Archive for Archive for October, 2007
Slacker tip #107 – look completely stressed and overwhelmed
An easy way of making it look like you are working when in fact you are doing nothing is to have it appear as if you are stressed about work stuff. See, if your boss or co-workers see you looking stressed two things will happen. One, they will assume that you are stressed because you [...]
Slacker tip #106 – don’t take off obvious days
As a slacker myself, I know what it is like to really not want to get up and go into the office. I call into work a lot. And I suspect that you do as well, or at least you dream about it. I try to limit my calling in to times that I can [...]
Slacker tip #105 – do everything on your co-workers pet peeves list
Just last week I was telling you that a great way to get left alone at work was to do things to annoy your co-workers. Because if they do not like you then they will not stop by your cubicle and then no one will see you playing Tetris online. Randstad, one of those nasty [...]
Being sick excuse #31 – vomiting
Sure, it is totally generic and totally an obvious choice for a lot of slackers. But the fact is that it works because no boss wants someone puking in the office hallway. And there are so many things that could lead to vomiting that you can just be vague about it and no one will [...]
Being sick excuse #30 – some excuses that won’t work
I’ve give you guys 29 excuses so far that will work for missing a few hours of work up to a few weeks of work. Ah, the good life. Now it is time for some excuses that are not quite that effective. I came across a list of work excuses, to miss work that is, [...]
Slacker tip #104 – go out with a bang
Have you decided that you just can’t take it any longer and are going to quit your job? Good for you. Working is for douche bags. If you are quitting there is a pretty good chance that it is because someone pissed you off, right? So, I bet you would like to go out with [...]
