posted 02-23-2002 06:01 AM         

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National Slacker Day May Be Too Much Effort
Fri Feb 22, 6:52 AM ET

LONDON (Reuters) - British workers were urged to do nothing Friday to mark the country's second National Slacker Day, although a poll released Thursday suggested that many think they do little enough already.

National Slacker Day was launched by a clothing and record company called Oncus to remind people that life does not revolve around the office and to persuade Britons to stay in bed and relax on Feb. 22.

However, a survey by MyVoice, a polling company, suggested slacking was an ongoing activity, with two-thirds of respondents saying they would get as much done and would be more effective if the country switched to a four-day working week. Almost one third of the workers polled said they surfed the net for an hour or more every day for non-work related reasons.

Three-quarters of respondents said they used office time for personal e-mail and correspondence and 59 percent used work time to call family and friends.

Among reasons for loafing at work, 13 percent blamed boredom, one in 10 said they did not have enough work, and 3 percent said they hated their job.

The organizer of Slacker Day was not available for comment. A supporter said: "I can't get in touch with him -- he probably can't get out of bed."

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Slacker, any comment? Or can't you be arsed to reply?