How do you make yourself lazy?

[lonelyman]

This is a weird one but then again, I'm a weird lonely man. I work in a public service organization which does important work which a lot of the public rely on. A vast majority of co-workers in that body are lazy. I can't believe they got their jobs when I consider how stringent and long winded my (and my batch colleagues') application and interview processes were. It took the better part of 5 months. It's worsened because management are lazy and basically in their jobs because nobody else wanted it. So they're paid well but thorougly incompetent. Today I got called in by one of my (admittedly well meaning) supervisors who told me to stop working and being efficient.

I was told to "go with the flow" and I'll then fit in. She pointed out that my colleagues who "go with the flow" never get into trouble or are never in the spotlight. But I seem to get into the spotlight or summoned to the bosses office because I'm too conscientious and help the public (which I thought was why I was being paid). She really had my best intentions in her heart - I had to be get into the mindset of being lazy and therefore would stay out of trouble. Who cares if members of the public write in compliments about me - it's because I care about them and help them that's getting me into trouble and why I myself feel frustrated because no one else is doing their job or incompetent.

If I didn't do my job then I too would be happy like the rest of them (or at least stay out of trouble). Rant over. Fuuuuuuuccccck!

 

[Albany]

Yup, it's a sad old game.

 

[lonelyman]

I'm 63 going on 64. I need to last 'til 67 before I can qualify for the pension. How do I zone out for 9 hours. My colleagues all whinge and whinge all day. I just can't.

 

[John Smithl]

I'm 63 going on 64. I need to last 'til 67 before I can qualify for the pension. How do I zone out for 9 hours. My colleagues all whinge and whinge all day. I just can't.

See how much more efficient and productive you can get

 

[lonelyman]

Help me out guys. Seriously. I'm desperate.

 

[LongHair]

Help me out guys. Seriously. I'm desperate.

Stand up for yourself, ask your supervisor just how is doing your job promptly and efficiently and empathasing with your clients harmful to your organisation, if she cant explain it to you then perhaps her supervisor may be able to.

As for those around you who are being lazy, well there is precious little you can do about them, however you do not have to be one of them. Be yourself, at the end of the day, if you like what looks back at you in the mirror then that is what counts.

 

[lonelyman]

Stand up for yourself, ask your supervisor just how is doing your job promptly and efficiently and empathasing with your clients harmful to your organisation, if she cant explain it to you then perhaps her supervisor may be able to.

As for those around you who are being lazy, well there is precious little you can do about them, however you do not have to be one of them. Be yourself, at the end of the day, if you like what looks back at you in the mirror then that is what counts.

It rubs everyone up the wrong way. If I do the right thing, it also needs the assistance of others. The others are lazy and so it frustrates me. She admits it's an unhappy place but being a government job, pays well.

 

[jebradio]

Go and get some exercise while being paid for it... you may as well get something out of it... it's a game all companies play and comes from the top down.. do the bare minimum to meet the target and everything is good ... over achieving leads to the upper levels deciding there are too many people and getting rid of some to make themselves look better... either way someone loses.. just do something so you stay sane

 

[peartywerty]

Can you get me a job there mate?

 

[Mile High]

I'm 63 going on 64. I need to last 'til 67 before I can qualify for the pension. How do I zone out for 9 hours. My colleagues all whinge and whinge all day. I just can't.

You are in the public sector what else do you expect?

 

[asianguy77]

Unless you are self employed, you generally going to need to work with others, as you alone cannot do it all.

In every group situation there are always going to be different dynamics in play, whether people's characters/experience or situational (life outside of work). This lends itself to some doing fck all, bare minimum and few going above & beyond.

Problem is when you are one of the few that stand out they acknowledge it by giving you you more responsibility and burden.

In regards to surviving for next few years, I guess it's work/life balance. Do what you're comfortable with without adding additional stress to yourself. You cannot change your own character or alter anyone else's.

