the inevitable friday afternoon situation
It's an inevitable situation. You're sitting at your cozy little desk, and after looking up at the clock and noticing (to your dismay) that it's only 3 p.m., you let out an sigh of exasperation. You've been working hard, long hours all week - or not - and the notion of trying to be productive for the last 2 hours of Friday would be... well, absolutely preposterous. The idea of walking out right then and there just seems so enticing but then you start thinking: "I've got bills to pay, I enjoy my job, I get paid well here"... so walking out right away would probably be a bad idea (at least while your supervisor is still there - should they happen to leave early, then who says you can't leave early as well, right?). So then there's only one option left: keeping yourself entertained until the end of the business day.
Now there are a number of ways you could go about doing this. Should you happen to be a smoker, you could always go out for a 2 hour smoke break. Sure, it might be a little suspicious, but being Friday most people won't care. I mean hell, you've been working hard all week, and you deserve it, right? Beside, it's not like you left - that's company loyalty for you!
Here's a fun one: sit blankly in front of your screen but every once in awhile, try swatting away flies and other airborne pests that you know aren't there. That's right. Swat away at those imaginary flying insects! This one works best if you're in an open or cubicle type environment where your co-workers have clear view of your pseudo-insanity. Not only will hilarity ensue once it gets around the office that you might have dropped a couple of eggs out of the nest, but there's also a good chance that the authoritative figures at your job may realize that they have been working you too hard and let you go early. Or better yet, they might ask you to take mandatory vacation.
You could also resort to the most clandestine of distractions which is surfing the Internet. The days of technology are upon us ladies and gentlemen, and who are we to NOT use this wonderful gift, especially when it comes to keeping ourselves distracted for large amounts of time? This is definitely my favorite choice and one that I use quite often, even when it's not Friday afternoon. With a virtual cornucopia of information and entertainment at your fingertips, one can easily pass two hours by looking at pr0n, eBay auctions, reading blogs, posting on forums, reading online comics, going through your Amazon.com GoldBox items... well, you get the idea. This is also one of your better options because it keeps you at your desk and should you happen to be caught you can always tell the higher ups that you were simply researching ideas that the company might want to consider foraying into.
Now, there's always the possibility you may have done all these things before (kudos to you if you've already tried imaginary fly swatting!) and you're looking for something new and exciting, so the last suggestion I can give you for passing the time is this: Join the [insert random online zine here] writing staff and begin authoring nebulous articles like this one! Believe you me, nothing passes the time like wracking the brain for things to write about. And will you look at that, it's just about time for me to go. Friday night, here I come!
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- originally written for metajunkie when it was alive. it so applies at this very moment.
Now there are a number of ways you could go about doing this. Should you happen to be a smoker, you could always go out for a 2 hour smoke break. Sure, it might be a little suspicious, but being Friday most people won't care. I mean hell, you've been working hard all week, and you deserve it, right? Beside, it's not like you left - that's company loyalty for you!
Here's a fun one: sit blankly in front of your screen but every once in awhile, try swatting away flies and other airborne pests that you know aren't there. That's right. Swat away at those imaginary flying insects! This one works best if you're in an open or cubicle type environment where your co-workers have clear view of your pseudo-insanity. Not only will hilarity ensue once it gets around the office that you might have dropped a couple of eggs out of the nest, but there's also a good chance that the authoritative figures at your job may realize that they have been working you too hard and let you go early. Or better yet, they might ask you to take mandatory vacation.
You could also resort to the most clandestine of distractions which is surfing the Internet. The days of technology are upon us ladies and gentlemen, and who are we to NOT use this wonderful gift, especially when it comes to keeping ourselves distracted for large amounts of time? This is definitely my favorite choice and one that I use quite often, even when it's not Friday afternoon. With a virtual cornucopia of information and entertainment at your fingertips, one can easily pass two hours by looking at pr0n, eBay auctions, reading blogs, posting on forums, reading online comics, going through your Amazon.com GoldBox items... well, you get the idea. This is also one of your better options because it keeps you at your desk and should you happen to be caught you can always tell the higher ups that you were simply researching ideas that the company might want to consider foraying into.
Now, there's always the possibility you may have done all these things before (kudos to you if you've already tried imaginary fly swatting!) and you're looking for something new and exciting, so the last suggestion I can give you for passing the time is this: Join the [insert random online zine here] writing staff and begin authoring nebulous articles like this one! Believe you me, nothing passes the time like wracking the brain for things to write about. And will you look at that, it's just about time for me to go. Friday night, here I come!
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- originally written for metajunkie when it was alive. it so applies at this very moment.