Archive for Archive for April, 2007
Slacker tip #24 – Do the bare minimum
Everyone loves getting something for nothing, including your boss. If they can trick you into doing the work of two people while only paying you one salary, then they will do it in a heartbeat. That’s why you only should do the bare minimum to keep yourself employed. By doing this you will avoid setting [...]
Not working at work – 2 surveys
Office Team, one of those blasted temp agencies, recently conducted 2 surveys on the ‘problem’ of people not working while they are at work. The findings? That employees spend an average of 36 minutes each day doing personal tasks on company time. Managers surveyes estimated that their workers spend about 43 minutes a day on [...]
Now with even more ways to avoid doing work
Need some new websites to peruse at work? Look no farther, here are some of our favorites… 1. Earthcam site – Iespecially love the penguin cam at the NYC Zoo in Central Park 2. MyLot – get paid to have random discussions 3. Salon.com – some good reads 4. e-junkie Write an ebook & sell [...]
Slacker tip #23 – She’s having a baby!
An easy way to get out of a day’s work is childbirth. No, not your own but someone else’s baby. This works best if it is someone that is close to you, like a sister. However, this will not work if your blabber mouth has already told the office about your wonderful childhood as an [...]
Slacker tip #22 – Have an ‘almost dead’ relative
Need a day or afternoon off and don’t want to deal with the possibility of needing to make your own doctor’s note? Have an almost dead relative! This is most effective if you can get a call at work and then go to your boss and say ‘I need to go to the hospital because [...]
Being sick excuse #5 – strep throat
Excuse – Strep throat Symptoms – Severe and sudden sore throat without coughing, sneezing, or other coldlike symptoms, Pain or difficulty with swallowing., Fever over 101 F; Swollen lymph nodes in the neck, White or yellow spots or coating on the throat and tonsils., Bright red throat or dark red spots on the roof of [...]
