'Working' on a Friday. (1 Viewer)

[wageslave]

So, another Friday thread from me. What strategies to people adopt to avoid doing any work on a Friday when they're in the office? Theres no point actually trying to do nothing at all - its obvious and if you're hungover you're often a bit restless but I find that even if I try to be productive I often end up doing the following:

- Spending the whole day doing one task that should take about an hour. I do a bit, get up and walk around a bit, do a bit, go back online and repeat throughout the day.

- Posting on internet forums. People see you typing - you look busy, sometimes you actually feel like you're achieving something too. (I don't know what but hey...)

- Getting people to go out for lunch. Ring restaurants, downloading menus, walking around the office seeing what people are doing. Its all good.

- Flicking through magazines, I can get away with this a good bit cos of the nature of my job...

- Leaving something extra handy untill the end of the day. By Friday evening my brain is usually in meltdown - its a good time to clean my desk or do some filing.

So, what does everyone else do?

 

[Squiggle]

I usually spend Friday doing whatever it is that I've been putting off all week because I just can't face it. It gets done on Friday because I know that the thought of it still waiting to be done on Monday morning will ruin my weekend.

Now if I had just done it this Monday when I should have I could be enjoying a lazy Friday.

 

[Hector Grey]

firdays are my busiest days. all the boggers up for the gaa need their holes.

 

[MDR]

I think it's best to be busy when you're hungover - otherwise time crawls.

 

[classic seanc]

I'M OFF TODAY!!!!

 

[RSJ]

I'm hungover and keeping busy. Going to get a big lunch in a bit then sit on travelfish for a few hours planning out me holidays. Ever so often to make myself look busy, i do a 20 minute lap from my desk to the warehouse, up the back stairs into customer service and back. Makes EVERYONE think you're doing something important while you're killing 20 minutes having a stroll.

 

[Dr Winston Umbogo]

I never do anything after the wednesday wind-down.

 

[evil bandit]

Yeah I used to do that strolling around the building thing too, as long as you had a piece of paper (or better still a few pieces of paper) nobody ever bothered me and always assumed I was doing something worth while, having a casual Friday makes working damn near impossible too.

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

such ambition!

 

[HMD]

i'm mad busy.

 

[cephalopod]

Whatever about Friday morning, once it passes 1pm, it's good night.

 

[therealjohnny]

firdays are my busiest days. all the boggers up for the gaa need their holes.

Are you a man prostitiute?? or a prostitute enabler?

 

[HMD]

i fucking hate fridays aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. cunts

 

[Hector Grey]

Are you a man prostitiute?? or a prostitute enabler?

i'm a sexpressionist

 

[therealjohnny]

Does that mean you do impressions of famous people while you're on the job?

 

[Hector Grey]

Does that mean you do impressions of famous people while you're on the job?

i means i do landscapes using the jip of strangers

 

[therealjohnny]

Intriguing

I'd love to be forced to sit beside you at a sociable dinner sometime

 

[DilbertPart2]

Friday's ain't bad for me! It means I could sleep without worrying about getting up early.!zed