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By: Five Times

Five Times — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:06:05 +0000

IMHO, nothing wrong with surfing if it doesn’t affect your work. On the contrary, surfing helps increase alertness and reduces sleepiness, my theory of course

By: Claude

Claude — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:06:15 +0000

i cyberslack because lets face it, i can and i have the time. my employer knows it but as long as i do my job and do it well, they don’t mind it. my boss plays bubble breaker on slow days herself. (we work in a conference center) however, one of our peers was fired for visiting gay porn sites a few months ago. i also don’t think they mind me reading reuters!

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:30:15 +0000

Am I slacking right now? Yes. Do I have anything else to do? No. I sit in an office all day after I’ve completed the small amount of work for that day and wait for something to do. Time killer for me. Can only vaccuum the floor so many times to make the day pass. The other option is sleeping and I know that’s not allowed. I can see instances where the slacking would be harmful to productivity, but I can also see a lot of jobs where it keeps the employees from going insane with boredom.

By: SlackerInMIchigan

SlackerInMIchigan — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:25:01 +0000

yea, I slack, so what?

^5’s Brian.

By: Nic Fulton

Nic Fulton — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:56:08 +0000

I must have the best job in the world. I’m paid to cyberslack. Or perhaps that’s a tautology?

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:58:55 +0000

Brian, get back to work and stop cyberslacking. As for me, I cyberslack because I can. If my work does not want me to do so, then deny sites that allow me to shop, check sports, personal email, etc.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:02:58 +0000

Thanks Brian for the classic and well-worn “grin and bear it” philosophy about work. God forbid someone point out a flaw, a problem, a situation. Maybe they can fix some of it — but let’s face it, one cannot often do much about inept policies or obstructionist thinking -like yours.

By: d

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:24:20 +0000

if your doing a job that is below you i feel it does lead to cyber slacking. maybe not all circumstances apply to this but for example i worked for a college for about 5 months developing a portion of thier website. once i was hired and given my time frame and what they needed done, i laughed. they gave me 2 weeks of work to do over a 5 month period.. how can i not “cyber slack”. no for someone this may have acutally been a 5 onth project, but i totaled about 16 days a actualy work to get it done. the rest of the time i played wow, and actually did other peoples work.. in some cases taking a job that is below will leave you with nothing to do but slack..

and yes i am cyber slacking right now

By: Lydick

Lydick — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:20:40 +0000

I absolutely “cyberslack”. Brian, GET A LIFE first of all. we are human. no working robots. I work in an office where the work they give me, a 10 year old could do. i work 10 hour days, but finish my work in 5. i do what is required and i answer the phone when i need to. I entertain myself in the meantime with new, forums, and the occasional game.