timecards, timesheets, something and something

So the question is “how do we know how many hours everyone worked?” They can self report or we can install a system that monitors this somehow. Obviously, self reporting runs the risk of liars so that’s out. Introducing the key card. When you enter the workspace, clocks on. When you exit, no pay. Of course the bathroom is in the workspace. So is your phone so i guess you could be dicking around on that. Cameras! Oh sure that was a tutorial on an aspect of your job you’re not normally confronted with! We saw you! People don’t laugh at tutorials!

So this applies to a lot of forms of social information gathering and i don’t have the know how or funding to test something like this… i just wrote a made up thing because it amused me. Given the nature of fake piss though… I used that once and the bottle said “trusted for 25 years.” That means for 25 years, bosses have wanted their employees to not do drugs. Employees have wanted to do drugs that whole time. The compromise is a $25 dollar test from the employer and a $25 dollar cheat code purchased by the employee that will make a 3rd person say “i saw this person confidently perform a task” and a 4th person say “I don’t how but they sure did what you asked.” At the end of the day, that’s all the employer is looking for. This is a fine way to gather that information before the candidate even steps in the workplace but jeeeeez it is gross…. and the solutions are to either abandon piss tests or do what the state does for probation and pay someone to watch. Option two is sexual harassment. if someone didn’t leave the bathroom or stall when you had to go, you would rightfully kick their ass or call for help. I still don’t understand why we accept that and it disproportionately affects black males so what does that say HUH? JUST CONFIRMING THE RUMORS UNCLE SAM???

Shifting gears, I was talking to the glowies about the perils of fame. See with a small audience, you can cater to an ever expanding niche cannon. The broader your appeal, the more your trying to please a group with various tastes… disappointing some somewhat, always… the tradeoff is worth it to some. I’d rather do what i like and if people vibe with it… weird… but okay. On some level this could be a coping mechanism for lack of talent or mainstream appeal. but see… knowing that doesn’t change me doing what i like and if people vibe with it… hmmm… Unlike if 1/3 of my paycheck suddenly hates my haircut… gosh that’s gotta be nerve racking… i think that’s why so many are chasing “fuck you money.” I WORKED FOR THIS! I’M GONNA WEAR MY HAIR HOW I WANT. in that sense i have “fuck you” poverty because every minimum wage job is pretty much the same and all the companies are doing the same shit with different cars. You don’t like how i do things? fuck you… taco bell is hiring… maybe that’s just my attitude because my job is actually pretty low class cushy. Maybe that’s my self help book “putting the ‘fuck you’ before the money.” might only be good enough for a chapter