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[Fast Jimmy]

This then applies.

"The popcorn can't be beat!"

Ain't that the truth...

[Dobbysaurus]

I know I'm late to the discussion but I prefer long hair on women. Even if they look great with short hair, I will always think they look way better with longer hair. 

 

As for work. Depends on the job whether you should work 4 or 8 hours days. I could do 8+ hours easily in certain jobs but in other's, like my current one, I'm exhausted after only 4. I do the job of 2 or 3 people under extreme stress because the company is too cheap to hire more people so we're always running on a skeleton crew. At least I've learned how to multitask to an insane level. But I'm burnt out already.

 

And I like having new people come to this part of the forum. Changes things up a bit. 

[mybudgee]

When it comes to shopping, you could say this guy really...

 

*sunglasses*

 

Shat the bed

 

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH.....

 

[Dobbysaurus]

How the hell did I miss budgee's and Kaiser's shirtless pics when they were posted days ago?!? 

[thE-Ro]

They are ships to be dashed across the rocks. Most will break, others will sink. Only the strong will last through the storm.

So sayeth the Fast Jimmy.

That is pretty wise. Your such a good brophessor.

[TheBunz]

Medium hair gets the D.

[leighzard]

I'm still claiming victory against Seb.

 

Re: labor hours.  Y'all, there was absolutely no reason why I should have worked 9 hours yesterday, but my trainer really likes to talk at me, so that kinda slowed things down.  And I mean AT.  No asking for my opinion, no checking for understanding, no pausing for questions, no clinical discussion.  Just an endless tide of words.  But I guess I probably will need to work a solid 8 hour day once I get a full caseload. Therapy and documentation are time consuming.  I have to spend a lot of time justifying that my time is being used properly.  If it weren't for that, I could get a lot more done in a lot less time.  *eyeroll*  Corporate!

[Seboist]

I'm still claiming victory against Seb.

 

Now you're just channeling Al Gore from 2000. The people have spoken, long hair wins decisively.

[leighzard]

Now you're just channeling Al Gore from 2000. The people have spoken, long hair wins decisively.

Sure in general.  But that was not the point in contention.

Latecomers didn't see the specific hair in questions, which was mine.  Except probably for Dobby, cuz, y'know, we go way back.

 

And Al invented the internet, you know, so we have him to thank for all of this.

[Seboist]

Sure in general.  But that was not the point in contention.

Latecomers didn't see the specific hair in questions, which was mine.  Except probably for Dobby, cuz, y'know, we go way back.

 

And Al invented the internet, you know, so we have him to thank for all of this.

 

Those shots proved my case. Long haired Leigh I approve of.

[leighzard]

Those shots proved my case. Long haired Leigh I approve of.

You know, I'm still over 30, have a belly button ring, and have a tattoo in the works.
But hey, approval is approval.

[Seboist]

You know, I'm still over 30, have a belly button ring, and have a tattoo in the works.
But hey, approval is approval.

 

To the delight of numerous dames out there, I can be pretty flexible outside of relationships.

[Sigma Tauri]

'm still claiming victory against Seb.

 

Re: labor hours.  Y'all, there was absolutely no reason why I should have worked 9 hours yesterday, but my trainer really likes to talk at me, so that kinda slowed things down.  And I mean AT.  No asking for my opinion, no checking for understanding, no pausing for questions, no clinical discussion.  Just an endless tide of words.  But I guess I probably will need to work a solid 8 hour day once I get a full caseload. Therapy and documentation are time consuming.  I have to spend a lot of time justifying that my time is being used properly.  If it weren't for that, I could get a lot more done in a lot less time.  *eyeroll*  Corporate!

 

If you're being trained, you'll get into the groove of your workflow. That's the case with social workers. They're speedy and leave on time. (They're cute too.) At least, patients don't call you every second for something stupid. Here I am in room 20 inserting an IV, and room 1B calls me because he has to use the bathroom. Are you serious?! You can't use the urinal right by your bedside?! Then, at the end of a 12-hour day, you realize you don't have any documentation. Damn, I come to work at 6am and leave at 10pm. Sigh...

[Fast Jimmy]

If you're being trained, you'll get into the groove of your workflow. That's the case with social workers. They're speedy and leave on time. (They're cute too.) At least, patients don't call you every second for something stupid. Here I am in room 20 inserting an IV, and room 1B calls me because he has to use the bathroom. Are you serious?! You can't use the urinal right by your bedside?! Then, at the end of a 12-hour day, you realize you don't have any documentation. Damn, I come to work at 6am and leave at 10pm. Sigh...

Nursing rocks.

[Eternal Phoenix]

Concerning working hours, I came across this news piece:

 

http://www.telegraph...-of-stroke.html

 

I seem to recall a similar study some time back so I don't think this research is anything new.

 

I don't see the problem with less working hours for people as it'll maximize productivity, can produce more jobs for the unemployed and lead to a generally happier workforce. Unless the job really requires someone to work long hours then I don't really see a rational reason for a person to work 9 till 5 sat behind an office desk (for example) 5-6 days a week.

