Or Hardly Working Guest Blogger Spotlight: Show Us What You Got!

We're Having a Contest!!!

The Gurus of ...OrHardlyWorking never have been fans of hard work, so they came up with the brilliant idea of letting you do our dirty work. What can we say? We'd prefer to hardly work. You knew that when you got here!

Here's the skinny:

1. In 500 words (300 minimum) tell us the funniest workplace story you can muster up.

2. It has to be an original story. (Although we like work as little as possible, you know we can't stand SKATERS so no plagiarizing!)

3. You can write about pretty much anything you want so long as it took place at your job. No foul language. We're not saints but we try to be kind of professional, so watch it.

4. Entries will be judged on clarity, grammar and of course on how hard we laugh! (Use spell check because we don't want to work any harder to get this thing knocked out!)

5. Deadline is Monday, June 14, so get cracking!

6. The writer of the winning entry will win a Dinner for Two on the Gurus' dime ($50)! No Joke! And the article will run on the OHW site for 3 business days.

7. Winner will be announced Friday, June 18.

8. Send your entry to OrHardlyWorking@Gmail.com today!

Good Luck!

Official Rules:

All entries received by ...OrHardlyWorking will become the property of ...OrHardlyWorking. Participants must be at least 18 years of age to participate. Value of prize is fifty US Dollars. Winners will be notified by email by Thursday, June 17, 2010. Open to everyone with a mailing address! Sorry, no APOs accepted!

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David Letterman: Or Hardly Working Hall-of-Infamous

Sometimes we like to wait it out at OHW… we are opposed to running into burning buildings before having all the information at hand. So here we go. We’ve touched on Office Relationships before, you know, the pro’s and con’s of bouncing your boss off their cherry wood desk. Now lookey here; talk show host David Letterman admitted to engaging in office bouncing and played it oh’ so calm.

The media tried to stew up some potential backlash on the midday-taped late night star. Hardly… the next show doubled in ratings and part of his monologue joked about him raking hate mail from his home. As for the ‘Young Tenders’ he bounced, the sex was consensual. I mean, why wouldn’t it be in this case? The women were young, impressionable and looking for a little face time (no pun intended). One of his trysts actually made it on the show. I would guess that this fueled other grunts to make a move or get moved.

Letterman is not likely to receive any charges for these incidents. However, the young women at the center of this ratings boost will go through a career of people knowing what lengths they’d take to advance.

To all women, this message is for you. Women are an intricate force in the advancement of companies all over the world. But when you decide to become sexually active with a co-worker or boss, socially, your perception becomes that of a woman that has slept her way to the top; even if the man that you are sleeping with isn’t a direct part of your success. Some people would much rather believe that you laid down for your position, than earned it through hard work and sacrifice. Yes, this is a double standard, and there is nothing that any of us can do about it. So be careful…

-The GURUS