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Unread 04-01-2011, 13:38
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question for all mentors

do you mentors keep this page up during work on your computer? I just wonder how we get so much help when all of you must have jobs and/or other obligations?
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Re: question for all mentors

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do you mentors keep this page up during work on your computer? I just wonder how we get so much help when all of you must have jobs and/or other obligations?
A very slow time of the year for me. Most of my work time is spent away from the computer fixing things that break. And when they don't break...
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Re: question for all mentors

For the most part yes. I try to check it atleat once every half an hour or so. I typically don't do a whole lot of posting, but a lot of reading. I am finally getting the hang of things and will be able to help with more technical questions this year!
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Re: question for all mentors

I just look at it during lunch, along with the news.
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Re: question for all mentors

My Supervisor is pretty relaxed about internet use at work as long as I still get everything done so I check CD pretty frequently when I'm at my desk.

Technically, visiting message boards and forums is against company policy, but since my employer is a sponsor for our team it's not really a problem.
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Re: question for all mentors

Good question. I bet there will be lots of different answers.

I have worked 2 different jobs since I've begun posting in CD. In the first job, I would check CD before work, during a 15 minute break, lunch, and after work.

In the 2nd job, I would check CD before and after work.

Right now, I'm between jobs and during this awesome time of year, I've been celebrating being a part of CD during all times of the day and night. It's been fun but I think I need a job. A little CD goes a loooong way.

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Re: question for all mentors

Work? what's that?
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Re: question for all mentors

I use the email notification but do not leave email active. I check in periodically throughout the day and night. Most days I start at 6 AM and checkin then. Those that are night owls, cover while I sleep.
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Re: question for all mentors

When I wake up, before I go to sleep, and maybe once during the day if I'm working.
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Re: question for all mentors

During FRC Season I check and stay on CD more then any other website.
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Re: question for all mentors

I do probably 90% of my job on a PC, so I often have a CD tab open in my browser (at least during/near build and competition season).
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It's excellent Time Management and Multi-Tasking skills that allow it.
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Re: question for all mentors

I browse during work, especially when a computer model is crunching away and I can't do much else.
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Re: question for all mentors

One of the curses of working from home. But I'm generally good with balancing between the two before January. After that, it's all downhill from there.
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