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There's got to be more to your working day than loafing around the internet, says tfi049113. How do you fill those long, empty desperate hours?

(, Thu 8 Jan 2009, 12:18)
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Where do I begin...
Well let me first say that I actually enjoy my work. I have some great colleagues, varied enjoyable work and a whole host of interesting customers to pander to during my working day. But some days, not everyday just some days, I just really cannot be arsed to do any work - and I mean ANY work.

Those of you who love to do sod all whilst at work know that work avoidance is a skill that takes some time to learn and a hell of a lot of time to perfect - but is absolutely necessary to avoid bollockings. I think I have perfected it beautifully, even if I do say so myself.

A typical day where I do fuck all:

Start at 9 but due to my partner starting at 8, I am in early. This is where the hankering for avoiding work really starts to grow.

Check gmail
Check lloyds
Check natwest
Check HSBC
Check gmail
Read b3ta posts
Check gmail
Read BBC front page
Read BBC technology page
Read BBC science page
Read BBC health page
Check gmail
Click refresh a few times (wishing for an email)

9:00 comes and work starts.

Load up outlook
Sort out emails that URGENTLY need to be sorted and NO MORE.
Load up internet explorer again and minimise
Go for a wander to the warehouse
Chat for half an hour to the warehouse staff
Pick up some samples and wander back to the office
explain to colleagues how they are all twats and I had to sort something out hence me taking so long
Check gmail
Check b3ta
Scan read new emails in case they are urgent or from boss
Colleague tells me that my phone is on do not disturb and I need to answer it as the boss is calling
Check gmail
Look at b3ta image challenge
Have a long satisfying shite whilst browsing web on phone
Wipe 3 times for good measure.
Toilet wont flush so wait for 10 mins to refil
Toilet flushes - thank god but the stench is unavoidable
Back into the office
Check gmail
Read new b3ta again
Phone a friend for a while and find out he is off work.
Speak to boss and get afternoon off
Wander into operations and have a chat for a while
Go back into office and its now home time
Turn off PC and go home
Log onto b3ta and read the previous challenges best (im on there woop!)
Start posting a reply in the new challenge.

As you can see, this is actually today - I did the sum total of bugger all work and tomorrow I have managed to get a day out of the office doing work related stuff (which I wont do either)

I will get caught doing sod all one day, but until that day comes (or gmail or b3ta gets blocked) I will very much enjoy doing nothing all day.

Length: 3.5 hours before I caved in and half a days holiday.
(, Thu 8 Jan 2009, 13:34, 2 replies)
Click!
I think we're living parrallel lives...
(, Thu 8 Jan 2009, 13:43, closed)
DB
Are you David Brent from the office?...clicks
(, Thu 8 Jan 2009, 14:04, closed)

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