Actually being lazy and not staying busy has opposite effect. The days tend to go even more slow, whereas time flies when having fun.. or in case of work staying busy

 

[LongHair]

You are in the public sector what else do you expect?

*Rant Mode on*

oh I just love illinformed gross generalisations like this!!!

Yes I work in the public sector ! So I can speak from an informed position. For the most part the public sector comes under far more scrutiny than the average private sector worker, we are over regulated, underfunded, under staffed and have a workload that far exceeds what is reasonable for the staffing available.

Whilst I am sure there are some areas within the public sector that are possibly less efficient and productive than is desirable that is not the case in the majority of public sector areas.

Just tell the nurses, police, school teachers, emergency services areas that they are all lazy and I am sure they will agree.

*Rant mode off*

 

[TantraShiva]

Can you get me a job there mate?

For real? Im looking for work!

 

[lonelyman]

For real? Im looking for work!

Let me get this right. You guys ACTUALLY want to go through what I am? Let me warn you, the bullying and cliqueishness and being on the outer will come with it and you won't enjoy it.

 

[jebradio]

Let me get this right. You guys ACTUALLY want to go through what I am? Let me warn you, the bullying and cliqueishness and being on the outer will come with it and you won't enjoy it.

There's politics in every job... I work for a US company and the local head office is in Sydney... even though we exceed targets every 3 months as far as the east is concerned we are a annoying and shouldn't exist... even down to flying the whole Australian / new Zealand company to Sydney and then sending a online meeting invite at the last minute... nobody in Perth turned up and the Sydney boss blew his top so we said we are leaving... he backed down quick smart to protect himself from the US bosses.. the money is good and it is thier problem not mine so I do my job and ignore the rest...

 

[lonelyman]

There's politics in every job... I work for a US company and the local head office is in Sydney... even though we exceed targets every 3 months as far as the east is concerned we are a annoying and shouldn't exist... even down to flying the whole Australian / new Zealand company to Sydney and then sending a online meeting invite at the last minute... nobody in Perth turned up and the Sydney boss blew his top so we said we are leaving... he backed down quick smart to protect himself from the US bosses.. the money is good and it is thier problem not mine so I do my job and ignore the rest...

You do your job but when nobody else does their's, it becomes very disheartening.

 

[jebradio]

You do your job but when nobody else does their's, it becomes very disheartening.

That is how it is... every month we get hounded to do extra work to make up for others that don't work over East... you need to accept you can't change the system just try and do enough to make it feel better staying

 

[Dood Deleted 66783]

I'm 63 going on 64. I need to last 'til 67 before I can qualify for the pension. How do I zone out for 9 hours. My colleagues all whinge and whinge all day. I just can't.

Good luck bud! Don't know how long you've been in that job but just let's say... five years and that must have just whizzed by. That would have passed quickly. If you've two more years 'til you qualify for the pension then you know the next two years will pass just as quickly I'm sure and that's if you choose to retire.

Look for the positive, you're paid well by your account, you're paid to be lazy and you're paid to invest your salary to develop your wealth e.g. downpayment on a property to rent out.

 

[Dood Deleted 66783]

I came across this today and to be honest many people in a similiar situation as the OP says it helps them after they've given up. Hope it works for the OP. Good luck! Not a new concept as such but it has a term for it now - Quiet Quitting.

What Does Quiet Quitting Look Like in Practice?​

When an employee engages in quiet quitting, they stop going above and beyond for their employer and simply do the bare minimum possible to avoid getting fired.

In practice, this might mean:

• Not volunteering for extra work, leadership roles or responsibilities
• Not speaking up in meetings unless addressed directly
• Not responding to emails or messages outside of work hours
• Turning down work outside of their job description
• Becoming isolated from the rest of the team and avoiding social events
• Taking a more-than-usual number of sick days (absenteeism)

Quiet Quitting: A proper guide to a very real trend

Is quiet quitting the newest and greatest concern for organisation? Here is our guide on whether you should even be worried.

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