Dear Staff,
In an effort to maximize productivity in our department I will be implementing a tool used in many industries. You will be tracking your time working on certain activities and sending me a time sheet weekly showing me how your time has been spent.
Attached below is a sheet specifying a job code list based on some observations of employee activities. Please begin using this job code list immediately and let me know about any difficulties you encounter.
Your boss.
| Code Number | Explanation |
|---|---|
| 5316 | Useless Meeting |
| 5317 | Obstructing Communications at Meeting |
| 5318 | Trying to Sound Knowledgeable While in a Meeting |
| 5319 | Waiting for Break |
| 5320 | Waiting for Lunch |
| 5321 | Waiting for End of Day |
| 5322 | Vicious Verbal Attacks Directed at Coworker |
| 5323 | Vicious Verbal Attacks Directed at Coworker While Coworker is Not Present |
| 5393 | Covering for Incompetence of Coworker Friend |
| 5394 | Blaming Incompetence of Coworker Who is Not a Friend |
| 5400 | Trying to Explain Concept to Coworker Who is Not Interested in Learning |
| 5401 | Trying to Explain Concept to Coworker Who is Stupid |
| 5402 | Trying to Explain Concept to Coworker Who Hates You |
| 5481 | Buying Snack |
| 5482 | Eating Snack |
| 5500 | Filling Out Timesheet |
| 5501 | Inventing Timesheet Entries |
| 5502 | Waiting for Something to Happen |
| 5503 | Scratching Yourself |
| 5504 | Sleeping |
| 5510 | Feeling Bored |
| 5600 | Complaining About Lousy Job |
| 5601 | Complaining About Low Pay |
| 5602 | Complaining About Long Hours |
| 5603 | Complaining About Coworker (See Codes 5322 & 5323) |
| 5604 | Complaining About Boss |
| 5605 | Complaining About Personal Problems |
| 5640 | Miscellaneous Unproductive Complaining |
| 5701 | Not Actually Present At Job |
| 5702 | Suffering From Eight-Hour Flu |
| 6102 | Ordering Out |
| 6103 | Waiting for Food Delivery to Arrive |
| 6104 | Taking It Easy While Digesting Food |
| 6200 | Using Company Resources for Personal Profit |
| 6201 | Stealing Company Goods |
| 6202 | Making Excuses After Accidentally Destroying Company Files |
| 6203 | Using Company Phone to Make Long-Distance Personal Calls |
| 6204 | Using Company Phone to Make Long-Distance Personal Calls to Sell Stolen Company Goods |
| 6205 | Hiding from Boss |
| 6206 | Gossip |
| 6207 | Planning a Social Event (e.g. vacation, wedding, etc.) |
| 6210 | Feeling Sorry For Yourself |
| 6211 | Updating Resume |
| 6212 | Faxing Resume to Another Employer/Headhunter |
| 6213 | Out of Office on Interview |
| 6221 | Pretending to Work While Boss Is Watching |
| 6222 | Pretending to Enjoy Your Job |
| 6223 | Pretending You Like Coworker |
| 6224 | Pretending You Like Important People When in Reality They are Jerks |
| 6238 | Miscellaneous Unproductive Fantasizing |
| 6350 | Playing Pranks on the New Guy/Girl |
| 6601 | Running your own Business on Company Time (See Code 6603) |
| 6602 | Complaining |
| 6603 | Writing a Book on Company Time |
| 6611 | Staring Into Space |
| 6612 | Staring At Computer Screen |
| 6615 | Transcendental Meditation |
| 7281 | Extended Visit to the Bathroom (over 10 minutes) |
| 7400 | Talking With Divorce Lawyer on Phone |
| 7401 | Talking With Plumber on Phone |
| 7402 | Talking With Dentist on Phone |
| 7403 | Talking With Doctor on Phone |
| 7404 | Talking With Masseuse on Phone |
| 7405 | Talking With House Painter on Phone |
| 7406 | Talking With Personal Therapist on Phone |
| 7419 | Talking With Miscellaneous Paid Professionals on Phone |
| 7931 | Asking Coworker to Aid You in an Illicit Activity |
| 8000 | Recreational Drug Use |
| 8001 | Non-recreational Drug Use |
| 8002 | Liquid Lunch |
| 8101 | Surfing Vacation Sites on the Internet |
| 8102 | Surfing Porn Sites on the Internet |
| 8103 | Surfing Humor Sites on the Internet |
| 8200 | Reading e-mail |
| 8201 | Distributing humorous e-mails |
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