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Habits of highly successful slackers

Posted by Ricki Sharpe on January 8, 2008
Filed Under Current Reading, Work Behaviour

In keeping with the satirical sentiments of Despair, Inc., The Corporate Cynic, The Office and other like-minded contrarians that refuse to take the corporate world or themselves too seriously, K.P. Springfield has written a humorous book for those that want to polish their skills as a corporate slacker.

Supported by Slackism.Com and The Successful Slacker Quiz, The 5 Habits of Highly Successful Slackers is a tongue in cheek guide on how to survive the corporate world by shirking useless responsibility, increasing leisure time, reducing stress, and improving quality of life all while receiving promotions, pay raises, and positive perception as a hard working and dedicated corporate employee.

The concept is rooted in the definition of careerism, and is defined as the policy or practice of advancing oneâ€™s available leisure time at the financial and productivity cost of a corporation.

“Why put forth a genuine effort when there will be no genuine result? Wouldnâ€™t it be far more productive to spend that time getting paid to plan the family vacation, hit an early golf game, get weekend chores done, or finish off that novel youâ€™ve been leafing through the past two years? Nothing in the corporate world is worth having work nightmares, ulcers, or worse yet, twelve plus hour days for a job or employer one despises,” writes Springfield.

The cynics among you will surely welcome the advent of Slackism.

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