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What do you do with the person in your workplace who always seems to be socialising? Whenever you turn around, they are on the phone, surfing the net, reading the paper... (I walked into the bank the other day, and while I was watching my information on the screen, I noticed the task bar was displaying an Explorer Window for stick cricket!)
According to a recent article from BusinessWeek online, there may be no problem.
According to the writer, there are two types of slackers: the physical slacker and the optical slacker. The physical slacker is the one who always holds you back in your work - they never have their part completed on time, and always have excuses (none of which were in their control) as to why they didn't perform on time. The optical slacker, on the other hand, seems to always have plenty of spare time on their hands but doesn't appear to hinder any aspect of the work. Like the sport champion who always seems to have plenty of time to do whatever they need to, the optical slacker appears the same way in the office.
So what do you do about them? The article contains some good advice, so I'll resist replicating it here. It's worth reading in its entirety anyway...
Posted by gary at January 11, 2006 04:31 PM
Hey Gary. Megan Orrin here. Stumbled by your blog. Great thoughts. I'll have to keep checking in!
Posted by: Megan at January 12, 2006 11:24 AM
Hi Gary!
Andrew is back in Melbourne this year - kim's expecting TWINS!!
Posted by: therevhead at January 12, 2006 12:04 PM
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