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  • al_cam
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    Originally posted by nomadd View Post
    Brilliant idea! My phone is at the ready.
    I'm sure I'm not the only one keen to see the evidence.

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  • wim121
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    Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
    Weeing on their crotch works well.

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  • Old Greg
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    Originally posted by wim121 View Post
    I think we have all met slackers who seem to think work hours are purely for facebook/personal enjoyment or catching up on sleep and being paid to spend hours in the toilets.

    I find the funniest thing to do with "sleep slackers" is to find humorous ways to wake them up, such as emailing them calendar alarms, setting their phone on vibrate and placing it in their chest pocket, placing their hand in a bowl of warm water from the vending machine, dropping something heavy on their desk, etc etc.

    The fun you could have could lead to great amusement ..

    Weeing on their crotch works well.

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  • d000hg
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    Originally posted by nomadd View Post
    Only when I start quoting The Bible...
    If you'd like, I can point point you at some more interesting bits

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  • Zoiderman
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    I strained my knee ligaments training, and was in contract. I was given powerful pain killers and for about a week, maybe 10 days, I just couldn't keep my eyes open in the 30mins-hour after I took them. I had to come into work for the final 5 days and used to pop a pill and slip off to the nurses room and have half an hours kip. Another contractor would come and knock on the door if I was needed urgently. All with the clients blessing.

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  • nomadd
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    Originally posted by wim121 View Post
    I find the funniest thing to do with "sleep slackers" is to find humorous ways to wake them up, such as emailing them calendar alarms, setting their phone on vibrate and placing it in their chest pocket, placing their hand in a bowl of warm water from the vending machine, dropping something heavy on their desk, etc etc.

    The fun you could have could lead to great amusement ..
    I like your thinking...

    Mouse traps is looking good.

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  • wim121
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    I think we have all met slackers who seem to think work hours are purely for facebook/personal enjoyment or catching up on sleep and being paid to spend hours in the toilets.

    I find the funniest thing to do with "sleep slackers" is to find humorous ways to wake them up, such as emailing them calendar alarms, setting their phone on vibrate and placing it in their chest pocket, placing their hand in a bowl of warm water from the vending machine, dropping something heavy on their desk, etc etc.

    The fun you could have could lead to great amusement ..

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  • nomadd
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    Originally posted by doomage View Post
    This thread is useless without a video of said slacker posted on youtube.
    Brilliant idea! My phone is at the ready.

    I'm beginning to think he actually said "I will to be bringing you plenty sleepness" at the interview...

    Mind you, he was recruited by another Injun, so maybe they both just had a snooze in the interview room and skipped the rest.

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  • doomage
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    This thread is useless without a video of said slacker posted on youtube.

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  • northernladuk
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    Originally posted by d000hg View Post
    Do the naps coincide with you engaging him in conversation?

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  • Fishface
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    when I worked in China it was perfectly acceptable to put your head down on the desk and have a kip.

    ...as was hacking up by the lifts and spitting it in the bin.

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  • nomadd
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    Originally posted by d000hg View Post
    Do the naps coincide with you engaging him in conversation?
    Only when I start quoting The Bible...

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  • d000hg
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    Originally posted by nomadd View Post
    Nope. Quits the office at 5:30 p.m.
    Get's in at 9:30 a.m.

    Still, seems the hours are killing him.
    Do the naps coincide with you engaging him in conversation?

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  • nomadd
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    Originally posted by sasguru View Post
    It's well known to improve productivity. What's your beef?
    That us real contractors couldn't get away with it (well, at least not the White ones, as has already been pointed out... )

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  • nomadd
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    Originally posted by pmeswani View Post
    Does he do 26 hours a day and get paid 150 quid a day? If so, cut him some slack.
    Nope. Quits the office at 5:30 p.m.
    Get's in at 9:30 a.m.

    Still, seems the hours are killing him.

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