Do you have to be online when you are technically on the bench?

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Yeah, all bad advice. Try and work with a team on BD opportunities and continue contributing to pursuits or thought leadership's if you can't get anything.

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No , I never touched my office laptop while on bench. Just used to check my email on my office phone once in a while to see if unluckily I have been assigned to some project or not

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Wait what? Lol I’m always online on bench and doing “training”. What do you bill under?

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G&A code

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I try not to be awake lol

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I would try and figure out why your on the bench, and spend my time figuring out how to not be. It’s not that I wouldn’t try and enjoy the bench. But just remember the best of us never hit the bench, ever.

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Be on your phone if you can. Otherwise enjoy your Time on the bench. Maybe check email twice a day

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Download t.caffeine and set it to automatically push the shift key every 1 min to keep you online

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It depends on what time of the year. It's understood that during the end of the calendar year, things are slow, so some bench time is expected. But if you're on the bench during the promotion cycle or during when layoffs decisions are made, it's best to stay engaged and active with your team

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Download the Skype business app for your phone. You’ll be “online” and can do whatever you want

I’ve tried and it still idles - must be a company setting

Thanks errbody! Happy Friday!

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Joined LTI in June in Citi bank account. But still no onboarding. Many people waiting for VDI. Manager said it's freeze from Citi side process is slow. Now they have started releasing people. It's easy to get another project on bench. Will LTI ask to resign?

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