Good news, everyone! Even though the economy sucks and those of you who still have jobs are expected to do the work of four people, take a pay cut, and be grateful for it, there’s an upside. CNN wants you to know that you can still be a lazy bum and have it work out for you sometimes. Here are some of their tips for making laziness work in your favor:
- Don’t multitask. Just say that you’re “focusing” on a particular project. Even if said project is catching up on gossip blogs.
- Don’t eat lunch at your desk. Contrary to popular belief, it is not a law that people have to dine al desko. Coworkers at a former job of mine liked to stare each other down and intimidate anyone who dared to leave their desk between noon and 2 PM, but it even said in the company handbook that we were entitled to a full hour for lunch every day. Don’t let coworkers get you down if the Man is on your side!
- Email can wait. Well, I don’t totally agree with this one. No, you don’t have to read every all-staff memo the second it lands in your inbox, but my boss used to send me blank emails with the subject line “Need You In My Office.” I don’t think he would have appreciated me deciding his email could wait.
If you made it to the end of this post, then you are clearly not lazy enough. Might I suggest some internet sudoku or Gchatting with your friends from college?
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