Originally Posted by rem141r
i work with quite a few of these types. we have very flexible schedules. apparently flexible enough that some folks work about 20 hours a week for their 100-150k. i'm 58 and i've never seen such work practices in my 38 years in the industry. and don't get me started on the "work from home" scam. holy fugg. me and a guy i work with who is in his late 40's both shake our heads when some of these folks call in "sick" and then show up a few days later looking no worse for the wear.

I’m glad I’m not the only one who deals with this. Boggles my mind how they use their sick time as fast as it’s accrued. Getting full time pay / benefits for barely working part time hours is very discouraging to say the least. It starts at the top though.