How to Slack Off at Work and Get Away with It!

It is great to finally land that job in the office after countless interviews and money spent on copies of resumes. I know what it is like to work a back breaking job for twelve hours a day and not get paid enough for it! That new position in front of the computer sitting in a swivel chair is like a Godsend. Like anyone else in this new found atmosphere, it is easy to give in to the temptations to slack off, procrastinate and do everything else a good corporate employee should not do. If you should decide to give in to these temptations, make sure that you do so wisely, because too much of a good thing, like slacking, may lead you back to the classified ads and on the unemployed list. As a professional who enjoys slacking off from time to time, I have a couple of tips to help out the new office rookie slacker. It's time to slack off and get away with it!

Finish your work early in the day. If you procrastinate too much your work load will build up and leave you feeling stressed out and over worked. The best thing to do is to finish all of your work early in the day so that you can spend the rest of the day surfing the internet, chatting with your new office friends and sending silly email chain letters.

Always keep up the appearance of working. Being a successful slacker means keeping up the appearance of being busy at work. A great way to keep up appearances is to make sure that you have a window on your computer desk top that is always open and has some of your work on it. This way, if your boss comes around the corner, you can quickly downsize the window that you're internet surfing or playing solitaire on and appear as if you are hard at work. Another great way to keep up appearances is to pick up the phone, call a friend and pretend like you are talking to an important client. A good sitting posture also helps keep up the appearance that you are hard at work. If you're slumped over and yawning at your desk, there's a good chance that your boss might pile more work on you.

Show up to work early and leave late. A slacker is hard to identify if they are punctual and not cutting out early. Always try to show up about 15 minutes early, even if you spend that time making coffee or reading in the bathroom, the boss will take notice and think that you are punctual. Stay after work about 10 or 15 minutes to give the appearance of not leaving the office for the day with unfinished work. You don't have to do this everyday, but a couple of times a week will have your boss thinking that you are a responsible and punctual employee.

If you are a new office rookie slacker in a new corporate position, it is easy to give in to the temptation to slack off. If you do give in and become a slacker, you should finish your work early in the day, always keep up the appearance of working, show up early to work, and leave late. If you can manage to follow these tips, and slack off with out getting caught, your new job will be relaxing and rewarding. Go ahead, have fun, slack off and get away with it!