CYBERSLACKING: What to do when you don’t want to do what you have to do!
Busted! If you’re at work and reading this article you’re a culprit of “cyberslacking”. I bet you even have a work assignment minimized on your bottom tab just in case someone walks past. Then you sneakily open your document and pretend to be awfully consumed and utterly intrigued by your work.
Wikipedia, the mother of all information, explains that cyberslacking refers to staff that use their work internet access for personal reasons while maintaining the appearance of working. Sound familiar?
Like any good topic there are pro’s and con’s. There are those who argue that facebook’ing, tweeting and other similar activities done at the office are “an exploitation of company resources for personal gain”. Yikes! And that using your working hours to arrange your mid-week social engagements aren’t exactly contributing to your company’s productivity or bottom line. Then there are those that argue that employees who cyberslack are more productive since they take time off to relax.
If you’re still reading this then I’m safely assuming that you are an avid supporter of the latter argument. But what if you’re like me and completely over the facebook hype and dumb-ass status reports? Where can the surf take you to indulge in some form of relaxation?
Well, I recommend checking out www.annoyingcoworker.com. Here you can bitch and moan about those in the office who have lead to you taking high-blood pressure meds! And hey, you might even realise that your life isn’t that bad. Listen to these:
“Shut up already about your so called diet, which you’ve been on at least as long as you’ve worked here (5 years). You’re still as disproportioned as you were on your first day so obviously the “diet” is not working. And the loud noises from the vending machine alert us all that you’re not sticking to your “diet”.”
“Could you possibly be the biggest moron on the planet? I just heard you, through my headphones, no less, shouting out your credit card number to someone over the phone. Next time this happens, I will copy down the number and order you some gay porn, OK?”
But I bet you have a better story to tell! So go check it out, no point in denying you’re a cyberslacker. Atleast this time you’ll get a good laugh out of it!
