Archive for Archive for March, 2007
Being sick excuses #2 – Emergency dental work anyone?
Party too hard last night? Just stay up too late and didn’t get enough sleep? Wish you could go into work a few hours late without getting in trouble? You can! Calling in and saying you overslept and are going to be late will only get you written up for being ‘tardy.’ But an easy [...]
Slacker tip #8 – Maximum pay for minimal work, or How to get 2 lunches instead of 1 at work
Any decent slacker wants to earn a full day’s pay while doing far from a full day’s work. If you work in a call center or retail, then you’ll have a hard time making this dream a reality. But if you work in an office, then luck is on your side! An easy way to [...]
Slacker tip #7 – Play dumb
The biggest mistake you can make at a job is letting them know what you know. By this I mean, if you are hired to print invoices, then all you need to do to get paid is print invoices. Do not let them know that you are an English whiz or before long you’ll be [...]
Slacker tip #6 – Kill off a relative
Or, how to get grievance pay when you’re really just taking a vacation. If you’re like me you like to miss a lot of work. Most slackers do. You’ve probably noticed that most jobs don’t like to give you time off if you do not have enough vacation time to cover it. I am often [...]
Slacker tip #5 – Your resume – How to hide the fact that you’re a slacker, Part 2
If you’re not careful, being creative with your resume can come back to bite you. The most important thing to remember when crafting that perfect resume is that you really need to have the skills that you list on your resume. If you list on your resume that you have experience working with Visio, then [...]
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. Of course, my [...]
