Friday, January 04, 2008

Top 10 Things About Working Through the Holiday Season

10. Easy access to vacationing co-workers work areas, so that phone ring volumes may be raised to maximum as well as disconnecting mice and keyboard plugs from the rear of computers.


9. Performing “Urgent Customer Requests” related to posting web content that will not be read by employees for another two weeks.


8. Discovering that locking doors in manager’s office makes for nice “Nap spot”.


7. Easy access to individual bathrooms marked “Handicap” throughout the day.


6. Sending email to upper management, thanking them for the “Opportunity” provided by new holiday policy which “allows” employees to work on Christmas and New Years Eve.


5. Receiving “Underutilization Alerts” from offshore resources related to lack of work assignments on December 25th.


4. Light traffic on freeway cuts one-way commute in half to only 50 minutes.


3. Consuming “Soda” left over from office holiday party throughout the work day.


2. “Security Guard Small Talk”


1. Nice parking spot right up front marked “Reserved for CEO”.

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