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		james-skemp on April 26, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet records excuses for... With his boss: It's a little buried (on mobile) but: > ... the next most frequent is being away with one's superior doing private work for him, a practice that was not forbidden if done in moderation.

_carbyau_ on April 27, 2022 [–]

While definitely a legal grey area in these modern times, foremen borrowing a truck/excavator and a bloke or two to sort out something at the foreman's house still seems to happen.

neycoda on April 27, 2022 | [–]

I imagine this happens often considering the amount of stories I hear of developer companies doing inadequate jobs.

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