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what would you do if your employee was constantly UB'ing at work? I told her it's unacceptable to me; should I do anything else? I am so livid about this so I need to know if I am overreacting
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06.02.09, 01:07 PM Flag ]
- That would be me. I hope my boss gives me a warning. I need a good reason to stop.
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  06.02.09, 01:10 PM Flag
  - I think OP is being sarcastic in response to the texting post
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    06.02.09, 01:12 PM Flag
- I would think that you don't give them enough work to do--maybe it should be a part-time job. Sounds like an employer prob, not an employee prob.
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  06.02.09, 01:12 PM Flag
- hilarious that you're then posting on UB about it. in general, people should limit messaging and posting at work. that's not what they get paid for.
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  06.02.09, 01:14 PM Flag
- You guys really don't get it - huh
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  06.02.09, 01:15 PM Flag
  - the irony of it, you mean? we do, we were playing with you
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    06.02.09, 01:17 PM Flag
  - some of us don't spend all day on UB and this is the first post they read. i just read the nanny texting post and "get it", thank you professor.
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    06.02.09, 01:18 PM Flag
  - I get it. It's funny... and tragic that people treat their nannies like they're robots or something (Must! Keep! Eye! On! DC! All! The! Time!)
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    06.02.09, 01:27 PM Flag
    - How about crazy employers who want their nannies to interact with their charges and not act bored and stare into space all the time? Outrageous.
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      06.02.09, 01:31 PM Flag
      - I think it's fine for the nanny to text if the DCs are napping or playing by themselves, much like I text/UB during downtimes at work.
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        06.02.09, 01:32 PM Flag
    - But truly, what is so freaking important that you have to text constantly (like a robot)?
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      06.02.09, 01:37 PM Flag
      - Much like UBers constantly click the Refresh button.
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        06.02.09, 01:39 PM Flag
- Take the internet access away!
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  06.03.09, 10:26 AM Flag

what would you do if your employee was constantly UB'ing at work? I told her it's unacceptable to me; should I do anything else? I am so livid about this so I need to know if I am overreacting

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what would you do if your employee was constantly UB'ing at work? I told her it's unacceptable to me; should I do anything else? I am so livid about this so I need to know if I am overreacting

That would be me. I hope my boss gives me a warning. I need a good reason to stop.

I think OP is being sarcastic in response to the texting post

I would think that you don't give them enough work to do--maybe it should be a part-time job. Sounds like an employer prob, not an employee prob.

hilarious that you're then posting on UB about it. in general, people should limit messaging and posting at work. that's not what they get paid for.

You guys really don't get it - huh

the irony of it, you mean? we do, we were playing with you

some of us don't spend all day on UB and this is the first post they read. i just read the nanny texting post and "get it", thank you professor.

I get it. It's funny... and tragic that people treat their nannies like they're robots or something (Must! Keep! Eye! On! DC! All! The! Time!)

How about crazy employers who want their nannies to interact with their charges and not act bored and stare into space all the time? Outrageous.

I think it's fine for the nanny to text if the DCs are napping or playing by themselves, much like I text/UB during downtimes at work.

But truly, what is so freaking important that you have to text constantly (like a robot)?

Much like UBers constantly click the Refresh button.

Take the internet access away!