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Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 8:36 AM
Subject: Re: [issues] Re: [techtalk] Sick of surf and porn addicts
> On Thu, 31 May 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> > Let's take a look at the basic contract - not the legal contract,
> > but the social contract of employment:
> >
> > "I (employee) will give up some of my time and freedom and work for
> > you for a set number of hours, doing a set group of tasks.
>
> I'm intrigued by your choice of words. Why should an employee necessarily
> give up her freedom? Specifically what freedoms should an individual give
> up in exchange for money?
I remember the absolutely wonderful feeling I felt when I was doing data
entry and discovered I could listen to books on tape while I did data entry.
It felt then like my employer was only renting a very small bit of me --
from my eyes to my fingers -- but I had a whole lot of freedom of the mind.
(I also did time myself and I was actually faster and more accurate listing
to books on tape and tapes of comedy radio shows. I realize that some
people can't do that.)
I have real trouble with this no-surfing-on-company time attitude too. I
also surf at home on subjects that sometimes yield very valuable information
at work. And sometimes my off-topic surfing becomes on-topic quickly. It
is part of my self-training. Of course, that could have to do with my set
of interests...
Annette
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