Randstad’s annual Work Watch Survey
shows that
others’ poor time management skills
is the number one
(at a whopping 43%)
workplace pet peeve.
What is the definition of
others’ poor time management skills?
22% of people replying
define poor management skills
as coworkers taking excessive breaks.
In other words,
when you’re MIA
and someone else has to cover your ass.
In the past,
I worked with a lady
who smoked a pack of cigarettes a day.
I wouldn’t have cared
except that during every smoke break,
I had to deal
with her internal customers.
I ended up working late some nights
because of her frequent smoke breaks
and yes, it irritated the hell out of me.
If you’re going to slack off,
you may wish to minimize
its effect on others.