things I do at work that I know I shouldn't but get lots of joy from

to ligthen things up.. lets start a list.....

Using the elevator to go up one floor, just so I can fart in it..

next guy gets a surprise.

I mess with the computer controlled t-stat to turn my buddies office into an ice box or sweat box depending on my mood.

Wait, this isn't a frat house is it?

I was certain this would involve the men's room. I'll sometimes park the Exploder in front of the shop and hit the "panic" button as tourists walk by.

I start threads questioning management's decisions on tow vehicles on automotive forums. . . . just for giggles.

Spend all day hitting the refresh button on the GRM board...

Spend an hour filling out next year's "Historic Vehicle Log Book" one month at a time so I can commit fraud and hopefully get away with it (IE, using a car with historic tags as a daily driver)

Turning off the TV in the breakroom with a universal-off remote...

Digging through the scrap bin to find metal for a project I might never start/finish...

Oh. . . and plot on ways to make my Swift faster than all the EF's in Spec Civic (aka STS)

I sign up coworkers for bizarre tradeshows to attend.

I send "trade" magazines to all the newbie sales guys.

I buy my customer's odd stuff that has the accountant screaming at me. 10# of Vidalia onions?

I will blitzkreig the techs in the dressing room. It's about 100* up there all year long and it has one small entrance at the end of a long hallway... I will gas it up and close the door on them.

Bobzilla wrote: I start threads questioning management's decisions on tow vehicles on automotive forums. . . . just for giggles.

I harass people about p71's..

we are kindred spirits..

I mail credit card, prepaid envelopes back with "Dear John" letters.

Stink bombs taped to the knob on the bottom of a toilet seat....breaks when they sit down.

Coonskin cap and a remote control car..you figure it out!

Bruce

I think you guys need to get back to work and stop screwing around...

Close the door to my cube and crank up some metal through my headphones and pretend to be working while I rock out with my feet on the desk.

ClemSparks wrote: Spend all day hitting the refresh button on the GRM board...

Mozilla firefox has an extension called "reload every" that does the reloading for me. It's GREAT you should try it!

I bust b*lls all day long, trying to see if I can get the guys that work for me to cry. Best thing is they love me for it. I love this job.

I had to quit emailing CL ads because I got a hate mail from the IT department... Haven't been here long enough to make enemies. Speaking of, tonight is my one year anniversary and I'm actually still liked here! I might end up staying for awhile.

Work...joy...this does not compute

Autolex wrote:

ClemSparks wrote: Spend all day hitting the refresh button on the GRM board...

Mozilla firefox has an extension called "reload every" that does the reloading for me. It's GREAT you should try it!

Wow...the irony in the fact that someone put some serious intitiative into developing a feature that enables laziness is just...
I love it!

I haven't used firefox yet though...

egnorant wrote: I mail credit card, prepaid envelopes back with "Dear John" letters. Stink bombs taped to the knob on the bottom of a toilet seat....breaks when they sit down. Coonskin cap and a remote control car..you figure it out! Bruce

You're my new hero.

pete240z wrote: I send "trade" magazines to all the newbie sales guys.

Years ago and old boss of mine kept signing me up and sending BS to my house. The famous one when he signed me to the Sally Struthers Corespondence School for a degree in Gunsmith-ing. This got me onto many mailing lists. Oh, I should mention, he had everything addressed to Haywood Jablomee.

The best were the postcard from the Corespondence School that read, "Haywood Jablomee, we have not heard from you in long time!"

The other good one was the embosed membership card (similar in design and study like a credit card) stating that Haywood Jablomee was an honored lifetime member to The National Hunters & Shooters Assoc. (or some similar BS organization)

Classic!

I browse the GRM message boards.

jrw1621 wrote:

pete240z wrote: I send "trade" magazines to all the newbie sales guys.

Years ago and old boss of mine kept signing me up and sending BS to my house.

I hired a regional salesman to work out of his apartment and I mentioned in the office one day that he should sign up for the trade rags to learn the business better. He stated he didn't want that crap coming to his house. (which was the beginning of the end for him)

So I signed him up for some including the plumbing magazine "Wholesaler" which is GIANT sized.

Poor guy didn't make it and gets a monthly reminder too.

Somewhere I still have that Membership Card. I came acrossed it when we moved recently and made sure to keep it. It must be from '89 or '90. Back in the days that I was just a Pup and well before the internet.

I wish I could think of the name to the publication but I get some Telecommunication Pieces and Parts trade rag (but mostly catalog) sent to me about 3 times a year. It is huge and they will not responde to getting me off the list.

I cruise the parking lot intimidating people with the push bumpers...

Seriously though, I work for the VA so I sit around all day listening to old war stories. So basically working is more fun then just screwing off.

jrw1621 wrote: Somewhere I still have that Membership Card. I came acrossed it when we moved recently and made sure to keep it. It must be from '89 or '90. Back in the days that I was just a Pup and well before the internet. I wish I could think of the name to the publication but I get some Telecommunication Pieces and Parts trade rag (but mostly catalog) sent to me about 3 times a year. It is huge and they will not responde to getting me off the list.

Send them a change of address request.

I like to change the password on the computer and then make up a riddle to put in the "password hint"

I totally wanted to turn the monitor display upside down but my video card does not support that. Sometimes I switch the mouse button functions but they are onto that now.