What to do when you are bored at work...
Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:51 am
Well, the past month here at my job, I've not done anything. And i do mean nothing.
It's not my fault either... I mean, I go every day, I ask what they want me to do, and it's always "umm... we don't have anything... soo... I guess I'll get back with you on that".
Joy.
So, now I have time to troll on these boards, smoke a LOT of cigarettes, and do some other things. Since I've mastered this so well, I thought I would share with you "Things to do" for those of you who have simliar situations but don't know what to do (I think I just confused myself with that sentence. That's too bad.. but you get the point
).
So, here we go:
8:30am - Open the office door, setup your lappy, and put your headphones on. Boot up to your favorite OS. And start with an opened browser.
8:35am - 9:30am - Read FoxNews and MSNBC reports on the web (available at : http://www.foxnews.com, http://www.msnbc.com) == Trust me, there is a lot there...
9:30am - 9:45am - Smoke a cig or 2.
9:45 - 10:30am - Refresh your cup of coffee. Walk around and admire the cartoon sniplets some of your fellow workers have posted on their doors for your amusement.
10:30am - 11:15am - Check up your own personal website (if you have one), and see if you need to make any changes. If your site doesn't require any changes, check out your daily/weekly/monthly hit stats (if you have a control panel for it). If you don't have a personal website, go to forums.devnetwork.net, find a person, and check out their site...
11:15 - 11:30am - Check out the latest stock prices of your favorite company(s) (I personally enjoy checking out ININ, CCU (company i work for), SE, and a few others...)
11:30 - 12:00pm - Check out what is new on forums.devnetwork.net
12:00pm - 1:00pm - If you have quake 4 on your machine, try to get a LAN game going. Else, play some chess on http://www.uschesslive.org (i'm on there as elitepos). Otherwise, if you are hungry, just go grab a bite to eat.. Choice is yours man.
1:00pm - 2:00pm - Verify none of your existing code has broken. If it hasn't, at least try to make it break so they come to you with something to do... I mean, you SHOULD be getting pretty tired of staring at this screen by now shouldn't you? Ah well, maybe not..
2:00pm - 3:00pm - Check your google mail, or whatever personal email it is you have.. Maybe you have a new job offer! Or maybe, JUST maybe, you are one of the lucky millions with a few hundred spam letters. IF you are, indeed, one of the lucky millions with some spam, take the time to respond back with a big middle finger to the sender, promply sign up that email with a list of spams, report the spam, and then finally clean up your email box with a few extra deletes...
3:00 - 4:00pm - Go to your favorite radio station's website and check out some videos they may have in stock... If not, just try http://www.web.com/cc-common/videos_on_demand . Trust me, you'll at least be amused or not so much bored at this time of the day.
4:00 - 4:30pm - Check out your resume. Make sure it has those extra touches, and if it doesn't, add them. If your boss see's ya working on it, just say "I always keep my resume updated.. Nothing personal, I just like to be prepared in case the worst case happens..."
4:30 - 5:00pm (almost time to leave) - check with your boss, make sure there isn't anything they need from you.
5:00pm - 5:30pm - Sit back, read a book, or check back with forums.devnetwork.net or your favorite news website. Something is bound to have happend by now...
5:30 - Go home, drink a few beers, and prepare for the long day at work you have tomorrow...
Somewhere in there, throw about 3 or 4 visits outside for a cig or 2.. never hurts to keep the day interesting.
It's not my fault either... I mean, I go every day, I ask what they want me to do, and it's always "umm... we don't have anything... soo... I guess I'll get back with you on that".
Joy.
So, now I have time to troll on these boards, smoke a LOT of cigarettes, and do some other things. Since I've mastered this so well, I thought I would share with you "Things to do" for those of you who have simliar situations but don't know what to do (I think I just confused myself with that sentence. That's too bad.. but you get the point
So, here we go:
8:30am - Open the office door, setup your lappy, and put your headphones on. Boot up to your favorite OS. And start with an opened browser.
8:35am - 9:30am - Read FoxNews and MSNBC reports on the web (available at : http://www.foxnews.com, http://www.msnbc.com) == Trust me, there is a lot there...
9:30am - 9:45am - Smoke a cig or 2.
9:45 - 10:30am - Refresh your cup of coffee. Walk around and admire the cartoon sniplets some of your fellow workers have posted on their doors for your amusement.
10:30am - 11:15am - Check up your own personal website (if you have one), and see if you need to make any changes. If your site doesn't require any changes, check out your daily/weekly/monthly hit stats (if you have a control panel for it). If you don't have a personal website, go to forums.devnetwork.net, find a person, and check out their site...
11:15 - 11:30am - Check out the latest stock prices of your favorite company(s) (I personally enjoy checking out ININ, CCU (company i work for), SE, and a few others...)
11:30 - 12:00pm - Check out what is new on forums.devnetwork.net
12:00pm - 1:00pm - If you have quake 4 on your machine, try to get a LAN game going. Else, play some chess on http://www.uschesslive.org (i'm on there as elitepos). Otherwise, if you are hungry, just go grab a bite to eat.. Choice is yours man.
1:00pm - 2:00pm - Verify none of your existing code has broken. If it hasn't, at least try to make it break so they come to you with something to do... I mean, you SHOULD be getting pretty tired of staring at this screen by now shouldn't you? Ah well, maybe not..
2:00pm - 3:00pm - Check your google mail, or whatever personal email it is you have.. Maybe you have a new job offer! Or maybe, JUST maybe, you are one of the lucky millions with a few hundred spam letters. IF you are, indeed, one of the lucky millions with some spam, take the time to respond back with a big middle finger to the sender, promply sign up that email with a list of spams, report the spam, and then finally clean up your email box with a few extra deletes...
3:00 - 4:00pm - Go to your favorite radio station's website and check out some videos they may have in stock... If not, just try http://www.web.com/cc-common/videos_on_demand . Trust me, you'll at least be amused or not so much bored at this time of the day.
4:00 - 4:30pm - Check out your resume. Make sure it has those extra touches, and if it doesn't, add them. If your boss see's ya working on it, just say "I always keep my resume updated.. Nothing personal, I just like to be prepared in case the worst case happens..."
4:30 - 5:00pm (almost time to leave) - check with your boss, make sure there isn't anything they need from you.
5:00pm - 5:30pm - Sit back, read a book, or check back with forums.devnetwork.net or your favorite news website. Something is bound to have happend by now...
5:30 - Go home, drink a few beers, and prepare for the long day at work you have tomorrow...
Somewhere in there, throw about 3 or 4 visits outside for a cig or 2.. never hurts to keep the day interesting.