Archive for Archive for March, 2007
Slacker tip #5 - Your resumé– How to hide the fact that you’re a slacker, Part 2
If you’re not careful, being creative with your resumé can come back to bite you. The most important thing to remember when crafting that perfect resumé is that you really need to have the skills that you list on your resumé. If you list on your resumé that you have experience working with Visio, […]
Slacker tip #4 - Your resumé – How to hide the fact that you’re a slacker, Part 1
If you are a slacker like me, then your resumé is not exactly an accurate picture of your work history. Let’s face it, if I had to put every job on my resumé it would be the size of a small novel. In one year alone I went through 15 different jobs. […]
Invent a kid project update #3
Upon returning to work today, my boss stopped by and asked if “the little one” was feeling any better. And that was that.
Later this week, we’ll see how her mood changes when I tell her that I’m going to be out on Thursday & Friday because a friend is visiting.
Stay tuned!
And yet another way to make money on the company’s dime
At work? Clocked in? Want to look like you are working hard, but really just working for yourself? How about writing some articles and getting paid to do it. Oh yeah, you’re clocked it at work and getting paid for that too. Schweet!
Step One - Write short articles of at least 400 words on just […]
Got Websense?
If you’re an unlucky schmuck like me, your company has a nifty little demon by the name of WebSense that blocks certain websites. Usually that means no email sites, no sites where there is streaming music, no ebay, no online games, etc. So, what’s a slacker to do?
Find other mind-numbing activities to do on […]
The new favorite drink of Complete Slacker
Apparently Glaceau’s Vitamin Waterknows what it’s like to be a slacker.
Today I was sipping on the “defense” Vitamin Water, which is a lovely raspberry-apple flavor, and noticed the following on the label of this particular flavor:
if you’ve had to use sick days because you’ve actually been sick then you’re seriously missing out my friends. see, […]
Being sick excuses #1 - the Migraine
The migraine seems to be the most common call-in excuse at work. It should be used sparingly because of this though. There are also a lot of people that do not really have a clue in regards to the true pain of a migraine and dismiss it as ‘just having a headache.’ If one […]
An additional note on what to do about nosy co-workers
If you are not at work to make friends and don’t care if you get invited to the after-work happy hour or Betty Jo’s birthday lunch, then there is an easy way to make sure that you don’t have a nosy co-worker trying to see what you are doing on your computer.
Be rude to […]
Slacker tip #3 - more on how to do nothing at work and get away with it
One of the biggest problems a complete slacker will encounter in the quest to do nothing at work and get paid for it is the nosy coworker. We all have them. And it blows.
But there are some precautions you can take to avoid getting ratted on by someone.
Chances are, you’re going to be […]
Invent a kid project update #2
It’s official. I have a sick kid. And it’s everything I thought it would be.
Here’s what I did: I set the alarm on my cellphone to go off with my ringtone at 11:40. When the phone started ringing. I got up from my desk and answered it as I was walking away from the cubicles. […]