 

I remember I had a job that was 45 hours a week, some crappy office job. I left it as soon as I could, even the salary was awful and there wasn't even a logical reason for the long working hours. We weren't rushed off our feet trying to meet deadlines and half the time, I was sat behind the desk with my thumb up my ass waiting for documents and orders to be sent to me. Other half of the job was answering telephone calls but anyone could do that. Didn't help that the office was poorly managed either.

 

Seriously with these type of jobs you literally live to work. You come back home (which can be a journey that takes 30 mins to one hour depending on the traffic), have to prepare your food, have a wash and then you've got a couple of hours to yourself before you have to hit the haystack early because you need to get up early the next day to go to work.

[Sigma Tauri]

Nursing rocks.

 

The struggle is real.

[malloc]

The job that I start is pretty flexible in terms of hours. You can come in anytime but as long as you 1)work for 8 hours 2) are there on Monday typically at 9:30 for the standing meetings. I like such scenarios because they allow me to go in early at 7 then get out at 3:30 leaving the evenings opened for other activities. Typically a side project or so

[Fast Jimmy]

Concerning working hours, I came across this news piece:

http://www.telegraph...-of-stroke.html

I seem to recall a similar study some time back so I don't think this research is anything new.

I don't see the problem with less working hours for people as it'll maximize productivity, can produce more jobs for the unemployed and lead to a generally happier workforce. Unless the job really requires someone to work long hours then I don't really see a rational reason for a person to work 9 till 5 sat behind an office desk (for example) 5-6 days a week.

I remember I had a job that was 45 hours a week, some crappy office job. I left it as soon as I could, even the salary was awful and there wasn't even a logical reason for the long working hours. We weren't rushed off our feet trying to meet deadlines and half the time, I was sat behind the desk with my thumb up my ass waiting for documents and orders to be sent to me. Other half of the job was answering telephone calls but anyone could do that. Didn't help that the office was poorly managed either.

Seriously with these type of jobs you literally live to work. You come back home (which can be a journey that takes 30 mins to one hour depending on the traffic), have to prepare your food, have a wash and then you've got a couple of hours to yourself before you have to hit the haystack early because you need to get up early the next day to go to work.

While I can sympathize (I'm not going to get out of here until 11 PM tonight and I've got be on a plane to visit a client at 7 AM), it's also worth pointing something out about productivity studies... they always work.

There's a famous study done in the 50's where some workforce productivity gurus decided to turn down light in the office by 10% to see if the dimmer conditions improved work. Turns out it did, productivity went up. Then they dimmed the lights more... productivity increased. Then they got it to the point of barely being able to see enough to work... people were STILL more productive.

So then they decided to turn UP the brightness, past the original levels... and productivity increased even FURTHER. Result of the study? Workplace productivity increases when you make changes to the employees experience... no matter what the change is. Work a shorter week? More productivity. Work a longer week? More productivity. Work on the roof during the winter? ...well, I have trouble thinking that would generate more productivity, but you get the point. Any change that was universal but didn't truly interfere with the employee's ability to work always seemed to increased productivity... for a time. Then things start to level out and return to normal levels. People seem to respond to change in their environment with increased productivity in the short term.

[Fast Jimmy]

The struggle is real.

Trust me - my wife is a nurse. I'm married to the struggle. And the struggle is seven months pregnant right now.

[Dio Demon]

Trust me - my wife is a nurse. I'm married to the struggle. And the struggle is seven months pregnant right now.

Fast Jimmy... wasn't fast enough

 

Sorry, couldn't resist. I wish you and your wife a nice healthy baby ^.^

[Jorji Costava]

Alright, time to upchuck some pictures from the Philly Museum of Art at you guys:

 

Rogier Van der Weyden, Crucifixion Diptych (1460). The Museum calls this painting the greatest work it has by an Old Master (European painter who lived before 1800):

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Jan Van Eyck, St. Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata (1430-1432). This painting is tiny (around 5" x 5"), but the level of detail is astounding.

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Peter Paul Rubens, Prometheus Bound (1618)

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Paul Cezanne, The Large Bathers (1906). There's a Youtuber I like named Nerdwriter1 who does a pretty interesting analysis of The Large Bathers here, for anyone who's interested in that sort of thing.

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The museum also has a very large collection of works by Marcel Duchamp. I'll go with just two: first up, Nude Descending a Staircase, no. 2 (1912):

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Last picture: one of 17 replicas of Fountain (originally from 1917) commissioned by Duchamp.

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[leighzard]

I love that museum! Not so much the DuChamp sculptures, but that's a personal preference. They have a great modern collection. And their payscale is very reasonable!

[Voxr]

Art museums rock. My most recent visit to one was in Kansas City at The Nelson Atkins Museum. It was pretty cool. Lately I've been checking out local art shows and festivals, which much to my surprise have been pretty rad.

[Dobbysaurus]

I love all kinds of museums but the only ones that don't bore me after a while are the ones with dinosaurs or other prehistoric animals in them.