What to do when there is no boss in the office?

[Pablo2008jedi]

Yip Manager ain't in and neither is the general manager, there are some other managers in for other departments.

So what to do today??

[Lee G. Veteran]

Be productive, and get some work done ;)

[yxz]

Be productive, and get some work done ;)

/sarcasm

[MR_Candyman]

Be MORE productive than if they were there. I'm serious. Put them in their place.

[hackdoom]

Yeah, dude! Get some work done. =D

[Pablo2008jedi]

Seriously!?!

[Roadrunna]

One of these guys could actually be your general manager checking up on you!

[Pablo2008jedi]

ok ok

[ceminess]

Continue to get work done, that way you prove to them that you can be self motivated.

Thats if you ever plan or want to be promoted.

[Pablo2008jedi]

Promotion! Ha! Not in this place, its likely in 6 month I'll be made redundant! ...uh oh rant starting...quick suppress! suppress!!!!

[FloatingFatMan]

That would suck, but still... Seriously, try to get as much work done as you can. That increases your chances of being kept on, and even if not, it'll help on your CV when it comes to references.

[CarlosMiguel]

No boss? Open your facebook :D

[ahmz]

just keep doing what ure doing, post here

[Pablo2008jedi]

That would suck, but still... Seriously, try to get as much work done as you can. That increases your chances of being kept on, and even if not, it'll help on your CV when it comes to references.

Tbh it won't help my chances, the whole department is probably going, 6 months though is a bit pessimistic, more like 24 months, I've been with the company for 12 years. Up until 2 years ago things where going really well, and now there's no sign of things returning that way. Most of use are just waiting it out, after all the majority of use have 5+ years of service so we should get a decent amount of redundancy (for me 12 weeks pay plus at minimum ?4K on top of that)

Don't get me wrong what I do, I do well. But its mainly old tech and not specialized. I mainly code in C++/MFC, MFC being the majority of code. A lot of application developers are mainly using .NET C#/VB# and I am trying to get some training here with that, but since its not relevant to the company its difficult to get it signed off.

Best thing I can do is wait it out, get the cash and retrain..

[FloatingFatMan]

Could be worse... You COULD be stuck supporting an old application and be forced to work with VB6 on a daily basis, like I am. ;)

I'd take MFC any day, over VB6! :p

[Kami-]

Free days are awesome...

[speedstr3789]

Most of use are just waiting it out, after all the majority of use have 5+ years of service so we should get a decent amount of redundancy (for me 12 weeks pay plus at minimum ?4K on top of that)

Don't get me wrong what I do, I do well. But its mainly old tech and not specialized. I mainly code in C++/MFC, MFC being the majority of code. A lot of application developers are mainly using .NET C#/VB# and I am trying to get some training here with that, but since its not relevant to the company its difficult to get it signed off.

Sound to me like when the boss is gone you should have been brushing up on your .NET C#/VB#..instead of wasting time on forums....sounds like they won't be losing much if you are let go...

[acnpt]

Get some work done, but take it eeeeeaaasssyyy.

[_bobcat_ Veteran]

Be ultra productive to show them what a hardworking and trustworthy employee you are. At the very least you want good references right?

I have to work alone pretty much every shift. Once a month I work with others, and most of those days the manager is off having meetings :p It's nice working at your own pace and taking breaks when you want but people can soon tell if you slack off.

[still1]

come late to work.... but will do the same amount of work though

[_dandy_]

If I was a potential employer, I'd say your question shows that you need constant supervision.

By extension, it also demonstrates that you're not a very good candidate for working from home. There goes a nice perk that's potentially worth thousands of dollars to you, and hours of your time.

[IrfanL]

Only difference will be no phone ringing every 15mins, hence, less stress.

[MrChainsaw]

Just go home next time you have a free day. ?.?

[mtrftw]

Even my 7 year old can work without being supervised.

[Pablo2008jedi]

You know I have to laugh at these comments about "be ultra productive" or "you need constant supervision", man some of you need to lighten up. You have no idea how hard I work and for what I get paid for the job I do.

Lighten up a little and your life will be less stressful and more fullfilling!

I've worked plenty of times on my own, being very productive, incharge of other people. I thought this community was more fun than this... :huh: