15 Ways to Know You're Bored @ Work (3517 hits)
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Submitted by JP <jean15paul.at.hotmail.com> (View user info) at 2002-12-16 18:44:39 EST
Bart, I think I finally got this thing posted right. Can you delete the old one? Thanks.
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15) You spend more time checking email and surfing the net than you do working (come on we all do that).
14) You're rearranged your office furniture so people can't see your computer screen when they walk in your office (it would help if they would knock).
13) You've set the World Minesweeper Record (mine is 219).
12) You're constantly waiting for someone to post something on Ubersite (it's bad if you are the most bored person on ubersite).
11) You start calling your friends at 9:30 to make lunch plans (I don't care if you just a breakfast; this gives me something to look forward to).
10) You have actually looked at ALL the powerpoint clipart (I like the stick-figures).
9) You hear quotes from the movie Office Space in your head during the day ("It was an alarm-clock excuse").
8) You read your company's Mission Statement, Quarterly Report, etc cover to cover (Really boss, I was looking for numbers to put in this report).
7) You have thoroughly explored the boundaries of the company's firewall (Why won't it let me go to pogo.com).
6) You actually read the Automated Submissions (If I could really make $1000 dollars a day, would I be working here).
5) You go to the bathroom, not because you have to go, but because you don't have anything better to do (kind of disturbing).
4) You've gone to EVERY link at BoredatWork.com ("Bert (not Bart) is Evil" is still the best).
3) You're constantly checking Dilbert.com for updates (I HATE Cat-bert and that pointy-haired devil).
2) You think Bart Clifone is God (Thank you for these 2 sites Bart; I want your job).
1) You're reading this post RIGHT NOW!!!!! (Duh!)
Feel free to add you own.
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Submitted by St_Jimmy (user info) at 2007-12-07 17:34:28 EST (#)
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5) You go to the bathroom, not because you have to go, but because you don't have anything better to do (kind of disturbing).
Yep. Sometimes I'll postpone my morning poo until after I'm at work just so I'll be able to accomplish something before lunch.
Submitted by olivia_tremor_control (user info) at 2005-10-15 01:50:34 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by NetProphet (user info) at 2004-08-16 09:14:29 EDT (#)
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Yeah, so true.
In all seriousness, I have a nice cushy desk job and I'm probably going to lose it if I don't do some work sooner or later.
Oh well.
Submitted by SaveAHorseRideACowboy (user info) at 2004-08-01 03:03:58 EDT (#)
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Anything in a Propell bottle works
Submitted by slyphter (user info) at 2004-08-01 02:57:46 EDT (#)
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You forgot "test to see what kind of alcohol security will let you in with" (assuming you have bag checks)
white rum in a dasani water bottle works... tequilla in a dasani water bottle does not work, even if you tell them its just urine
Submitted by Insanethemind (user info) at 2003-08-12 10:27:34 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by CheesyGoodness (user info) at 2003-08-12 10:18:17 EDT (#)
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15) You spend more time checking email and surfing the net than you do working (come on we all do that).
Usually from around 9am to maybe 5pm...then I go home.
14) You're rearranged your office furniture so people can't see your computer screen when they walk in your office (it would help if they would knock).
Small office, noone can see shit so I can't do that for fun.
13) You've set the World Minesweeper Record (mine is 219).
No minesweeper for me.
12) You're constantly waiting for someone to post something on Ubersite (it's bad if you are the most bored person on ubersite).
CTRL+R....wheeeeeeeeeee.
11) You start calling your friends at 9:30 to make lunch plans (I don't care if you just a breakfast; this gives me something to look forward to).
I just walk over to the cafe every 20 minutes of so, have a cig, flirt with the girl working there. I'm constantly eating anyhow...there are names for the meals in a day? :P
10) You have actually looked at ALL the powerpoint clipart (I like the stick-figures).
Stick figures rule.
9) You hear quotes from the movie Office Space in your head during the day ("It was an alarm-clock excuse").
"PC LOAD LETTER? WHAT THE FUCK DOES THAT MEAN?"
8) You read your company's Mission Statement, Quarterly Report, etc cover to cover (Really boss, I was looking for numbers to put in this report).
Sometimes.
7) You have thoroughly explored the boundaries of the company's firewall (Why won't it let me go to pogo.com).
I can control the firewall because noone else in the company knows how :P
6) You actually read the Automated Submissions (If I could really make $1000 dollars a day, would I be working here).
hehehehe....yes!
5) You go to the bathroom, not because you have to go, but because you don't have anything better to do (kind of disturbing).
Sometimes I bring a book.
4) You've gone to EVERY link at BoredatWork.com ("Bert (not Bart) is Evil" is still the best).
I think I may have missed one or two... ::goes to site quickly to check::
3) You're constantly checking Dilbert.com for updates (I HATE Cat-bert and that pointy-haired devil).
Dilbert rules when you work in a small office doing desk work.
