1099-MISC if I was paid through paypal for contract work from my former employer?

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Last Answer : answer:I am not a CPA, but I do my own taxes. To me, this is a way for your company to circumvent the law in order to not have to send you a 1099-MISC form. If you have asked the company and ... of explanation. It will go either way with the IRS ..accept as is or request more info from you by mail.

What was your very first paid work?

Description : What was your very first paid work?

Last Answer : Painter at 16. Family-owned business. 50 bucks a day off the books.

How can I stay sane doing very boring work?

Description : How can I stay sane doing very boring work?

Last Answer : Headphones and Pandora or MP3’s?

Why do some people underestimate you without even knowing that they are doing it?

Description : Why do some people underestimate you without even knowing that they are doing it?

Last Answer : Because they are human.

Doing anything for May day?

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Last Answer : answer:Yes. But not on the first day of May. But, this Sunday the fam and I will hit the May Day Parade here in beautiful Minneapolis. I don't know how long a parade has been organized, ... masks that we spent the last few weeks constructing. If anyone is interested I'll try to post some pictures.

Would you rather have a boring job that paid well but was not challenging, or an exciting job that only covered your basic expenses and was stimulating?

Description : Would you rather have a boring job that paid well but was not challenging, or an exciting job that only covered your basic expenses and was stimulating?

Last Answer : answer:Boring job that paid well. If I have money I can entertain myself perfectly well the 16 hours a weekday and 48 hour weekends. I never felt like I had to have a lot of fun' at work. I ... it because I was young and idealistic and had too much empathy for the kids. It was low paying, though!

Am I being unreasonable and/or irresponsible with this money issue?

Description : Am I being unreasonable and/or irresponsible with this money issue?

Last Answer : I took one of my dogs to a class and I had to pay up front and sign a contract that if for any reason I couldn’t complete the class I could use it for a future class. The money was non-refundable.

Am I wrong in being a bit uncomfortable about my girlfriend kissing other women for work?

Description : Am I wrong in being a bit uncomfortable about my girlfriend kissing other women for work?

Last Answer : I would not be comfortable with it. Kissing is intimate regardless of reason- but that could just be me. What theme park is this? It sounds unlike any theme park I have ever been to.

I need a delicate way to tell my boss that I feel like I am not being trained and kept up to date.

Description : I need a delicate way to tell my boss that I feel like I am not being trained and kept up to date.

Last Answer : I should have added this: How do I ask to be kept better informed without looking or sounding like I am complaining, even though I am?

Has anyone here worked for a temping agency and was given a week's notice that the source of their income was no longer going to be available to them?

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Last Answer : Were you aware that this was a possibility?

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Last Answer : I am not a mechanic- In the past when I had an old muscle car I worked on (ie: kept running) but someday hope to purchase and properly restore another muscle car. Though I am not ... like divulging more and find yourself bored: What year motorcycle? What type? How far along in the restoration?

Anyone here work from home? If so, what do you do?

Description : Anyone here work from home? If so, what do you do?

Last Answer : Yes, I sell stuff online, mostly books.

What are some good answers to the question, "Why do you want to work here?"?

Description : What are some good answers to the question, "Why do you want to work here?"?

Last Answer : For restaraunt job.

Has anyone here ever tried any kind of ''work at home'' jobs?

Description : Has anyone here ever tried any kind of ''work at home'' jobs?

Last Answer : All the ones I looked into were bogus.