According to a survey released today, U.S. workers say they squander over two hours a day at the workplace — twice as much as employers had estimated. Among the top time-wasting activities were surfing the Web, socializing with co-workers and “spacing out.”
All that wasted time comes at a cost of $759 billion in annual salary paid for nothing, found the on-line survey conducted by America Online and Salary.com. (Of course, since it was AOL, half of the wasted time could be attributed to logging on and waiting for AOL to access Web pages, etc.)
Bill Coleman, senior vice president at Salary.com, said some time-wasting activities — such as personal use of the Internet — can be positive, resulting in new business ideas or a happier work environment. “There is such a thing as creative waste,” said Coleman. “Not all wasted time is bad.”
Which brings us to Pensito Review. Time spent on PR — especially time taken out of your busy work day — is good time, not wasted time. Here are some reasons why you should spend more of your “wasted” time on the job on Pensito Review:
10. Gain insights into complex political issues through PR’s oversimplified and distorted articles.
9. Experience cool graphic effects and doctored news photos.
8. Post your own comments on articles, thereby making the editors appear more intelligent by comparison.
7. Read enlightening quotations, complete with expletives.
6. Expand your vocabulary with rad neologisms like “wingnut” and “Repug.”
5. See the most unflattering photos of politicians available on the Internet.
4. Follow the whacky antics of George, Dick, Jeb, Arnold and all the other wingnut Repugs as they send our great nation to hell in a handbasket.
3. Respond viscerally to incendiary headlines that make your blood boil, which improves circulation and can prevent stroke, heart attacks and the heartbreak of psoriasis.
2. PR is easier to read with fewer typographical errors than other, less erudite blogs.
And the number-one reason to read Pensito Review while you’re on the clock:
1. It’s the next best thing to “spacing out.”
