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Last post: 5 months ago | Thread started: Jul 1, 08, 12:01 p.m.

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• PIITB

  I'm going to need you to come in this saturday.

  This is the second time in 3 weeks my boss has asked me to come in on a saturday. WTF, does this happen to you guys too. If you were to ask my boss he would tell you its pretty common in the industry (advertising) but it just seems like he wants to get me alone for a little PIITB.

  Whats your take?

  Jul 1, 08, 12:01 p.m. – Permalink

• lvl_13

  quit

  • I really want to. im currently putting my cv and portfolio together.– PIITB1/2

    hahaha– flashbender2/2

  

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  Dog-earJul 1, 08, 12:01 p.m. – Permalink

• mightyj

  quit

  • Seriously PIITB learn to be a fucking asshole back. after you quit.– Iggyboo

  

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  Dog-earJul 1, 08, 12:02 p.m. – Permalink

• jsds

  that's why i work for myself.

  • yup same here– sureshot1/2

    do you PIIYOB?– Antonelli2/2

  

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  Dog-earJul 1, 08, 12:02 p.m. – Permalink

• blaw

  On a holiday weekend? Kind of an asshole move, if you ask me.

  

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  Dog-earJul 1, 08, 12:03 p.m. – Permalink

• designbot

  Only necessary if there is some big project that is under a time crunch. If this is the rule instead of the exception at your job I would tell them to piss off and find another job.

  • nope a client want something and my boss committed to it without asking.– PIITB1/2

    That's when you ask if he will be there too, that's the only way short term shit is ok IMHO...– NONEIS2/2

  

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  Dog-earJul 1, 08, 12:03 p.m. – Permalink

• Jnr_Madison

  

  

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  Dog-earJul 1, 08, 12:03 p.m. – Permalink

• harlequino

  Play 'hard of hearing.'
  "Huh? Come in what? Your wife? On Saturday? Sure, no problem."

  • LOL– PIITB1/2

    hehe– detritus2/2

  

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  Dog-earJul 1, 08, 12:04 p.m. – Permalink

• doesnotexist

  do you get double time or triple time?

  is it worth it to you?

  

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  Dog-earJul 1, 08, 12:08 p.m. – Permalink

• TheBlueOne

  Go freelance..I hear they're getting up to $25 an hour out there..

  • hahaha– madirish1/5

    ZING!– flashbender2/5

    hahahahahahha!– doesnotexist3/5

    Mwahahhaa! ahaha!– VectorMasked4/5

    on it.– cramdesign5/5

  

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  Dog-earJul 1, 08, 12:09 p.m. – Permalink

• mg33

  LOL - I worked the last two weekends on purpose. No one had to ask. Work needed to get done. I don't get overtime, but work that I can bill goes towards my year utilization, which goes towards my bonus, which goes towards living life.

  • indeed, by my troth!– doesnotexist

  

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  Dog-earJul 1, 08, 12:12 p.m. – Permalink

• designbot

  This was happening to me a few weeks ago, but my whole team spoke up and it stopped. Pisses me off to no end. Like you have no life, already working 40+ hours....what disease do people have to think this is normal and acceptable? It's always the one workaholic (usually a boss) that works like 60hrs/week and never sees his family, and then expects everyone else to do the same. They have no life outside of work, and get their self-worth from their job....pathetic.

  //end rant

  

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  Dog-earJul 1, 08, 12:12 p.m. – Permalink

• harlequino

  Can't you simply say "Sorry I'm not available, I already have plans to: (insert excuse)"
  i.e.
  "see my family, half of which are terminally ill"
  "help my church serve hotdogs to the homeless"
  "hunt down a chimp who chewed off my cousin's testacles"
  "get filled out like an application by a heavy set Swedish couple"
  "be a clown for burnt orphans"

  • I did. I said that I was going away for the weekend but its the point im talking about.– PIITB1/2

    So you are NOT coming in, but you want reassurance that you are not a slacker? Your'e not.– NONEIS2/2

  

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  Dog-earJul 1, 08, 12:17 p.m. – Permalink

• MrDaro

  quit and go freelance.

  

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  Dog-earJul 1, 08, 12:22 p.m. – Permalink

• trooper

  

  

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  Dog-earJul 1, 08, 1:10 p.m. – Permalink

• SoulFly

  you guys talk as if freelancing was easy.

  • Right now its hard but their are still plenty of design jobs– Iggyboo1/3

    my freelance work has almost quadrupled this year… I'm pretty close to being out on my own as well– Point52/3

    …I hope.– Point53/3

  

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  Dog-earJul 1, 08, 1:16 p.m. – Permalink

• hammerofdawn

  bring some condoms

  

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  Dog-earJul 1, 08, 1:17 p.m. – Permalink

• capn_ron

  are you salary? if so I would tell him to suck it! if your hourly, triple your rate for the holiday, then tell him to suck it!

  

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  Dog-earJul 1, 08, 1:20 p.m. – Permalink

• Jaline

  You should be getting compensated for it. Otherwise, leave. Especially if you don't have any time for yourself.

  • do you get paid hourly?– epete22

  

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  Dog-earJul 1, 08, 1:28 p.m. – Permalink

• dan5382

  I would have just said "thats a little personal to do on demand and in what? you got a cup or something?"

  • lol– PIITB

  

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  Dog-earJul 1, 08, 1:30 p.m. – Permalink

• sputnik2

  i worked at a place where saturdays became mandatory all of a sudden. about a third of the employees ended up quitting.

  • If you work at McDonalds that's the norm..– jamble1/3

    lol...um, no this was definitely NOT mcdonald's– sputnik22/3

    if i'm working saturday... then i shouldn't be working the week– mimeartist3/3

  

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  Dog-earJul 1, 08, 1:55 p.m. – Permalink