My office building has a gym but...

My boss allows me to use my lunch break to hit the gym in the hospital next door. I eat lunch at my desk and so he feels I should get that 30-40 minutes back. Many of us do it on our team we just make sure not all of us go at the same time so that we can cover the pages and phones (IT support). Sometimes I don't even go to the gym, if it is a nice day I'll take a long walk around the track at the nearby university.

If I were you I'd at least ask if swamping lunch time is an option and be sure to ask if it has to be at Noon or if you can modify the times b/c many gyms are packed a lunch time. I usually go just after lunch around 1 or 1:30pm and often have the entire gym to myself. Can't hurt to ask.

Also many companies are encouraging employees to stay fit as it keeps their insurance premiums down. Mine even kicks back $150/year.

Does he work through lunch or otherwise make up for lost time? I often work through my lunch so that I can essentially "leave early"...I'm also known to come in early and take work home with me as well.

If you are working out while you are still on the clock, technically you are stealing from your company. While I would not rat this person out I would not put myself in a situation where I could potentially get written up, verbal warning or fired. I would go in early to work out, work out over lunch or workout right at the end of your shift.

"do the right thing" - Spike Lee

"do the right thing" - Spike Lee

Companies always know who is working the hardest when it comes time for cut backs.

Watch it if he is friends with the bosses that way. They are going to want you to not even notice it. I only say that because they might just fire the folks who notice too much about the office politics. I wouldn't risk it just to work out on office time, although I have been fired for being a whistleblower about bigger things!

What this guy does is irrelevant to what you are going to do. How is it related? I don't get it. Somebody does something dishonest, so . . . therefore, you can cheat too?

For the life of me I can't figure out what him working out has to do with you. Doesn't sound like it's affecting your workload and it's just that you wish you could work out on the clock too.

Do what you want. It's your life and if you want to risk getting fired it's completely up to you and has nothing to do with the behavior of other individuals.

I completely get where you're coming from, regarding wishing you could take the same liberties as a co-worker, but my professional opinion is this:

1) Stop worrying about what other people are doing, and focus on YOUR job. If you get caught, it's your *kitten*, not his, that will be on the line. Don't rat him out. What he does is none of your business, and tattling will make you look like a snitch, not a team player.

2) If you have time to work out during the work day, you have time to look for or ask for other assignments to keep you busy. If your company were to suddenly start looking at downsizing, you want to be remembered for showing initiative and making yourself indispensable. You do NOT want to be remembered as "that girl who asked if she could work out while on the clock since she has nothing better to do."

I am sure it is not your intention to waste your company's resources, but that is how this will come off if you ask about it or if you just do it anyway and end up getting caught. My company downsized last year, and, as a member of the management team that made the layoff decisions, I am telling you that asking if you can work out when things are slow is like wearing a sign that says "My position isn't really that critical to the operation."

Just do the right thing.. An honest mans ( woman's) pillow is their own piece of mind. Eventually the supervisor will find out by someone. But if you can hit it on lunch or breaks go for it

1. mind your own business and stop worrying about what other people do.
2. you can work out before work, lunch or after work
3. dont be a snitch it more than often turns against the snitcher

Do you want to just do the minimum and get away with whatever you can at your job? Is that what you want?

Then fine. Do it that way.

I asked if I could work out at 3:00 in the afternoon for an hour, then work later in the day. My supervisor said it was cool. But I always stay that extra hour. By the way, I've seen some coworkers over the years get really negative and bitter when they start comparing themselves to other people. You never really know the whole story. I'd make an effort to get over it and take care of you.

I completely get where you're coming from, regarding wishing you could take the same liberties as a co-worker, but my professional opinion is this:

1) Stop worrying about what other people are doing, and focus on YOUR job. If you get caught, it's your *kitten*, not his, that will be on the line. Don't rat him out. What he does is none of your business, and tattling will make you look like a snitch, not a team player.

2) If you have time to work out during the work day, you have time to look for or ask for other assignments to keep you busy. If your company were to suddenly start looking at downsizing, you want to be remembered for showing initiative and making yourself indispensable. You do NOT want to be remembered as "that girl who asked if she could work out while on the clock since she has nothing better to do."

I am sure it is not your intention to waste your company's resources, but that is how this will come off if you ask about it or if you just do it anyway and end up getting caught. My company downsized last year, and, as a member of the management team that made the layoff decisions, I am telling you that asking if you can work out when things are slow is like wearing a sign that says "My position isn't really that critical to the operation."

Best advice ever.

I work in IT as well and we also have a gym in our building. There are tons of people in there ALL day. There are a few of the people I work with who do as little as possible, arrive late, leave early, take long lunches all that jazz. It peeves me off too, but not because I feel that I should be allowed to do it as well. It peeves me off because my work ethic would never allow me to do something so underhanded and I just don't understand how others can do it.

I am starting another job Monday - One of my former clients asked me back for a much higher rate than what I am currently making so I accepted. The client that I now work for is sad to see me go but has also told me I am more than welcome back if the opportunity isn't what I was looking for. When people get to know you and see that you have a good work ethic good things happen. Maybe not right away but I have been 'saved' from being laid off MANY times over the past few years because no one ever has to worry about me not working. I am rarely if ever late, maybe take 1 or 2 sick days / year (only when I am sick) and rarely ask to leave early. It is to the point now that if on the odd occasion I need to leave early to get to a doctor's appointment my boss won't even ask me to dock my pay because he knows how much extra work I do around here without ever being asked.

Other people make no difference to me unless my work directly relies on them (which in IT is very rare). Just worry about yourself and know that eventually all the lazy butts will get what's coming to them even if you are not there to see it. If you are upset because you feel that you should be allowed to get away with it as well you might want to re-evaluate your own ethic because that kind of attitude will not serve you well in the long run.

The fact you are consciously "not ratting him out" is hilarious. I bet he is 10 times more valuable to the company than anyone else around him, and I'd hire the guy based only on this post. Why? Because he knows what he wants and then goes and gets it. He wants to workout so he does. Working out boosts energy and productivity. Even if he isn't staying late to "make up for it" I am willing to wager he doesn't need to, that he is a more effective employee during the other seven hours than most.

Get over yourself. Go workout or don't, but stop worrying about what Joe Awesome is doing.