Background: I work in government -- very uptight, politically correct people. I'm the YOUNGEST person in the entire Commission (28 years old) and while I try not to cross a line, some of the older people here really enjoy my personality. "A Shot of life" is what they have referred to me as. Anyway, one of the games I like to play throughout my work week is where we take song titles from ANY era and replace the word "Girl" with "Squirrel" just to get a laugh. For instance: "Brown Eyed Squirrel" "My Squirrel" I've heard lots, but how many can you come up with? Dont GOOGLE!
Ooookaaaay. Here are a few tips how you can spice up your work day: - If something breaks down, like your computer or a server or you haven't checked your emails yet: Tell people there was a solar flare and it fried your PC/server/whatever. Make it sound good! - Answer the phone and pretend: to be Bill Gates secretary, to work for the World Wildlife Found or order a pizza with extra cheese and anchovies. Make sure to tape the conversation and put it on Youtube. Add some funny and inappropriate pictures too. - Find out what kind of car somebody drives. Call them and ask them if it is their car thats just being towed. Make up something about a hydrant and firefighters. Extra points if you do it during the lunch break. Take a look in the Aprils Fools thread, some really nice stuff there.
Do you guys have TPS reports? Because you need to know that we're putting on the *new* coversheet... ummmkay?
We use a ticket system to document our work. But in general we use a hands-on approach to significantly streamline the whole procedure:
