King Procrastinator
I could tell you tales of Facebook, B3ta and eBay but instead I shall pass on the stories of the time before cool jobs with unblocked internet access...

Working in a call centre. The most soul-destroying activity one can undertake. And one which inspires the cultivation of certain time-wasting hobbies.

My favourites included: hacking* into the company intranet and changing friends' About Me pages for funzies.

*cashing in on the fact that most people left their password the same as their username...

Sellotaping peoples' headsets on while they are on a call. One friend lost his eyelashes AND eyebrows to my ninja-like taping reflexes.

Bringing back outdated slang words and using them on the phone. 'The new Nokia? Oh yes, sir, it's a wizard phone, very swish.'

Creating giant spiders' webs of sellotape and affixing every item on someone's desk to it when they go for a cigarette break.

Swivel Chair Water Cooler Bowling. It's all in the name, really.

Random phrase generator. Pick a partner, write a phrase on a post it and swap when you each pick up a call. The phrase MUST be included before terminating the call. If the caller picks up on the rogue phrase, you lose. Hence delivering lines with confidence is key. 'Ok sir, I'll transfer you to the Automated Badger technical help team, they'll assist you in setting up your voicemail.'

There are more. I'll post them next time I'm at work...
(Miraclefish How appropriate, you fight like a cow, Fri 9 Jan 2009, 20:32, 1 reply)

*click*
Purely for the "new Nokia? Oh yes, sir, it's a wizard phone, very swish." comment. I can't get enough of saying that to myself.
(Lex scripta, Sat 10 Jan 2009, 20:13, closed)