You really have to pay people who smoke on the job at a lower wage. Then they start texting and they have no hands available to actually work.
"I see" said the blind carpenter, who picked up the hammer and saw.
Now, where did i put my ash tray?
Texting? Huh? Have never understood why anybody would even consider attempting a "conversation" in such a manor. Also do not understand why anybody would attempt to watch a movie or tv show on those microscopic screens.....:-/
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> Texting? Huh? Have never understood why anybody would even consider attempting a "conversation" in such a manor. Also do not understand why anybody would attempt to watch a movie or tv show on those microscopic screens.....:-/
Yup, we went from wide screen TV's and crystal clear land lines to tiny cellphone screens and scratchy cell phone conversations.
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My favorite is people who listen to classical music on their phone, through those tiny little earplugs.
THAT'S music appreciation for you!!
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Yes, it is called progress. Perhaps it is time to change the definition to something more appropriate (the following excerpt from Merriam-Webster, specifically looking at #3 definition)
prog·ress
noun
?prä-gr?s, -?gres, US also & British usually ?pr?-?gres
Definition of PROGRESS
1
a (1) : a royal journey marked by pomp and pageant (2) : a state procession b : a tour or circuit made by an official (as a judge) c : an expedition, journey, or march through a region
2
: a forward or onward movement (as to an objective or to a goal) : advance
3
: gradual betterment; especially : the progressive development of humankind
— in progress
: going on : occurring
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Examples of PROGRESS
1. the rapid progress of the ship
2. He made slow progress down the steep cliff.
3. The project showed slow but steady progress.
My last two guys to bite the ash could not go 10min without lighting up another. They were working in spurts of progress and then a few mins of habitual relief. The habit became more important than taking care of equipment and getting enough information to fill the bill.
I can remember an Instrument Man that thru every day with his cellphone practically connected to his ear. He would call people just to tell them what he had just found or what he was doing like he was making an audio diary, something akin to today and tweeting.
I know of many bars, restaurants, & public service places that will not allow employees to: cell phones, smoking, even snacking - while working. They all go in the box under the counter when they punch in. Take your break every 4 hrs, and then back to work.
No different for surveyors if you make it so. But I guess nowadays you need to have that as a written policy. I once had a guy quit because I wouldn't let him smoke in the truck or office. Then his unemployment got denied because he quit for no probable cause. Then I went solo...
I never had much of a problem with employees who wanted to smoke (being a former smoker myself) as long as they continued to work, but these phones are a different problem. I'm a part-timer now so my irritation is limited, but if I had to watch my full time employees spending "my time" having a texting conversation during working hours there would be a "no phone" policy or we'd be docking some pay or something. I'm not paying you to be on the phone or text and neither is the client.
