Last semester my work schedule was MWF afternoons. Work was always crazy. Most people see the therapists three times a week so we were always busy. This semester I work TTH mornings. Slowest days ever. Seriously, this morning I treated two people. In 6 hours. It takes about 20 minutes to treat one patient. You may wonder what I do with the rest of my time. Well, the list usually includes things like laundry, cleaning, walking around trying to look busy...
Occasionally our supervisor will come up with a special project to fill our time. The most recent was making copies of the therapist information sheet and using a paper cutter to cut them in half. I was sitting at the desk cutting my three papers at a time when the following conversation happened.
Dan: You know I've found the paper cutter can handle about 7 sheets at a time.
Me: Really? Do you wanna separate those copies into piles for me then?
Dan: Sure.
He starts to divide the copy pile into stacks of 7 sheets for me to cut. I continue taking three at a time from his stacks and cutting them.
I don't mean to be lazy. I really don't. I don't want to be a slacker employee, but when I have to fill 5 hours and 20 minutes with things to do other than what I was hired for...I'm gonna keep cutting three sheets at a time.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
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