• justsomeguy@lemmy.world
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      Yeah, just think of what we’d do if we were in prison and had all that time. I’d definitely get shredded and solve some math problems. Definitely.

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        One trick for employers to get rid of unwanted employees is to simply not ansign them work. Constant and deliberate boredom is a lot harder on the mind than it sounds.

        So yes, if the gym and/or a maths book is all you got you WILL do that.

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          One company tried to get rid of me for 4 years. I was hired as a development engineer for a pilot project. Project started slowly and after my trial period the project runner had a stroke and remained on a sick leave.

          Nobody dared to touch the project or bother me. I took it far as I could. After that I had nothing to do and no funding to continue, so i just hung around.

          Project runner never returned and eventually they were able fire/retire him.

          Nobody killed the project, but no funding either.

          Maintenance electrisionists were happy to take me along for the ride and for 3 years I was their “trainee” with engineers salary.

          I learned the trade.

          I even went to talk to the region manager about why I had absolut zero billed work during my time. He just laughed and nothing changed.

          During my fifth year I finally quit. Salary was engineers salary, but still a small one. They were also about to promote me to a department chief in a shit position where all employees and manager had just resigned in protest.

          6 months after I resigned the “stroke victim” called and wanted me keep his project alive, but I had to tell him that the ship had sailed and torpedoed some time ago.