Archive for Archive for April, 2007
Observations on what companies do wrong #2
Every job I have ever had needed the following sign hanging over the door:
Welcome to the OFFICE OF REDUNDANCY
But no office has needed it more than the place that I am presently employed at. Here is a rundown of some of the redundancy in my day…
1. I have to send out a letter […]
Slacker tip #15 - Use your job as your own personal office
When I go to work, I like to think of the office as my own personal office. You know, with my own personal fax machine, my own personal copier, my own personal printer, my own personal supply closet of office supplies, my own personal executive fridge stocked with sodas and yum-yums and my own personal […]
Slacker tip #14 - Don’t let a lack of internet access force you into doing actual work
Do you want to be slacker but find that the internet is blocked at your job? At a loss for what to do besides work? A fellow slacker has the answer for you - paint!
The email reads:
what I did at work tonight :o) Gotta love the paint program.
And attached were the following […]
Slacker tip #13 - Don’t get cocky and stupid
Breaking news: You cannot use slacker tips and lies to get out of everything. Doing so to commit insurance fraud will likely have some pretty bad repercussions.
Apparently someone is out there is pretty over the moon for my fake doctor’s note. I know, it’s damn good. I can see the reason for the excitement. Well, […]
Invent a kid project update #5
After not getting the third degree about my “son” upon returning to work a few weeks ago, I thought I had rounded third and made a clean slide into home.
I was wrong.
Today my nosy cube mate, you might know her better as STUPID GIRL, rolls her chair over into my personal space and goes “You […]
Slacker tip #12 - Phone? what phone?
In the daily quest to be a slacker the obstacles are numerous. Possibly the most annoying obstacle in the quest to do absolutely nothing and get paid for it is the phone that sits on your desk. Thanks to that little cursed contraption your co-workers can call you, customers can call you, people with the […]
TMI conversations overheard at work #1
I have worked a lot of different offices. And they all have one thing in common.
People having conversations outloud that they shouldn’t.
In fact, I just overheard one was WAY too much information! Let me set the scene for you.
Yesterday afternoon before I left for the day, the girl that sits beside me […]
Good news, your boss hates you too!
An article in the Guardian this week lets you know that no matter how much you hate your boss, chances are they hate you just as much. How wonderful. Not only does you boss hate you, but he/she has a top 10 list of what exactly it is that they hate.
The highlights:
Here are the top […]
Slacker tip #11 - Choosing a job that will allow you to be a slacker
When job hunting, it is important to remember that some jobs are easier to be a slacker at than others.
Jobs to avoid:
Call centers, unless it’s for a new product. I once worked at a Palm Pilot call center back before they had launched the Palm.net internet service. So, they paid us to sit in […]
