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A related (somewhat humorous) article from The Economist: Quoting the article: "The first principle of skiving (or shirking, as Americans call it) is always t
by somberi 12y ago
A related (somewhat humorous) article from The Economist:
Quoting the article:
"The first principle of skiving (or shirking, as Americans call it) is always to appear hard at work....The second principle is that information technology is both the slacker’s best friend and his deadliest enemy. ...The third principle is that you should always try to get a job where there is no clear relation between input and output. The public sector is obviously a skiver’s paradise. In 2004 it took two days for anyone to notice that a Finnish tax inspector had died at his desk. "
Full Article: http://goo.gl/HftcFx http://goo.gl/HftcFx
- psykovsky 12y agoWhy the tracking link? Yes, it's a serious question.
- forgotpasswd3x 12y agoI wondered the same thing. Used unshort.me for this. http://www.economist.com/news/business/21627649-how-thrive-work-minimum-effort-guide-skiving http://www.economist.com/news/business/21627649-how-thrive-w...
- tkorri 12y agoOh I remember the case. The tax inspector was working alone late friday evening and he was found on monday morning. In this case I wouldn't blame the other employees for slacking...