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Tuesday, April 15th, 2003 01:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
caddymanI am peering around cautiously as I type this.
You see, gentle reader, I am at work, and am supposed to be busy. But I have looked at my list of things to do before I clear off for my Easter hols tomorrow evening, and the list is cheerily short. There are, in fact a couple of Big Jobs (fnar) on it, but those do not have to be finished until after Easter. Of the current stuff, it is mainly easy to do clear off the desk crap.
And stuff I can delegate to lackey.
Excellent.
Best get back to it now, though.
Get it finished and do something more interesting disguised under the thin veneer of work.
Har...
You see, gentle reader, I am at work, and am supposed to be busy. But I have looked at my list of things to do before I clear off for my Easter hols tomorrow evening, and the list is cheerily short. There are, in fact a couple of Big Jobs (fnar) on it, but those do not have to be finished until after Easter. Of the current stuff, it is mainly easy to do clear off the desk crap.
And stuff I can delegate to lackey.
Excellent.
Best get back to it now, though.
Get it finished and do something more interesting disguised under the thin veneer of work.
Har...
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Date: 2003-04-15 06:09 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-04-15 08:16 am (UTC)Brightly coloured, mythic and mentally windswept. But with cracks on closer inspection...
The Civil Servant at work
Date: 2003-04-15 06:16 am (UTC)10:00 - 10:05 Hang up hat, adjust tie, take seat
10:05 - 10:20 Discuss last nights sports/war results with colleagues
10:20 - 11:00 Times Crossword
11:00 - 11:10 Morning Tea Trolley
11:10 - 11:15 Mop up tea, chase biscuit crumbs
11:15 - 11:20 Move items from "In" tray to "Pending" tray
11:20 - 11:30 Count paperclips
11:30 - 11:45 Fill in chit for more paperclips
11:45 - 12:00 Visit supply room, collect paperclips
12:00 - 12:15 Recount paperclips
12:15 - 12:20 Search under desk for pen
12:20 - 12:25 Doodle on blotter to test pen
12:25 - 12:30 Sign items in "Pending" tray, place in "Out tray"
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:30 More Lunch
14:30 - 15:00 Boot Computer
15:00 - 15:10 Afternoon Tea Trolley
15:10 - 15:15 More crumbs
15:15 - 15:20 Move items from "Out" tray to wastebasket
15:20 - 15:25 Beat best time on "Minesweeper"
15:25 - 15:40 Shut down computer
15:40 - 15:55 Discuss tonight's sports/war fixtures with colleagues
15:55 - 16:00 Relinquish seat, loosen tie, put on hat.
16:00 End of working day
Re: The Civil Servant at work
Date: 2003-04-15 08:14 am (UTC)