Boredom at work thread

Porcupine · 22/12/10 - 11:51

So - is anyone else still 'working' at the office, but bored senseless ?

I am. I am here, along with one of the bosses who i dont think will be here much longer.

The phone hasn't rung once, the place is WAY too quiet, and i wanna go home and eat and drink.

So, who else is stuck in the office, and is it quiet or suprisingly busy ?

BZR · 22/12/10 - 11:53

I'm in the same boat, completely dead and I have nothing to do!

Porcupine · 22/12/10 - 11:54

BZR wrote: »

I'm in the same boat, completely dead and I have nothing to do!

Are you working until Xmas Eve ? I am. Hopefully i will be allowed to go home early though on Friday

[Deleted User] · 22/12/10 - 11:56

I'm here too, bored and willing something to happen.....I don't finish until tomorrow either and have a lot to do Christmas Eve when really I just want to chill out before the big day....**sighs**:D

missloo · 22/12/10 - 11:57

i work in a golf club and our course is closed so its dead and nobody is even ringing, i've been online all morning cos i've finished all my work already! Have to stick this out till friday. It's beyond cold cos the office has no heat either.

Ber · 22/12/10 - 11:57

Me too. We have half day Xmas Eve and I considered taking it off but I still have some food shopping to do and I know that if I don't come into the office friday I will get bogged down with things at home and end up doing a last minute panic buy 10 minutes before the supermarket closes

BZR · 22/12/10 - 11:59

Porcupine wrote: »

Are you working until Xmas Eve ? I am. Hopefully i will be allowed to go home early though on Friday

My last day is tomorrow

and because the arselick of the office will have gone on holiday it will only be a half day.

Frood · 22/12/10 - 12:01

What did we do before the internet

And not just this time of year.......

[Deleted User] · 22/12/10 - 12:02

missloo wrote: »

i work in a golf club and our course is closed so its dead and nobody is even ringing, i've been online all morning cos i've finished all my work already! Have to stick this out till friday. It's beyond cold cos the office has no heat either.

Your boss/company does know that there is a legal minimum temperature a workplace has to be kept at (only certain exceptions such as in a bakery, cold storage etc.). If your office is below a certain temp and has no heating you have a legal right to complain and can even refuse to work there until the situation is remedied.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/faqs/temperature.htm

[Deleted User] · 22/12/10 - 12:08

Working from home has it's advantages. I've just cracked my first alcoholic beverage of the day. Well it has just turned noon.

duckymallard · 22/12/10 - 12:10

I think given the current situation, I'd just be happy that I had a flaming job, and be doing all I could to ensure I kept it.

hammerfan · 22/12/10 - 12:10

I'm bored at work too. We'll be here until Friday, but that will be a half day (if not less).

So many fun sites have been blocked from our computer system too, so playing games on line isn't an option.

[Deleted User] · 22/12/10 - 12:10

I'm stuck in the office until Xmas eve

I'm quite busy as we're having a rebranding and I haev to send tons of suppliers a letter notifying them.

I have no motivation and want to go home

koantemplation · 22/12/10 - 12:17

Frood wrote: »

What did we do before the internet
..

We had to find porn in the hedges and get our music by tape to tape.

missloo · 22/12/10 - 12:19

captainkremmen wrote: »

Your boss/company does know that there is a legal minimum temperature a workplace has to be kept at (only certain exceptions such as in a bakery, cold storage etc.). If your office is below a certain temp and has no heating you have a legal right to complain and can even refuse to work there until the situation is remedied.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/faqs/temperature.htm

might be worth a try - niether of us took our coats and scarves off the past two days!

[Deleted User] · 22/12/10 - 12:22

i'm bored in work too. DS is the only thing keeping me awake.

Biffo the Bear · 22/12/10 - 12:26

Frood wrote: »

What did we do before the internet

And not just this time of year.......

I remember having to spend the afternoon polishing and cleaning my already polished and clean desk when the work ran out.

[Deleted User] · 22/12/10 - 12:27

So bored I could cry!

I've been scanning the net on and off all morning to keep myself sane. I've got work to do, i just can't do it as the equipment I need is locked away and the keyholder has buggered off to Thailand.

My replacement keys wont be here until January 30th though I suppose it'll give me something to do then for my final 2 days in work until my hols

[Deleted User] · 22/12/10 - 12:37

Our customers just aren't playing ball. The phones are stupidly busy for the day before we break up.:mad:

We are wearing silly head bands (mine are jingly bell antlers) and have Christmas music playing in the background - yesterday we had a little cha cha cha to Felis Navidad in reception.

We're in tomorrow but I'm bringing Christmas films in which we'll watch in the training room with the door propped open in case the phones ring.

[Deleted User] · 22/12/10 - 13:27

Yeah Im stuck in work bored my mind is on holidays which isnt good ! lol roll on christmas eve !!

Porcupine · 22/12/10 - 13:30

My boss has now buggered off home, so im all alone here.

On the one hand its good as i can spam on facebook and DS, on the other hand im feeling a little low as im stuck here.

grumpyscot · 22/12/10 - 13:43

Be grateful it's only short term - I went for two years with no work to do (major bank that was partially bailed out by the public) , but had to turn up every day for a 7 hour turn of duty. Eventually left and took the company to tribunal for constructive dismissal - and won!

skreepers · 22/12/10 - 14:13

Me too and I'm in France. So quiet, nothing to do, dunno why I can't just leave now! Flight home tomorrow too and I'm shitting it about whether it will go ahead or not!!

Basically been looking at the weather all day.

skreepers · 22/12/10 - 14:14

Porcupine wrote: »

My boss has now buggered off home, so im all alone here.

On the one hand its good as i can spam on facebook and DS, on the other hand im feeling a little low as im stuck here.

Lol this is exactly how I am feeling.

Oh well..almost Christmas!

[Deleted User] · 22/12/10 - 14:17

It's busier than ever, people are getting their illnesses out of the way before christmas.

Margo Channing · 22/12/10 - 15:30

I got out of speaking to customers today by having a tooth extracted yaaaaaaaaaaay.

seriously though its so dull in here at the moment ugh

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