by Dyl Pickle/TPainOG December 4, 2018
Get the Hoe work mug.Refers to comparatively short intervals of labor that you perform in one of two situations:
(1) Where you are dreading an impending "big job" that involves strenuous and/or disgusting labor, and so you perform a less-disagreeable task beforehand to sort of "break yourself in gently" so that the upcoming drudgery won't be such a traumatic shock to your mind and body.
(2) Where a necessary task is tiring, discouraging, boring, aggravating, etc., and so you would much rather play video games or surf the Web, instead of performing said menial torture. So what you do is to "compromise" --- you do indeed go ahead and push the "power" button on your computer or PlayStation, but then you go off and perform some of the disagreeable task while your entertainment-equipment is booting up; you would still have to wait those few minutes before beginning your fun with the equipment, anyway, and so it doesn't feel quite so "yucky" to hammer away at the exhausting ordeal for those same few minutes; it also makes you feel more productive during that period than just numbly twiddling your thumbs while waiting for your equipment to be ready to use.
(1) Where you are dreading an impending "big job" that involves strenuous and/or disgusting labor, and so you perform a less-disagreeable task beforehand to sort of "break yourself in gently" so that the upcoming drudgery won't be such a traumatic shock to your mind and body.
(2) Where a necessary task is tiring, discouraging, boring, aggravating, etc., and so you would much rather play video games or surf the Web, instead of performing said menial torture. So what you do is to "compromise" --- you do indeed go ahead and push the "power" button on your computer or PlayStation, but then you go off and perform some of the disagreeable task while your entertainment-equipment is booting up; you would still have to wait those few minutes before beginning your fun with the equipment, anyway, and so it doesn't feel quite so "yucky" to hammer away at the exhausting ordeal for those same few minutes; it also makes you feel more productive during that period than just numbly twiddling your thumbs while waiting for your equipment to be ready to use.
As a physically/mentally-infirm bachelor living alone, I find that warm-up work is a real life-saver for many necessary tasks that I might otherwise find excessively discouraging or exhausting, such as hanging out clothes on the line or cleaning up around the yard. I also often Swiss-cheese the job --- working a little of the chore, then taking a break to play on the computer for a few, then going back to tackle the cranky task for a little longer, then checking out a few more humorous/cute Facebook posts, and so on.
by QuacksO October 30, 2018
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Alex still hasn't marked any assessment from 6 months ago letting his students suffer #noworkethic
"Alex, do you have our marks?" Alex: "They will be up tonight"
#bullshit
Alex still hasn't marked any assessment from 6 months ago letting his students suffer #noworkethic
"Alex, do you have our marks?" Alex: "They will be up tonight"
#bullshit
by BIT-STUMPY November 5, 2018
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William is my work soulmate because we are both reptile parents, are Eastern European in ethnicity, have the same career path, education and knowledge and have an old soul. We connect on many levels and are supportive to each other at work when others spread gossip and lies.
by YummyTurtleLady July 31, 2017
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Working hard at not working, or working as little as possible. A fancier way of saying "slacking off".
"Yeah, Bob has been working as hard as a congressman."
"Give me a break! I've been working as hard as a congressman all day!"
"He should really run for congress, he already works as hard as they do."
"Jim is working as hard as a congressman right now, you can reach him later."
"Give me a break! I've been working as hard as a congressman all day!"
"He should really run for congress, he already works as hard as they do."
"Jim is working as hard as a congressman right now, you can reach him later."
by Drunkle Dunkle February 22, 2019
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