Bored?
Does anyone elses workplace get insanely quiet in the lead up to Christmas? Im on my second day of doing nothing..

How do you guys pass the time?
(Grove is the collector of WOO and hoarder of YAY, Tue 15 Dec 2009, 13:39, 14 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I just had a Danger Wank.
See post below.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Tue 15 Dec 2009, 13:41, Reply)

any Lord's Prayer screaming with that?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 15 Dec 2009, 14:24, Reply)

Nope.
Quietly done under the desk.

I quite correctly thought that screaming "OUR FATHER GWAAAARRRGGHHH WHO ART IN FUCKING AAAAAAAAARRRGHHHH" might in some way draw attention to my subtle indiscretion.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Tue 15 Dec 2009, 15:50, Reply)

Yup. I've been quiet since February.
I have taken to posting inflammatory responses on The Guardian site, and recently jibbing about on here on my phone. Sad Face.
(The Boy Monders I have ginger bits in my beard., Tue 15 Dec 2009, 13:42, Reply)

I Wish.
We get an interesting mix at Christmas time.

First, we get the "worried well" - people who've spotted a lump and for them every lump = instant death. Annoyingly, those patients who do have breast cancer never come to see us until it's too late. Those who don't but believe that they have come in instead.

Secondly we get the asthmatics, OAPs, diabetics and cardiac patients who've finally got around to coming in for their flu jabs (thankfully the nurse handles them very well but makes a point of punting them on to us with the sniffles).

And finally the teenage Mums wanting us to "check over little Leona will ya, she's been coughing and sneezing all night" ... erm, yes, Miss X if you're going to smoke sixty a day at home whilst watching daytime television with your kids around you and not take them outside to get any fresh air or play of course she's going to cough!

Worst of all though - worse than any of these - are the people who don't come in. The OAP patients who decide that they "don't want to bother us at Christmas" and we can expect to do house calls once or twice a week to an OAP, called by their caregivers, who've found Mrs Y on the floor unable to get up.

I'll be happy when Christmas is come and gone.
(Medical_Male Say aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, Tue 15 Dec 2009, 13:52, Reply)

My mum
That sounds a lot like my mum. My brother and I bullied her for ages to visit the 'too busy' doc and she was palmed off with antidepressants. Now, many months later, she has been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer.
(misspiggy In danger of having to get a job, Tue 15 Dec 2009, 14:59, Reply)

Mate of mine's an Asda shelf stacker
and told me today that the place is nearly empty of customers these days - everyone's waiting for payday before splurging.

The storage area there has hardly any food, but LOADS of beer and toilet rolls ready to put out.
(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Tue 15 Dec 2009, 13:54, Reply)

Facebook stalking.
/ac
(PsychoChomp, Tue 15 Dec 2009, 13:57, Reply)

Talk codshit on here, usually.
It's pretty dead today though.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 15 Dec 2009, 14:09, Reply)

This ^^
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(wehttamman via B3ta for microwave, Tue 15 Dec 2009, 14:40, Reply)

Lucky you...
I work in a shop which gets clogged up with old people every year without fail
(brightspark, Tue 15 Dec 2009, 14:25, Reply)

I've done fuck all
all day.

In fact, I've been on holiday for 5 days and still come back to nothing. Nothing to catch up on, nothing that might soon need doing that I can do proactively, NOTHING.

Aces! I'm currently posting shite here and re-designing a myspace page.
(Colonel Santiago Introduced surprised kitty to the world., Tue 15 Dec 2009, 14:32, Reply)

I work at a uni
Students left on Friday

Its oh so...........quiet....shhhhhhhhhhhhhh shhhhhhhhhhh
( Peej, Tue 15 Dec 2009, 15:09, Reply)

Snap. Well. lots of ours have left ,even thought they shouldn't officially be gone until this Friday.
But I have millions of things to do.
I'm even gonna have to do some at home tonight.
(Yes I know I'm skiving here right now but I'm too tired. I need a nap.)
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 15 Dec 2009, 15:16, Reply)