How to Work Like You're Retired

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I am a hourly employee who works in a cube and still take time out for myself.
I work evening hours with little or no supervision,get my required work done early and if I get really tired,a snooze at the desk is usually not frowned upon.
This is for the working stiffs who will more than likely never have a personal office with a couch and the cherished door.
It's not a perfect situation but more real world than the one Bing describes.

Nick the Pick of MA 12:48PM June 30, 2008

I am an Administrative Assitant, not an executive. But this is the type of thinking I have used for years. I go out of the office whenever possible, I've never been one to spend lunch hour at the desk "in case the manager needs something." Heck, he doesn't care if I need something, right? He is out getting a haircut or an oil change!
I make sure that my work is done early, leaving me free time to do what I need or want to do.
A senior Admin. Asst. told me I am not like the other assistants. (She meant that I don't have lunch with them, or gossip with them.) I thanked her for the compliment! They want to be Assistants for the rest of their life, I don't.

Meg of MD 9:05AM June 30, 2008