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Re:3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet records excuses for why pe... by james-skemp on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @06:56PM (#31174181)
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.

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Re:3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet records excuses for why pe... by _carbyau_ on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @09:29PM (#31175201)
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.
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Re:3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet records excuses for why pe... by neycoda on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @08:13AM (#31178927)
I imagine this happens often considering the amount of stories I hear of developer companies doing inadequate jobs.
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