Top 10 Things to Do when You Are Bored at Work

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Top 10 things to do when you're bored at work.

10. Ride the elevator and ask people to hit odd floors like the Square Root of 16, 8 1/2, 2B, and Linoleum.
9. Get a stack of dollar bills and feed them into the candy or coke machines. Hit the coin return button and scream "I won again!" when you get your money back.
8. Walk into the elevator, hit your floor, and turn back around to face the back of the elevator. (This REALLY can make people uncomfortable).
7. Swipe your card key or badge along the wall of every door that you open, including the bathroom stalls. If someone asks, say, "You didn't get the memo?"
6. If your business has those large secure trash cans for paper that needs to be shredded, put your tie or necklace in the can and look distressed. When someone comes in the copy room and sees you, say "The shredder's got my tie/ necklace, cut me loose!" Then stand up, pull the tie/necklace out and say, "Oh." Walk away quietly.
5. Pick a secret word before each conference call. Whenever someone says the word, scream "hooray!" into the phone.
4. At a predetermined time, have everyone in your unit do the wave. See if you can get it to spread across the floor.
3. While cooking your dinner in the microwave, if someone comes in to use it, look in the microwave and say, "Man, I don't think my gym socks will ever dry out."
2. Stand by the revolving door with a stopwatch and a clipboard. Each time someone walks through, write on your clipboard. If anyone asks say, "Don't worry, everyone gets one warning" and go back to writing.
1. Tell everyone you're reorganizing your desk. Then send out an org chart for your desk and walk around to your coworkers handing them different items. Say things such as, "This stapler has been promoted to a Paper Fastening Specialist and will now be reporting to you" or "My radio will now be an Information Reception Analyst and has been functionally realigned to your work station." Advise your coworker that your hole punch and phone are upset because they may not qualify for positions under the reorganization.

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  • Mayra8/11/2010

    I almost died reading this at work sooooo funny! Thanks it's 4:42 and I was about to throw myself off of my chair for excitement!

  • QUICHE3/8/2008

    I loved your list but numbers 9, 7, and 3 are my favs!

  • Evette573/8/2008

    Those were too funny! Thanks for rthe laugh. :o)

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