On Point On Slacking 524
Wellington Grey writes "This week the NPR show On Point has an excellent episode exploring slacking and the American work ethic. (note that it's audio) It touches on some issues that may be of interest to geeks such as outsourcing, the church of the subgenius and the eternal conflict between wanting to be a lazy bum and wanting to work hard. What do slashdotters think: does America need more slack or more work?" It is summer vacation after all, right?
slack or work? (Score:5, Funny)
Hmmm. Which category does slashdot fit into? That's what I thought...
That this question is even being asked (Score:5, Funny)
I say this WHILE posting to slashdot.
Get back to work you lazy bastards. (Score:5, Funny)
Your boss.
Thanks for the warning... (Score:2, Funny)
Audio???? (Score:5, Funny)
Sheesh! Can't someone post a summary. I don't want to wait to download a friggin' audio stream, I just want it paraphrased for me.
Comments? (Score:5, Funny)
-Grey [wellingtongrey.net]
Re:Get back to work you lazy bastards. (Score:1, Funny)
Sorry for slacking off in your absence.
Sincerely,
Your minion.
Re:slack or work? (Score:5, Funny)
j/k. I fully realize that slashdot can actually be a valuable asset at times. I mean, today alone I've learned that my company shouldn't install a giant glass elevator, that including a BluRay drive in the PS3 may not have been such a good move, and that the PirateBay was shut down. I'm expecting a nice bonus when I write the summary up for my boss...
Re:Europeans (Score:3, Funny)
News at 11. . .
Re:The Myth of the 80 Hour Week (Score:1, Funny)
Re:When in Doubt... (Score:3, Funny)
Just prop him up in his chair and close the door. Productivity will improve so dramatically that senior management will avoid opening his door at all costs;-)
More slack for WoW (Score:2, Funny)
Re:I say this while posting before work (Score:2, Funny)
Re:slack or work? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:slack or work? (Score:4, Funny)
Dude, where do you work? I'm sure there's lots of people who'd jump at the chance to take advantage of an employer naive enough to measure productivity in terms of commit logs.
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I guess I'd have to be careful, though - I might end up being so productive I get promoted.
Re:Europeans (Score:3, Funny)
It also means we could do 35x more human damage with a single nuclear strike.
Re:Depends a lot on what type of work you do, too. (Score:2, Funny)
There's this guy a couple cubes over -- his computer will crash, and he's going to come to me for help. I'd better make sure I'm not out of the office at that time. Wait, what time will that be? *engages magcial foresight* It'll crash at about 12:30, so I better eat lunch a bit late.
What's next... My boss is going to finally get the email with the new project specs, but the email is a bit late by now. I'd better start working on that project now -- don't want to push the deadline too far. Sure, I don't have the specs yet, but I can divine what they will be with this here crystal ball.
Oh, and my friend's car is going to break down too. I'll remind him to call the mechanic and ask them to have a truck ready for his car. I'll also make sure to look along the side of the highway for him. Actually, I'll get there early and wait for his car to break down. I know by my magical predictive power that it'll break down just past the exit at Route 68.
Yeah... everyone should be able to forsee problems and be prepared when they come up.