I would say mowing lawns, but I don’t know if that’s in as much demand either since no one can afford a home (at all, let alone with a front yard).

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Fun fact: it’s very rare for possums to have rabies! Their body temp is too low for the rabies to live.

I still enjoyed your musical parody. :)

I agree, but how do I find that special doctor? My bf’s insurance is shit. Every visit to a new doctor costs at least $200. We can’t just trial and error this until we find a good one. He’s likely to run out of money first.

This is why I posted. In hopes of getting some direction toward that doctor without a lot of money going down the drain.

As the article points out, pretending to do work and look busy isn’t new.

It happens for a lot of reasons, and I’m sure I’m leaving some out:

• I’m constantly overworked, and pretending to work will keep something new from being pushed into my lap.
• I hate this company and I’m collecting a paycheck until I can find something better. Who cares if I’m actually working.
• My supervisor has been told by the higher ups that if the workers don’t look busy when they walk by, then we certainly don’t need any more workers (despite the fact that the workload has natural fluctuations and we do need more people).
• I only get paid so much. If there aren’t any tasks for me today, great. They’re not going to get me to ask for more work, or work beyond my job description.
• I’m only doing just enough work to not get hassled or fired (a la Office Space).