Archive for Archive for April, 2007
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 my […]
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 the […]
Slacker notes: No PCD at my J-O-B
I spend a lot of time on the internet at work, so I am well versed in WebSense categories and what not.
I know if I try to click on MSN music news that it will be blocked due to “mp3 downloads” or something similar. But today I encountered a new category. Apparently, the category […]
Slacker tip #21 - Get yourself a jump drive
Piggybacking on tip #20, any decent slacker knows the value of a jump drive, or USB drive.
Jump drives can serve a variety of purposes. As tip #20 mentioned, you can run games like solitaire from a disk or a jump drive. If you do not have internet access at your work then you can […]
Slacker tip #20 - Solitaire can run off a CD-R
A slacker tip from a sneaky reader:
I wanted to add something to the whole “lack of internet thing.” We learned long ago to put solitaire, free cell, etc. on a disk/CD to take to work. They work just as well off of CD or disk as they do on the hard drive. […]
Slacker tip #19 - more on stopping your phone from ringing
There are some sneaky companies that make it diffifult for you to stop your phone from ringing. At my job, the cable that brings network and internet access plugs into the phone, then a cable runs from the phone to my computer. If I unplug the phone, I have no internet access. See how that […]
Here’s an idea - buy your boss a dictionary
There is nothing quite as refreshing as knowing that your boss, who makes WAY more than you do, is practically illiterate.
Actual sentence from the mouth of the department mgr in my meeting:
“I wish we had software that would not gyrate invoices with the tax on them automatically”
Gyrate, also known as generate.
I declare tomorrow National […]
Slacker tip #18 - volunteer to do the mail
Volunteering to take care of your department’s mail is one of the easiest ways to be a slacker at work. You can look like a real team player and overachiever by volunteering to do something that is not part of your job description, when in reality you are doing so because it means FIELD […]
Slacker tip #17 - Don’t call in on Monday or Friday
The easiest days of the week to get away with calling in are Tuesday - Thursday, assuming that you work a Monday - Friday schedule that is. Everyone wants a long weekend, so if you call in on a Monday or a Friday then your boss will automatically suspect you are not really sick - […]
Slacker tip #16 - more on how to use a fake doctor’s note
Sometimes I watch shows like Law & Order or CSI and think, ‘wow, they are giving people a blueprint on how to create the perfect crime.’
Today I found a site that gives employers tips on how to tell if the employee is using a fake doctor’s note. Thank you ScumDoctor.com for providing a blueprint […]
