It took them 10 years to do it
I worked at a sports centre for 10 years doing various jobs - they even let me work with children.
In the early days I turned up many times drunk as it was an evening shift and there was not much else to do in the day. -It is quite difficult to put a badminton net up when you can't see.
As I moved onto to a duty manager role over the years I realised I did not have to do the horrid jobs I once did before, such as chip the pile of white powder off the floor under the unrinals (this was solidified urine as the cleaners had not done thier job properly for years). I spent most days playing on the computer and playing office Olympics.
Office Olympics:
Swivel chair races down the corridor against with my mate who was on my work wavelength.
Discus - using a pringles lid we could throw it down the corridor, round the vending machines, past reception and out the front doors. You had time your throw to when a customer was entering the building in order for the doors to be open.
Gymnastics - Swinging from one end of the 30 ft store cupboard to the other off the heating pipes or light fittings. (sometimes required gloves)
When the gym equipment had to be put away, we would play extreeme baseball all afternoon and not take any bookings because the hall was full of gym equipment! This involved diving off equipment, climbing over stuff in order to catch the ball.
I had sex with my boyfriend on squash court 4 during opening hours and I regularly used to sleep in the outside store cupboard overnight if I had got too drunk in town on a night out. (it was the only bit not alarmed and I could get the lock undone with a screwdriver)
When I finally got my arse into gear (about 9 years employment) and started doing work at the place. I improved their antiquated booking systems, cut all office processes down in time by 60% by computerising them and then got the sack for having time off for having to much time off in hospital after nearly dying.
After all the years of taking the piss I guess I deserved it but at least they could have had the balls to sack me for pissing around rather than being ill!
(Darkbex I have nothing to declare... not even my genius, Tue 14 Aug 2007, 12:21, Reply)