2) You think Bart Clifone is God (Thank you for these 2 sites Bart; I want your job).
::praises Bart::
1) You're reading this post RIGHT NOW!!!!! (Duh!)
what post?
Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2003-08-12 10:00:42 EDT (#)
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Submitted by DrunkMonk (user info) at 2003-08-12 09:58:42 EDT (#)
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The other day I discovered that by typing random IP addresses (least that's what I call 'em, ie 10.1.1.54) into the company intranet server, I found and now can access all of the network printers; even the one in the office of the chick down the hall that everyone hates. So I have that printer spit out test pages about every 5-10 minutes.
Submitted by Manfre (user info) at 2003-08-12 09:49:46 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Lets see how bored I am shall we?
15) You spend more time checking email and surfing the net than you do working (come on we all do that).
I do this every day almost all day...
14) You're rearranged your office furniture so people can't see your computer screen when they walk in your office (it would help if they would knock).
Ive done this twice in the past month... Mainly cause we moved. But I also have a privacy screen so I had to put my moniter so it was at an angle to my bosses office. I sit right outside her office...
13) You've set the World Minesweeper Record (mine is 219).
Dont play mine sweeper...
12) You're constantly waiting for someone to post something on Ubersite (it's bad if you are the most bored person on ubersite).
If I cant find anything interesting I usually post pure unadultered bullshit... I used to print up postings and read them in the bathroom.... No matter how long they were...
11) You start calling your friends at 9:30 to make lunch plans (I don't care if you just a breakfast; this gives me something to look forward to).
I order lunch at the same time I order breakfast...
10) You have actually looked at ALL the powerpoint clipart (I like the stick-figures).
I sure as hell have... Ive also made up some mini-cartoons too...
9) You hear quotes from the movie Office Space in your head during the day ("It was an alarm-clock excuse").
I run the part where he takes down the wall to his cubicle, walks right past his boss, and they beat the hell out of the copy/fax machine in my head all day every day at work...
8) You read your company's Mission Statement, Quarterly Report, etc cover to cover (Really boss, I was looking for numbers to put in this report).
Yes. Yes I do. Best part? Im in the accounting department and we have no real need for these reports. Our corporate office accountants need it but my office accountants dont. Its pretty funny when my boss asks me why Im looking at it. I tell her "I wanna know how our company is making out cash wise."
7) You have thoroughly explored the boundaries of the company's firewall (Why won't it let me go to pogo.com).
I can play around with the passwords and settings and get to certain sites that normally are blocked...
6) You actually read the Automated Submissions (If I could really make $1000 dollars a day, would I be working here).
Not only do I read them but I usually reply to them saying "sign me up" or "Id like to have your tits in my mouth right now."
5) You go to the bathroom, not because you have to go, but because you don't have anything better to do (kind of disturbing).
I play solitaire in the bathroom... I think my record time was an hour... They thought I went home.
4) You've gone to EVERY link at BoredatWork.com ("Bert (not Bart) is Evil" is still the best).
Bert is Evil did kick much ass...
3) You're constantly checking Dilbert.com for updates (I HATE Cat-bert and that pointy-haired devil).
I constantly check www.contour.org or ebay for new stuff... I watch Dilbert at night...
2) You think Bart Clifone is God (Thank you for these 2 sites Bart; I want your job).
Yes Bart kicks ass for keeping me from being bored at work.
1) You're reading this post RIGHT NOW!!!!! (Duh!)
Yep Im reading this cause it seemed interesting...
Submitted by Rivers_Liebig (user info) at 2003-08-12 09:20:40 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
heh heh heh
Submitted by goodwillstacy at 2002-12-29 16:26:34 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
my favorite at boredatwork.com is chelvis (why isn't it working?) the word chelvis alone makes me laugh... , airline meals, bitch make me a sandwich.com, and of course this site.
Submitted by Hendrixjrr at 2002-12-16 21:38:42 EST (#)
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15) Yep
14) Yep
13) Yep (my record is 106, I about crapped)
12) Yep
11) Yep
10) Yep
9) Yep
8) Yep
7) Yep
6) Yep
5) Yep
4) Yep
3) Yep
2) Yep
1) Yep
Dang, I'm bored at work all the time.
Submitted by PeopleAreStrange (user info) at 2002-12-16 17:35:20 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
<fx Fast Show jazz man> nnnnnice!
I know when I'm bored, I hit refresh on my email about 20 times, then send about 5 emails containing random chit chat to my friends, then check out BBC homepage and other 'work friendly' websites, consider forwarding funny/rude emails to people who aren't my friends (managers, coworkers I don't really know too well) just to see if they have a sense of humour, get a round of drinks in, chat to the person sitting next to me on one side, then the other, then behind me, then phone the other half, all this and I haven't even mentioned Ubering yet.
Amazing I get any work done really. But when it's busy I might get to do a bit less of the above - which are the most enjoying parts of the day :-(