Archive for Archive for October, 2008
A third of workers are complete slackers
Have you ever had a boss make you feel like you are the only slacker in the world? Well, good news, you are not! According to a recent survey, about a third of US workers actually admit calling in sick when they are not. And that is just the people that admitted it for the […]
Wow - Monster 64GB Flash Drive Released
Wow, we have talked on here before about how beneficial it is for a slacker to have a flash drive or a jump drive. In fact, I use my jump drive to run Firefox and other apps on my work computer. It is awesome! And now I am pretty stoked to hear about this new […]
Slacker tip #173 - avoid call-in confrontation
If you are like me then you hate confrontation. And having to call in to work is always confrontation. Usually, I try to call in super early when I expect no one to be in. Sometimes that backfires. Or there are times when you have a boss that gets all pissy about you not calling […]
Reporter vs Expert - Why Most Bloggers Are Stuck Reporting
There are basically two types of bloggers in the world - reporters and experts - and some people perform both roles (usually the experts, it’s hard for reporters to become experts, but it’s easy for experts to report).
If you have ever taken an Internet marketing course or attended a seminar specifically for beginners, you have […]
Bosses share the 10 most unusual late excuses #10
This series focuses on the 10 most unusual late excuses, according to bosses. So, all of these excuses were heard by bosses. And since the bosses listed them as ‘unusual’ I am assuming they did not buy it. No word though on if the idiot employee got fired.
And now, excuse #10:
10. I wet my pants […]
Bosses share the 10 most unusual late excuses #9
This series focuses on the 10 most unusual late excuses, according to bosses. So, all of these excuses were heard by bosses. And since the bosses listed them as ‘unusual’ I am assuming they did not buy it. No word though on if the idiot employee got fired.
And now, excuse #9:
9. A bee flew in […]
Bosses share the 10 most unusual late excuses #8
This series focuses on the 10 most unusual late excuses, according to bosses. So, all of these excuses were heard by bosses. And since the bosses listed them as ‘unusual’ I am assuming they did not buy it. No word though on if the idiot employee got fired.
And now, excuse #8:
8. I stopped for a […]
Get rid of that stress!
And no - I am not talking about your job here! What I am talking about is getting some help from The Stress Institute. They can help people just like you to live more stress-free lives. It is true. They can help you to implement a nifty little stress reduction plan that will really have […]
Bosses share the 10 most unusual late excuses #7
This series focuses on the 10 most unusual late excuses, according to bosses. So, all of these excuses were heard by bosses. And since the bosses listed them as ‘unusual’ I am assuming they did not buy it. No word though on if the idiot employee got fired.
And now, excuse #7:
7. I ran over a […]
Hacker Evolution
Okay, so I know that everyone that is reading this site is all about slacking. And I assume that you all are also all about playing games on your computers, right? And to double the ante here, I suspect that some of you are even way cooler than I could imagine because you like to […]
