No boss, no work, no co-workers today.

[alltherage]

Why am I at work? My boss is in Russia, my co-worker is sick, and I literally have no work to do. The only reason I feel obligated to be here is because I work in an office with other people who are not part of my team, and I guess they could possibly report back to my boss that I wasn't here.

I haven't had a phone call or email for weeks. I have an extremely small project due in about 3 weeks and it's 90% done.

Looks like I will be on CP all day.

[zukes]

Sounds like a sick day to me....start walking around the office, make it clear to a couple of the gossipy people that you aren't feeling good, then leave and proceed to go golfing, get drunk, read a book or whatever else you feel like doing.

Personally I would be doing option 1 while working on option 2.

[MelBridgeman]

that's everyday for me!
thank you Western Canada Lottery Corporation!

[JiriHrdina]

When I have days like that I start to worry about my job security.

[peter12]

Originally Posted by MelBridgeman

that's everyday for me!
thank you Western Canada Lottery Corporation!

Seriously?

[alltherage]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

When I have days like that I start to worry about my job security.

Yeah, I hear you. This job is unique. The guy I work for is an independent consultant and I do his marketing. We get SUPER busy in the fall/winter/spring but summer is just dead. It's a cycle. I've expressed my concern to him that the summer would be light and he said basically that I have nothing to worry about, that he is trying to surround himself with quality people for the long run, and that I am part of that.

It just feels wierd to be at odds at work... everyday.

[jammies]

If you do his marketing, there must be something to do. Create some marketing material that just needs a few tweaks in the fall/winter/spring and save yourself some work then.
Then when he gets back from Russia, show him what you've done so he knows you can be self-motivated.

[alltherage]

Originally Posted by jammies

If you do his marketing, there must be something to do. Create some marketing material that just needs a few tweaks in the fall/winter/spring and save yourself some work then.
Then when he gets back from Russia, show him what you've done so he knows you can be self-motivated.

Yeah... just did that for the past two weeks!!

1) Created Business Development Proposal for another company he's involved with
2) Created a Seminar Service Proposal for his co-leagues to sell their business to prospects
3) Created a logo and identity for company in step 1
4) Created an Operations Manual for setting up said seminars
5) Developed a marketing message template that can be adjusted for different demographics
6) Created a calendar for all marketing-related events and deadlines for all of 2009

What else can I do!!!?? We don't resume anything until halfway through August. He literally told us if we have any holidays we wanted to take or anything to take them while he was gone.

[Sample00]

Originally Posted by MelBridgeman

that's everyday for me!
thank you Western Canada Lottery Corporation!

Hey its me, your long lost brother!

[Slava]

I think that you should post all of his best prospects for others who are in the same industry

[alltherage]

Originally Posted by fotze

Do that same stuf but for next year and the years after. Build a business case that will show that he can keep you for another 3 months to do the next 10 years a work so he can boot you out.

Hey if he'll pay me 10 years of salary to do it!! Why not!?

[Flames89]

or just grow a pair and leave.

[alltherage]

Originally Posted by Flames89

or just grow a pair and leave.

Yeah... could be an early day for me.

[onetwo_threefour]

To show how truly committed you are to your employer's success, it is clear that you should lay yourself off. Leave a note on your boss' desk on top of the pile of completed work stating that due to a lack of work you are in the unfortunate position of having to lay someone off. As you are the only person there it clearly must be you that goes. You thank yourself for dedicated service and promise to give yourself a good reference.

[Prototype]

Originally Posted by alltherage

Yeah, I hear you. This job is unique. The guy I work for is an independent consultant and I do his marketing. We get SUPER busy in the fall/winter/spring but summer is just dead. It's a cycle. I've expressed my concern to him that the summer would be light and he said basically that I have nothing to worry about, that he is trying to surround himself with quality people for the long run, and that I am part of that.

It just feels wierd to be at odds at work... everyday.

That sounds like the dreaded "vote of confidence" to me...

(see McTavish, Keenan, many others over the years.

[alltherage]

Originally Posted by onetwo_threefour

To show how truly committed you are to your employer's success, it is clear that you should lay yourself off. Leave a note on your boss' desk on top of the pile of completed work stating that due to a lack of work you are in the unfortunate position of having to lay someone off. As you are the only person there it clearly must be you that goes. You thank yourself for dedicated service and promise to give yourself a good reference.

I better give myself a good severence package too!!

Originally Posted by Prototype

That sounds like the dreaded "vote of confidence" to me...

(see McTavish, Keenan, many others over the years.

*glup!*

[Shazam]

Take off all your clothes. Nothing beats working in the nude.

[CaptainCrunch]

Have an indepth discussion with your co-workers about the dutch rudder.

[Locke]

Call a stripper to work your office.

[Ozy_Flame]

I thought you said you were getting busy with women these days?? My god man, now is the perfect time for a booty call! What's wrong with you??