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Prime quote from the other side, "Someone is Stealing My Money": "I pay you to work 8 hours and you're on Hacker News for 6 of them. Close that browser and ge
by edw519 16y ago
Prime quote from the other side, "Someone is Stealing My Money":
"I pay you to work 8 hours and you're on Hacker News for 6 of them. Close that browser and get back to work."
- georgieporgie 16y agoI've never understood how wasting time on the job can possibly be termed 'theft'. It's irresponsible and a failure to fulfill expectations, but it's not theft. (btw, I also don't see employers as stealing life from employees)
- gills 16y agoAccepting payment for services which you purport to have rendered but in reality have not. I would use 'fraud' instead of 'theft', though in reality it's close enough.
- tomrod 16y agoTheft of labor resources, if you're salary non-exempt and reading HN is not in your job description :-)
- georgieporgie 16y agoI understand the definition of it. What I don't understand is the use of the word 'theft'. "Misappropriation of resources which exceeds our standard of what is reasonable," perhaps, but not theft.