Some people don't know just how lucky they are...

Some people who shall remain nameless have no idea just how lucky they are!

Complaining their work is so boring they have to read blogs to pass the time! You are lucky you can read blogs. I have two huge glossy screens on my desk=perfect for youtube, digg, facebook and blogging. So perfect the entire floor can see what I'm looking at-now I have reduce my internet explorer to postage stamp sized windows if I want to read anything vaguely entertaining.

On the plus side I have discovered that the FT, Wallstreet Journal, Bloomberg and Reuters are almost readable and are a useful way of convincing everyone on your floor you are super committed. The WSJ in particular has loads of completely non-work related stuff to read. Of course you need to be a subscriber. Reuters Oddly enough is also pretty amusing.

I have six tips for workplace entertainment:

1. Training-start a qualification-CFA, Accountancy anything that involves many exams and training courses. Trainers are inherently lazy (otherwise they'd have real jobs) and always finish classes at a civilized time. Pick the right qualification and you can be out of the office for weeks at time. Plus once you are qualified you can join a better team / by the time they find out you failed you have found a better job.

2. Flexible working-Anyone who claims they can do more work from home is just admitting they do sweet f.a. in the office.

3. Hold yourself personally accountable for the companies share price-kid yourself into believing your actions contribute directly to the movement of the company's share price. If the company is performing well you'll feel great, if not launch an activist campaign to oust your chairman.

4. Hold yourself personally accountable for the companies share price and invest in the competition-not only do you make money, but your every failure contributes towards your future wealth.

5. PROJECT GUTENBERG This site has 17,000 online books, basically transcripts of work published before 1920 and is thus no longer copyright protected. Go on, find a book download it in html format and then copy the whole thing into word, or into an email...you can even get texts that can be read on your blackberry!

6. Become a mentor-you not only get time to meet with the junior office members, but their respect, admiration and need for approval will remind you just how great you are. Even better train them to do your work, hand everything over to them, take the credit and pass on the abuse. Welcome to management!

I think the only real answer is to look for another better job, or else get a pay rise-more money always seems to make things sunny.