absolution
absolution
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I am not big time. I am just an intern at a small manufacturing company. I feel like I have not lived up to my end of the bargain on this job due to my slackness. I know I am only making beans, but I haven't earned them this time. I am resolved to come clean with the owner and return a portion of my pay. Advice?





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I doubt they have the accounting setup to accept return pay. Just shape up and be a good intern from here on.
Hg
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RE: absolution
Shut up, grow up, move on.
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...or not.
"Art without engineering is dreaming; Engineering without art is calculating."
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It would cost most companies more money in time and effort to take some of your 'beans' off you. If your boss has noticed you slacking, then you have blown it. No chance of a re- hire there then. Keep your money, and sort yourself out.
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If they can't accept it back, what do I do? Not cash the check? Refuse the next one? Ask for a pay decrease?
I understand y'alls "just do better" idea. But I have been trying and failing. Not just here, but other areas too. What does it mean to hold yourself accountable or to accept responsibility if there are no consequences? And doing better now doesn't make restitution for my past actions.
There is another concern. Even though I am temporary, I got this job based on a regular's endorsement. I don't want to mess up his relationship to the powers that be.
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The consequences have already been stated, you will be remembered when you are ready to enter the work force, and will not be hired where you have interned.
It shows that you are capable of learning from your mistakes and improving yourself.
If you are truly bothered by the money, quit. If you are not that bothered by the money, then spend it on donuts or pizza for the guys out on the shop floor. Not cashing your check will only cause frustration for the bean counters.
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Three things will happen:
1. You will inocuously pay back your employer and thus provide you with an honest means of absolution.
2. You will improve your company's performance and thus make your employer happy.
3. You will have improved yourself.
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The effect will be a poor reference in the future -- You do NOT want this.
Go to your boss, ask him for tasks and close supervision to the point of micromanagement. This should remove your ability to procrastinate/surf the internet etc. The bottom line is: future employers will ask for references from your internships, and this one will give you a poor reference, in the long term this is a far bigger deal for you than not earning your pay.
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Are you more interested in easing your own conscience and trying to make yourself feel better? Instead, don't make life difficult for your boss and don't make the one who recommended you look like a dummy.
For your penance, give 110% effort for the remainder of your internship.
As for the money, you can send it to me. My address is ...
Give the money to charity.
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Really, trying to return money or not cash the check is not going to help anything and will likely make it quite worse, because then they'll see you not just as useless but also annoying or even a little crazy.
How much longer is your internship for? If it's open-ended, or will last a while longer, then you stand a chance to improve. Just don't engage in behaviors you know are wrong. It's not that hard. If it is that hard, you have problems that we can't solve for you. If you're close to the end of your term, and they're just waiting for you to get the hell out of there, then as other have said your consequence will be a poor evaluation that will hurt your chances of future employment.
What exactly do you consider "slacking"? Why is "don't be a slacker" difficult advice to take? If by "slacking" you mean you actively waste the company's time engaging in non-company activities like recreationally surfing the web, then just DON'T DO THAT.
If, instead, you feel like you do spend all your time working but your productivity isn't what you think it should be, or you're just not as good at it as you think you should be, that's really no big deal. That's what being an intern is about--you're a beginner and you're not going to be an instant expert at what you do. If that's all the problem is, then you are *not* in any trouble with your boss, and you just need to go to them and ask them for suggestions for how to improve.
Hg
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acobviously,
I forgive you. (you sharing that bud at lunchtime?)
"If you are going to walk on thin ice, you might as well dance!"
RE: absolution
Good work habits are simple: do things you should and don't do things you shouldn't.
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Want some cheese to go with that?
Sometimes in life you don't get absolution, and you have to live with yourself and the fact that you screwed up. Whining about it doesn't help, it just sucks other poor souls into your pitiful morass. Be a man (or a woman), suck it up and get past it. Do a good job from here on out.
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When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. - Thomas Jefferson
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your welcome, ewh...it's the least I could do on a Friday
I was inspired by a Ludacris song I downloaded recently, Blueberry Yum Yum. Very funny lyrics.
"If you are going to walk on thin ice, you might as well dance!"
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The value of your work is not a linear relation to either the hours taken nor the money paid.
Did any of the 'slacking' result in truly bad or dangerous results. That would be far more of a concern.
Philip
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It sounds to me like you need to grow up and quit making excuses for yourself. Anyone who can not hold himself accountable or accept responsibility without some sort of reward or punishment system should not be an engineer, or any other sort of professional. If you truly can't correct this deficiency on your own, you need counseling. Otherwise you should not waste your money on college. Get a menial job where someone plans your work for you and makes sure you get it done.
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Nothing to be ashamed about.
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And you should do some traditional meditation
"owatanah...
owatanah..siam."
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People I know have suggested it from time to time, it seems like an excuse to me.
Yes, I would like to grow up. This was me trying. Menial job? I wanted one, but was given a medical condition that would put me on the government dole at that wage. Do not want.
I say I am not, because that is exactly what I mean.
To all: I feel like taking all of the money is stealing. I am already lazy, I don't want to add theif to my list while I am trying to overcome this.
Thanks TheTick. I think you have me some good perspective there.
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Flores
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Huh????
Are you or are you not actively engaged in non-work activities while on the job? If you are, don't do it. If you can't control yourself, quit your job and go on the dole--someone with no self-control is too dangerous to have in engineering.
If you're NOT talking about actively engaging in non-work activities, but rather low productivity, stop wasting your time whining on this forum and ask your boss for some help in time management.
Hg
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Change comes from action, not words. And giving money back is never a good idea from an HR standpoint. Might as well try and fill out a salaried employee timesheet with less than 40 total hours on it. Easy to add over 40, impossible to complete with less.
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Are they giving you work to do? Are you doing what they give you?
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Don Phillips
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Being on eng-tips could be seen a slacking a little. But I need to slack sometimes. I just spent the morning pondering what to do about a construction problem and my brain hurts.
So acobviously - give yourself a break and study hard when you get back to school.
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Do better next time
If it make you feel better do a few hours of charity work
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As for the money. Take it, learn from your mistakes and then don't look back.