I have recently made the transition to office life and I am learning sometimes there is a ton of stuff to do while other times there is absolutely nothing to do. I have been coming up with things to entertain myself/keep myself busy as I SLOWLY inch closer to quitting time (5pm). I decided to share my discoveries for the sake of all the other office people out there who are staring at the little clock in the corner of their computer screen, literally watching the seconds tick by. Depending on where you work or what kind of work you do, some of these might not be possible in your work setting so please proceed with caution. Also, I would like to throw out this disclaimer, when one is wasting time at work it is very important to do it secretly so if you get caught and fired, it’s not my fault…..
Things to do at Work to Pass the Time:
1. Actually do your work, I know this sounds straight forward but I recommend doing this before you goof around, might help your case if your boss does catch you
2. Stalk people on Facebook, I had to put this on the list cuz everyone does it, don’t deny it
3. Write a letter to your grandma, they always love to hear from their grandchildren
4. Watch Hulu or Netflix **super caution** someone I know who does this, cough cough, leaves the mouse pointer on the pause button so if she hears someone coming she just clicks pause real click like nothing is going on…..
5. Read something you have been meaning to read for a long time
6. Make a paper clip chain out of every single paperclip you can find in the office
7. Take paper clip chain apart
8. Separate paper clips by color and size
9. Organize your desk
10. EAT!!
11. Create a budget for yourself, if you decide to take on this idea be sure to set aside a lot of time because it takes a while to figure out how to stretch your $50 to cover $293846558 in bills
12. Text people
13. Write a blog…..
14. Take up origami, this one is great cuz not only does it keep your hands busy but it also decorates your desk
15. Get into couponing, there are a ton of websites you can watch to save some money!
16. Watch movie trailers for upcoming movies
17. Check Facebook again
18. Clinch your butt cheeks together as tight as you can for as long as you can, this is your workout time
19. Go through the videos on Youtube, email your favorite discoveries to people
20. Find new recipes to try at home
21. Start at one end of the cubicles, slowly walk past all of them while you crop dust then turn around to watch the fumes hit the people, it’s like the wave, a fart wave…
22. Spin in your chair as fast as you possibly can
23. See how long you can hold your breath
24. Put a puzzle together
25. Flick rubber bands at the person across from you
26. Check Facebook
27. Knit
28. Glue your hands together with a glue stick, then once it dries pick all those white flakes off
29. Write message on people’s lunches in the refrigerator
30. Clean the Keurig coffee machine, which includes putting white vinegar in the machine, but “accidently” leave the ‘Do Not Use’ note off of the machine and see how many people drink vinegar coffee
31. Throw a tissue into the air and keep blowing in it to keep it from hitting the floor, see how long you can keep it going
32. Read the comics from the newspaper
33. Get a slinky, play with it
34. Create a flip book with a packet of post-its
35. Get a head start on your Christmas shopping
36. Read Hunger Games!!
37. Bring in army figures and do a complete civil war re-enactment
38. Take a rubber band, take a staple and fold in half, pull back rubber band and insert folded staple, shoot it at someone (this is called a hornet and it HURTS!! So watch out for pay back)
39. Take your phone apart and clean out all the cross cracks, where the lint hides and it’s been there for a long time
40. Check Facebook
This pretty much sums up the day of an office person……well some office people, some people actually work at work….. like me… I have never done ANY of these before….. none of them…. until next time…
And if you master all 40 of these......run for office!!
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