原文: Why Do People Waste Time Online at Work?

1. Boredom

   Boredom could be a result of not having enough to do. If you are at work and there is little work to be completed, then you will definitely look for other things to do like playing Solitaire or Sudoku online. Both are, needless to say, very addictive!

2. Not Challenging Enough

   If your job is not challenging enough for you, you may find that your brain starts to deteriorate and needs to be constantly rejuvenated in other ways. For instance, you may be more challenged to play games online and win, just to create excitement in your life.

3. Long Hours

   Most of us work 8-9 hours in a day, some longer. That is a long period of time to concentrate on just work. There will be moments when you feel that you need to take a break from the tasks at hand and turn your attention to something else, just so that you will be refreshed by the change of tasks. Thus, you turn to checking your e-mails every few moments or some other online time-wasters.

4. Underpaid

   Some people feel that they are overworked and underpaid. Thus, they seek to address the issue in the way they could manage, without actually losing their job. Use company's resources to do other time-wasting things such as searching for another job online.

5. More Fun

   At times, work is just not fun enough. After awhile, you may find that you need to get through the day, just to get your salary at the end of the month. It becomes a chore. To make it less of a burden, you seek something fun to do online while at work such as checking out YouTube, looking for jokes and other value-less content online, or super-poking your friends on Facebook.

6. Unproductive Moments

   There will be moments at work when you have a dearth of ideas or unproductive moments. You can't seem to settle down to do what you are supposed to do. During these period of time, you can disguise your time-wasting online activities by saying that you are actually doing research or looking for ideas to complete your project. That gives you the go-ahead to hang out at forum or chat rooms.

7. The Thrill of Breaking the Rules

    You are simply thrilled that you are flouting the company's rules and regulations. You are waiting to see if you will get caught by your employer for wasting time at work. As many people do, you often pretend to be doing work when actually you are just wasting time online. You laugh at the stupidity of your employer for being a fool, thinking that you are really doing your work.

Whatever your reasons to waste time online, you know that you ultimately have a choice whether to continue or to stop your activities before you are caught. We all know that it's wrong and we all are prepared, to a certain extent, to take bear the consequences of our actions. Good luck and happy wasting time!

译文: 为什么人们喜欢上班时间偷偷上网？

2008年6月16日Abhijeet Mukherjee撰写于Jeet Blog

闲得无聊

      感到无聊是无所事事的必然产物。上班期间，如果你没有什么事情可做，自然会去网上找乐子：打打牌，下下棋，一不小心，就上瘾了。

工作没有挑战性

      如果一份工作对你来说没有一点挑战性，久而久之，你会发现自己的大脑在退化，你不得不寻求其他的方式让它不断的运转。网络游戏就比较刺激，且具有挑战性，脑子自然要转起来啦！

工作时间过长

      一般工作都是每天八到九小时，有的工作时间更长。八九小时集中精力工作实在漫长，这个过程中你需要时间让自己从工作中放松出来，转移注意力，小憩一会，这样你才可能继续更好的完成后面的任务。因此，你可能会隔三差五的检查e-mail或者浏览其他的网页。

工资太低

      有些人觉得自己工作量太大，报酬太低，因此，他们会寻求一种他们自己可以接受的方式来安慰自己， 也不至于让自己失业：他们可以利用公司现有的资源来做一些浪费时间的事情，比如说上网搜索新职位。

找乐子

      时间一长，每一份工作都变得没有意思，你发现自己每天都在熬日子，只是为了月底得到那份工资。你的工作也开始变得繁琐，但是为了不至于让它变成一种负担，你只能在工作时间去找点乐子，比如去YOUTUBE网上看笑话或者干一些没有实际意义的事情比如到FACEBOOK 上找朋友闲聊。

大脑缺氧

      工作时总会有那样的经历：突然发现自己大脑缺氧，思维短路，无法集中精力去做你该做的事情。这个时候，你可以名正言顺的找个借口上网让自己透口气，还能美其名曰“搜索资料”；或者你可以到聊天室闲逛找点灵感。

藐视规章制度

      公司的规矩是上班时间不能上网，可是你偏偏不信邪，就要冒冒险。你在想：“我就是上班时间上网了，看你能抓到我，哼！”像很多人一样，你经常假装工作其实在上网。你嘲笑领导愚蠢，以为他们不知道你的伎俩。

      总之，不管你是出于什么原因上班时间偷偷上网，你都要知道路由自己把握：继续，还是在被发现之前停止？然而，虽然大家都知道上班时间上网是不对的，但是我们仍然继续着，似乎大家都一定程度上做好了承担后果的准备。

      哈哈，偷着乐吧！祝你好运，偷乐万岁！