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Down Time At Work — What Do You Do?
An anonymous reader writes "I work in IT and find fairly often that I have 'down time.' I'll usually browse the web (Slashdot) or try to find something informative or educating to read. Sometimes, I even get caught up working on my personal webpage or other project that isn't exactly work related. What does everyone else do during these times, and how much time do they spend on non-work related things while at work?"
...is a very serious sport.
"Give someone a program, frustrate them for a day... Teach someone to program, frustrate them for a lifetime."
I could have sworn I heard somebody say something from underneath my bosses desk...
Hmmm...
If you'd just do what we tell you and quit yer gripin' everything would be chocolate sprinkles and rainbows! -AC
That's right, I go take a three hour shit (at a minimum). I bring some reading material and I challenge myself to see how long I can stay in there before my I lose all feeling in my legs and have to leave.
It's better than surfing the web or doing personal stuff at your desk because you could never be fired for taking too long to shit; that would be discrimination.
I'll just start doing whatever gets modded highest here.
I did that until I perfected myself and my work environment. Now I wander around the office improving other people.
I get myself a coffee and go looking for a coworker with an imminent deadline, and have a chat, asking thing like "How was your holiday" or things like that.
Evil, I know. But it's still funny.
"It's too bad that stupidity isn't painful." - Anton LaVey
Is that code for eating doughnuts? If so, I am a topology master.
There are no karma whores, only moderation johns